Hottest deal on DVD player on black friday

[tivo1]

Heres a Compiled list of DVD players being sold this friday, Now with them being out for a few years, and prices being down is there perfect time to buy some for family, or a second or thrid one for yourself.
Maybe someone knows about the DVD players being offered this friday? ANY REVIEWS?

Anyone know if any of these be made region FREE?


BB - 39.00 CH-DVD 402/2110 DVD/CD Player (Mintek 2110 very hackable macro/region = CH 402 only region)
$69.99 - $30 Rebate = $39.99

WalMart - 98.87 symphonic DVD/VHS combo player / mp3 WF-802
- 48.76 APEX ad 1010W

OfficeMAX - 99.00 - DVD/VHS combo - govideo 4300?

Target - 138.00 GoVideo dual-deck DVD/VCR
- 88.00 Phillips CD/DVD player
- 139.88 Audiovox DVD/CD home theater system
- 129.99 Sony DVD/CD player
-----anyone have model numbers?---

Kmart - 68.99 lasonic dvd/cd/mp3
-----anyone have model numbers?---

Longs Drugs - 39.99 Apex AD-1500 after 20$ rebate

Circuit City - 49.99 Apex dvd player APX AD1200

and are there any that i missed?-----anyone have model numbers?---

 

[hpfanatic]

Longs Drugs Ad for Friday and Saturday only, doors open at 7am. Picture shows Apex AD-1500. $39.99 after $20 mail-in-rebate (united rebates, aka long's rebates):
Plays DVD, CD, picture CD, MP3 and CD-R/RW discs. Includes audio/video outputs, Dolby 5.1 channel digital surround sound and parental lock.

 

[allisolm]

Circuit City: Apex DVD player APX AD1200 : $49.99

 

[warriorfan23]

i think the officemax one is a govideo 4300...check out officemax.com

 

[fishy101]

thanks for the thread. this is just what I need to shop for a dvd player

 

[jbarm]

The Bestbuy one that is 2110 is a Mintek 2110, which is very hackable. No region and Macr*vision hack is available.

Unfortunately, my local BB's have stacks of the CH model (Cyberhome) which only has a region hack available, so that is the likely candidate as I bought the last 2110 last night.

jb

 

[squirrel dog]

Wonder how good an Apex drive is.Price is sure rite.

 

[kindest]

Ace Hardware is selling one too this friday..it does mp3s.. i know that.
The brand is something ive never heard of, and its like 83 bucks.

 

[royaldank]

Originally posted by: squirrel dog
Wonder how good an Apex drive is.Price is sure rite.

They used to be great players and the choice among many people. However, earlier this year they had to remove their VCD support b/c they didn't want to pay the royalties on it. Before, you could play just about anything. Also, many are CD upgradeable with different firmware.

 

[madara]

Get what pay for, I would not get apex if only dvd player in western hemisphere.
I told my sister not get one but she did last night anyhow. She could not get work so brought it over to me. Sure enough no video, no menu. Did not seem sink in, my sister kept saying how is possible. Im like because its piece of junk. Well sure got its revenge on me, it decided no picture or sound was not enough and would not eject my star wars ep 2 dvd. 5 mins later after repeated tabs on eject button , tray comes out, NO DVD!! Long story short, I had take dvd player apart to get my now Ruined star wars dvd.
My sister would just kept it, she hates returns so much, so made her go back right away. Lucky I did, two walmart CS reps told her that their policy is they can not return electronicc hardware, only exchange for same thing. I told them thinking of software, since when did they have that crappy policy. So after throwing fit and telling them luckly I not asking for new star wars dvd, some manager approved credit back to my sister.

Avoid apex on your life, spent extra and get $100 toshiba at least.

 

[alkemyst]

You seem to have got a bad unit....also how did it ruin the DVD? Apex is a decent low end brand. Akai is good too (Samsung low end).

YMMV with any purchase.

Chris

 

[royaldank]

Originally posted by: madara
Get what pay for, I would not get apex if only dvd player in western hemisphere.
I told my sister not get one but she did last night anyhow. She could not get work so brought it over to me. Sure enough no video, no menu. Did not seem sink in, my sister kept saying how is possible. Im like because its piece of junk. Well sure got its revenge on me, it decided no picture or sound was not enough and would not eject my star wars ep 2 dvd. 5 mins later after repeated tabs on eject button , tray comes out, NO DVD!! Long story short, I had take dvd player apart to get my now Ruined star wars dvd.
My sister would just kept it, she hates returns so much, so made her go back right away. Lucky I did, two walmart CS reps told her that their policy is they can not return electronicc hardware, only exchange for same thing. I told them thinking of software, since when did they have that crappy policy. So after throwing fit and telling them luckly I not asking for new star wars dvd, some manager approved credit back to my sister.

Avoid apex on your life, spent extra and get $100 toshiba at least.

I've got an APEX, three co-works have a total of 5, and my parents have an APEX. Never had a problem out of any of them. Plays everything I thow at it. I think your sister just got a bad unit.

 

[pinky811]

same here, no problems with my APEX player nor my 5 other friends that have the same APEX player.

 

[ChinamanatNCSU]

I stopped by my local CC today, and they were just unloading the truck with sales. They had a a stack of the Apex players which was something like 6 high, 10 long, and 4 wide. You do the math . They obviously think they're going to sell like hotcakes, and at that price, I'm sure they are

 

[jeepers94]

Apex are throw away dvd decks! If you get a full year out of it,you are better off than most Apex owners.The local W-Mart tells me the have about a 50% return on the Apex! So I guess you have a 50/50 chance of getting a working unit!

 

[jimmyjam]

ive had an apex for about 2 years now and its been darn near perfect for me. it has a little trouble with darks sometimes, but its hardly noticeable. and it plays everything. id buy another in a heartbeat.

 

[MowSow]

I've got an APEX 1500 also .. very nice unit .. audio/video out S-VHS and digital audio out, plays DVD/CD/MP3/Photo CD/ Video CD.
Easily hackable...

 

[clarkmo]

Originally posted by: MowSow
I've got an APEX 1500 also .. very nice unit .. audio/video out S-VHS and digital audio out, plays DVD/CD/MP3/Photo CD/ Video CD.
Easily hackable...

Same here. Occasionally, I have to play with the power buttons and eject buttons to get it to read a dvd though. I got mine for $19.99 at Amazon a couple of months ago so I can't complain too much.

 

[DorkBoy]

thanks

 

[Jefff]

I have an apex, it reads about half the movies I watch fine, about 10 percent not at all, and the other 40 percent with minor freezes.

i bought on the wonderful reviews of people on message boards like this one,hehe. Good luck, it's a crap shoot with those things.


jeff

 

[MixDJ]

I've NEVER had a problem with my Apex, and it plays 100% of my movies, including vcd's.

 

[BentValve]

Just a small piece of advice: Spending a few more bucks on a DVD player might pay off in the long run.

I have a Pioneer player that is 4 years old and it has played thousands and thousands of DVDs...it still works like new.

 

[AU Tiger]

Mintek is a decent player. I am very pleased with the 1600 model I picked up last week for $49 at Best Buy.

 

[Flashram]

Originally posted by: AU Tiger
Mintek is a decent player. I am very pleased with the 1600 model I picked up last week for $49 at Best Buy.

Great player. My only complaint is that it doesn't remember your place when it shuts down. Still, for $49 it's a steal.

 

[teklord]

Does the Apex unit play VCDs? Do any of these DVD players listed above play VCDs?? Thanks