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<S><NG><W C='NNP' T='W' S='Y'>Sigh</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S></P>  
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<S><NG><W C='DT' L='SS' T='w' S='Y'>The</W> <W C='NN'>apex</W> <W C='CD'>2600</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBZ'>has</W> <W C='VBN'>been</W></VG> <NG><W C='DT'>a</W> <W C='JJ'>steady</W> <W C='NN'>performer</W></NG> <W C='IN'>for</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>me</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S></P>  
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<S><NG><W C='PRP' L='SS' T='w' S='Y'>It</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>did</W> <W C='RB'>also</W> <W C='VB'>seem</W></VG> <VG><W C='TO'>to</W> <W C='VB'>have</W></VG> <W C='DT'>a</W> <NG><W C='JJ'>strong</W> <W C='``'>"</W> <W C='JJ'>new</W> <W C='NNS'>electronics</W></NG> <W C='``'>"</W> <VG><W C='VBP'>smell</W></VG> <W C='IN'>for</W> <NG><W C='DT'>some</W> <W C='NN'>time</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S>  
<S><NG><W C='DT' L='SS' T='w' S='Y'>The</W> <W C='JJ'>only</W> <W C='NN'>thing</W></NG> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>did</W> <W C='VB'>experience</W></VG> <VG><W C='VBD'>was</W></VG> <NG><W C='DT'>a</W> <W C='NN'>problem</W></NG> <W C='IN'>of</W> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>player</W></NG> <W C='VBG'>freezing</W> <W C='IN'>while</W> <NG><W C='NN'>playing</W></NG> <W C=','>,</W> <NG><W C='WDT'>which</W></NG> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>was</W></VG> <W C='JJ'>able</W> <VG><W C='TO'>to</W> <W C='VB'>clear</W></VG> <W C='IN'>by</W> <NG><W C='VBG'>opening</W></NG> <NG><W C='PRP'>it</W></NG> <W C='RP'>up</W> <W C='CC'>and</W> <W C='VBG'>blowing</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>it</W></NG> <W C='RP'>out</W> <W C='IN'>with</W> <W C='``'>"</W> <NG><W C='JJ'>canned</W> <W C='NN'>air</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S> <W C='``'>"</W></P>  
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<S><W C='('>(</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>he</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>had</W> <W C='VBN'>owned</W></VG> <NG><W C='CD'>two</W> <W C='NN'>apex</W> <W C='NN'>dvd</W> <W C='NNS'>players</W></NG> <W C=','>,</W> <W C='CC'>and</W> <VG><W C='VBD'>was</W> <W C='VBN'>pleased</W></VG> <W C='IN'>with</W> <NG><W C='DT'>both</W></NG> <W C='IN'>of</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>them</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W> <W C=')'>)</W></S>  
<S><NG><W C='DT' L='SS' T='w' S='Y'>The</W> <W C='NN'>fact</W></NG> <W C='IN'>that</W> <NG><W C='DT'>this</W> <W C='NN'>model</W></NG> <VG><W C='MD'>would</W> <W C='VB'>play</W></VG> <NG><W C='JJ'>jpeg</W> <W C='NNS'>slideshows</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>was</W></VG> <W C='DT'>a</W> <W C='JJ'>big</W> <W C='CC'>plus</W> <W C='IN'>for</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>me</W></NG> <W C='IN'>as</W> <NG><W C='DT'>a</W> <W C='JJ'>visual</W> <W C='NN'>artist</W></NG> <W C=','>,</W> <W C='CC'>and</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>discovered</W></VG> <W C='IN'>by</W> <NG><W C='NN'>accident</W></NG> <W C='('>(</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>it</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBZ'>is</W> <W C='RB'>not</W> <W C='VBN'>mentioned</W> <W C='RB'>anywhere</W></VG> <W C='IN'>in</W> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>literature</W></NG> <W C=')'>)</W> <W C='IN'>that</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>it</W></NG> <VG><W C='MD'>will</W> <W C='VB'>play</W></VG> <W C='SYM'>mpeg1</W> <VG><W C='VBZ'>files</W></VG> <W C='IN'>on</W> <NG><W C='DT'>a</W> <W C='JJ'>regular</W> <W C='NN'>cd-r</W> <W C='NNS'>data</W> <W C='NN'>disk</W></NG> <W C='IN'>without</W> <NG><W C='JJ'>vcd</W> <W C='NN'>formatting</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S></P>  
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<S><NG><W C='PRP' L='SL' T='w' S='Y'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='RB'>also</W> <W C='VBD'>did</W> <W C='RB'>n't</W></VG> <W C='IN'>like</W> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>way</W></NG> <NG><W C='PRP'>it</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>displayed</W></VG> <NG><W C='NN'>information</W></NG> <W C='RB'>way</W> <W C='RB'>down</W> <W C='IN'>into</W> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>screen</W></NG> <W C='WRB'>when</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>you</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBP'>are</W></VG> <W C='IN'>in</W> <NG><W C='NN'>zoom</W> <W C='NN'>mode</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S>  
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<P><S><NG><W C='PRP' L='SL' T='w' S='Y'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBP'>have</W> <W C='RB'>not</W> <W C='VBN'>used</W></VG> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='JJ'>progressive</W> <W C='NN'>scan</W> <W C='NN'>feature</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S></P>  
