KOSS DVP 2126 DVD player 75% off at Target

[WhiteMouse]

Scored one this morning for $24.98!

This one is silver and I believe it is the same model as the colorful one (Hip?) we talked about couple months ago.

 

[royaldank]

My dad got one this weekend. I'm heading over to a different store this evening after work. Seems like they are on clearance now. I got one a couple weeks ago ($60) for an Xmas gift to my bro in the UK. Neat little machine and great if you have different region discs. Also played VCDs without a problem, although I didn't test an SVCD before giving it away.

 

[WhiteMouse]

Do we need to update firmware to make it region free?

 

[emonkey]

Originally posted by: WhiteMouse
Scored one this morning for $24.98!

This one is silver and I believe it is the same model as the colorful one (Hip?) we talked about couple months ago.

Location that you scored one?

 

[nebula]

Is this a decent, first DVD player choice? We don't really "need" a DVD player, just waiting for the right price to come along. I know, I know, they are so cheap nowadays, but we spend our $100 on other things. Anyway, for $25 I guess I can't "really" go wrong??

 

[Mistah Magik]

Do you have a link for this model?

 

[unclebud]

similar model i guess
i am not impressed withkoss, had two sets of headphones go bad, plus a walkman
but $25 + tax for a working dvd player is about as good as it's going to get for a LONG time
i would buy one (if i thought they were still in stock)
good luck out there

 

[royaldank]

Originally posted by: nebula
Is this a decent, first DVD player choice? We don't really "need" a DVD player, just waiting for the right price to come along. I know, I know, they are so cheap nowadays, but we spend our $100 on other things. Anyway, for $25 I guess I can't "really" go wrong??

For $25, it's a great player. It's actually a pretty good little system assuming it will hold up. It has composite, S-Video, and component outs as well as optical digital outs on it.

It's a cheap price to get something to play DVDs. I mainly use it for VCDs for stuff I download off the internet (TV Show episodes, movies, etc...). I also like have a little portable unit to travel with.

You do have to upgrade the firmware to make it region free. With my bro living overseas, I've gotten a couple DVDs that are region 2 (Famiily Guy Season 1 from a year and a half ago), which forces me to get a region free player.

I think you're right...for $25, you can't go wrong, unless you never rent or buy movies. I rarely buy movies, but renting DVDs is nice over renting VHS tapes.

 

[nebula]

We do rent on occassion, that's the main reason for a DVD. We don't mind renting VHS either so the purchase is not that important. What the plan was, when our CD player dies, then we replace it with a DVD.

Going to Target right now...

 

[palidor]

i bought this silver one about a week ago for like $85 on clearance at target.. used some gift cards & what-not to make it a nice deal, but i'm still really pleased with this player.

there is a rom hack for it that removes macrovision, lets you skip past the fbi warnings, and makes it region free. very slick. a link for that can be found at vcdhelp.com (there's some yahoo group you have to join to get the updated rom).

so far it's played everything i can possibly throw at it...

only complaints are this: it gets VERY hot. dont take this the wrong way, because it really isnt that bad, but when playing cd-r's every few seconds you can hear a little sound from the player that probably shouldnt be there. maybe it's just mine.

all in all it's a cool little player. it's about the size of a PSone.

 

[Sillypants]

I checked three targets at lunch and nobody had them. Only a couple of displays with no clearance pricing. Any confirmed sightings, esp. Detroit area??

 

[jkim98]

I just called 4 stores in the SF bay area and all were out of stock.

One curious note was that 2 stores had it on clearance while the other 2 said the clearance sale was over and that it was back to the regular price of $99.

Can anyone else confirm this?

 

[zettler]

None at the Springfield, IL Target, just the Koss Flowered ones, and they are $84.99....

 

[The_Dude8]

here's a pix of the koss dvd player:
koss

as always, YMMV on target clearance items

 

[nebula]

I just got back from the Maple Grove, MN store. They had one purple, and two orange flowered. I took the purple one to a scanner, and it came up at $49.98 I didn't scan the other two but all three had a price tag for $49.98 on them so I'd assume... I'm going to check out another store tomorrow I think.

If you've been reading ATHD for awhile, you know you should try to avoid calling. "Uh, no they're all gone", then hang up and go buy it for themselves.

 

[royaldank]

only complaints are this: it gets VERY hot. dont take this the wrong way, because it really isnt that bad, but when playing cd-r's every few seconds you can hear a little sound from the player that probably shouldnt be there. maybe it's just mine.

The one I bought from my brother did the same thing. I thought it might be the media and didn't really worry about it. If you were more than 5 feet away, you couldn't really hear it. Strange. Didn't do it on store bought dvds.

 

[chungchang]

Checked 4 Targets in Houston. No luck. Couple of stores had display units without accessories(adapter, remote, cables...) Probably not worth it. If I have to spend another $30+ to buy the accessories, I could just buy another brand new DVD player in the box. Also, all of the employees I talked to had a look on their faces that tells me, "...yeah, all of the store employees bought them this morning before the store opened..." HOT DEAL if you can find one!

 

[Stylerod]

I just bought one in the Winston Salem, NC store. It was the Orange one with flowers (yech). They still had 3 left on the shelf when I left. It showed $99 on the shelf, a price tag on it that had $69 and when I asked the guy in the dept to check the price, he told me it was $69. I said "Yeah I know, but can you scan it for me anyway?" He sighed and walked very slowly with his little scanner thing and it showed $24.98. He tried not to show is shock but I saw his eyes open up.

 

[carmann]

The flowered one and the silver one just went 50% off (49.98) in my area. Looks like an East coast thing but a heads up for us on the West coast. Although they'll probably never go 75% off around here.

 

[CounterStryke]

Still $99 online

Link to Target.com

 

[Proz]

Checked two stores in North Austin, didn't even see a display. Cheapest I saw was Daewoo's going for $70 but no Koss's in sight. Guess it is an east coast only thing. Too bad, I was about to return this Minitek I got from BB. Ah well.

 

[Johneverd]

Same thing here....there wasn't even a display model or shelf tag at the Target in Chico, CA. Oh well...

 

[chrisjor]

Two different stores in Cincinnati had a few of the Orange flower models. Grabbed one, no biggie as you have 90 days to return to Target. Might sell to a cousin for what I paid for it.

 

[xhale]

Originally posted by: chungchang
Checked 4 Targets in Houston. No luck. Couple of stores had display units without accessories(adapter, remote, cables...) Probably not worth it. If I have to spend another $30+ to buy the accessories, I could just buy another brand new DVD player in the box. Also, all of the employees I talked to had a look on their faces that tells me, "...yeah, all of the store employees bought them this morning before the store opened..." HOT DEAL if you can find one!

Chungchang which Houston stores did you check?

 

[Kraeji]

barrett parkway, cobb parkway and dallas hwy targets are out (West Atlanta area) so dont bother looking there.