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OK, these Apex boxes really are junk! In the year and four months that I've had this box, I've only powered it up briefly for a couple times. Today, I decided to sell it for $15, as I have three of the better quality boxes. So, I advertised it on a local call in swap and sell program on the local AM station and a lady called about it. While waiting on her to come get it, I connected it to a 12" B&W TV so she could see it work. Fired it up and I was greeted with "bad filter crawl" (AKA, humbar) moving up the screen. I tried another TV to eliminate the first TV as being defective and I determined that the trouble was with the box.
To save myself the embarrassment, I quickly dug out a new Magnavox box that I bought from a friend for $15. I connected everything up, saw that everything worked, and she bought it.
Now, I've got to open the Apex and try to locate the bad cap. I'm sure it's loaded with "no name" Chinese caps that are failure prone.
So, what I'm saying is: Don't waste your money on one of these Apex boxes. The Funai built Magnavox boxes are obviously not as good as some of the other brands; but, I know several people who have them and they are all still working after one to two years.
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09-11-2010, 02:31 PM
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