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<P><S><W C='IN' L='SL' T='w' S='Y'>While</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='MD'>would</W> <W C='VB'>like</W></VG> <VG><W C='TO'>to</W> <W C='VB'>give</W></VG> <NG><W C='PRP'>it</W></NG> <NG><W C='CD'>3.5</W> <W C='NNS'>stars</W></NG> <W C='RB'>instead</W> <W C='IN'>of</W> <NG><W C='CD'>4</W></NG> <W C=','>,</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>gave</W></VG> <NG><W C='PRP'>it</W></NG> <NG><W C='DT'>a</W> <W C='CD'>4</W></NG> <W C='IN'>because</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>it</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBZ'>has</W> <W C='VBN'>run</W> <W C='RB'>well</W></VG> <W C='IN'>for</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>me</W></NG> <W C='IN'>during</W> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>time</W></NG> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBP'>have</W> <W C='VBN'>owned</W></VG> <NG><W C='PRP'>it</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S>  
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<S><NG><W C='PRP' L='SS' T='w' S='Y'>It</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBZ'>is</W></VG> <NG><W C='JJR'>more</W> <W C='IN'>than</W> <W C='CD'>90</W> <W C='NNS'>days</W></NG> <W C='CC'>and</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>it</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBZ'>does</W> <W C='RB'>not</W> <W C='VB'>show</W></VG> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>picture</W></NG> <NG><W C='DT'>no</W> <W C='NN'>matter</W></NG> <NG><W C='WDT'>what</W></NG> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBP'>do</W></VG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S>  
<S><NG><W C='PRP' L='SL' T='w' S='Y'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='MD'>can</W> <W C='RB'>only</W> <W C='VB'>hear</W></VG> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>sound</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S></P>  
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<S><NG><W C='DT' L='SS' T='w' S='Y'>The</W> <W C='JJ'>other</W> <W C='NN'>thing</W></NG> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBP'>do</W> <W C='RB'>n't</W> <W C='VB'>like</W></VG> <W C='IN'>about</W> <NG><W C='DT'>this</W> <W C='CD'>2600</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBZ'>is</W></VG> <W C='IN'>that</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>it</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBZ'>makes</W></VG> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>color</W> <W C='NN'>look</W></NG> <W C='IN'>over</W> <W C='VBN'>saturated</W> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S>  
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<S><NG><W C='PRP' L='SL' T='w' S='Y'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>purchased</W></VG> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='JJ'>ad2600</W> <W C='JJ'>after</W> <W C='NN'>feeling</W></NG> <W C='JJ'>comfortable</W> <W C='IN'>with</W> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NNS'>reviews</W></NG> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>read</W></VG> <W C='RB'>here</W> <W C='IN'>on</W> <NG><W C='NN'>amazon</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S>  
<S><W C='RB' L='SL' T='w' S='Y'>As</W> <W C='RB'>soon</W> <W C='IN'>as</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>lifted</W></VG> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>unit</W></NG> <W C='RP'>out</W> <W C='IN'>of</W> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>box</W></NG> <W C=','>,</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>questioned</W></VG> <NG><W C='PRP$'>my</W> <W C='NN'>judgement</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S>  
<S><NG><W C='DT' L='SL' T='w' S='Y'>The</W> <W C='JJ'>entire</W> <W C='NN'>unit</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>was</W> <W C='RB'>poorly</W> <W C='VBN'>crafted</W></VG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S></P>  
<P><S><W C='EX' L='SL' T='w' S='Y'>There</W> <VG><W C='VBD'>were</W></VG> <NG><W C='JJ'>sharp</W> <W C='NN'>screw</W> <W C='NNS'>tips</W></NG> <W C='IN'>on</W> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>underside</W></NG> <W C='IN'>of</W> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>unit</W></NG> <W C='VBG'>coming</W> <W C='IN'>from</W> <NG><W C='NN'>inside</W></NG> <NG><W C='WDT'>that</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>were</W> <W C='RB'>obviously</W> <W C='VBN'>used</W></VG> <VG><W C='TO'>to</W> <W C='VB'>anchor</W></VG> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='JJ'>internal</W> <W C='NN'>control</W> <W C='NN'>board</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S>  
<S><W C='IN' L='SL' T='w' S='Y'>After</W> <W C='VBG'>hooking</W> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>thing</W></NG> <W C='IN'>up</W> <W C=','>,</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>found</W></VG> <W C='IN'>that</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>it</W></NG> <VG><W C='MD'>would</W> <W C='RB'>only</W> <W C='VBD'>played</W></VG> <W C='JJR'>less</W> <W C='IN'>than</W> <NG><W C='CD'>50</W></NG> <W C='SYM'>%</W> <W C='IN'>of</W> <NG><W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>dvds</W></NG> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBP'>put</W></VG> <W C='IN'>in</W> <NG><W C='PRP'>it</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S>  
<S><NG><W C='JJS' L='SL' T='w' S='Y'>Most</W> <W C='IN'>of</W> <W C='DT'>the</W> <W C='NN'>dvds</W></NG> <NG><W C='PRP'>I</W></NG> <VG><W C='VBD'>was</W> <W C='VBG'>trying</W></VG> <VG><W C='VBD'>were</W> <W C='RB'>fairly</W> <W C='RB'>new</W></VG> <W C='CC'>and</W> <VG><W C='VBD'>were</W></VG> <W C='IN'>in</W> <NG><W C='JJ'>great</W> <W C='NN'>condition</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S>  
<S><NG><W C='DT' L='SS' T='w' S='Y'>The</W> <W C='JJ'>dvd</W> <W C='NN'>player</W></NG> <NG><W C='JJ'>just</W> <W C='NN'>would't</W></NG> <VG><W C='VB'>recognize</W></VG> <NG><W C='PRP'>them</W></NG> <W C='.' T='.'>.</W></S> </P>
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