Apex is releasing its first DivX Certi fied home DVD player which also supports MP3 and WMA audio formats. The first DVD player product of a strategic partnership between DivX, Inc. and Apex Digital, the AD-1250X will be available from retailers across the country this month. The AD-1250X offers users flexibility in watching pre-recorded discs and discs that they have created from their own multimedia content. Apex plans to have all of its new products DivX Certified.

The AD-1250X couples high quality, Progressive Scan, pre-recorded DVD video and CD audio playback with the ability to also handle DVD+/-R/RW, CD -R/RW and Kodak Picture CD discs. In addition to the DivX compatibility, the AD-1250X can also display JPEG images and playback audio files stored in the MP3 and Windows Media Audio formats.

Suggested retail price of the AD-1250X is $69.00.