Peculiar Find at Costco: $69 Denon Universal Player

[Woochifer]

Not being a member of Costco, I bought one from 6th Ave for $89 and change a few weeks ago.

What's it cost to join Costco anyway?

P.S. t works great and has a non-cheap feel about it.

Costco membership is $50. We only joined after my wife got pregnant, and we started needing to buy things in bulk. Didn't make sense for me to join Costco when I was single and living in a cramped flat in the city. Now that I'm back on the other side of the bay, and running most of my errands by car once again, Costco membership gets a lot more usage. The membership pays off for us because we now have more items that we need to stock up on, and we take advantage of their frequent coupon specials.

Wooch, thanks for the tip.

I saw that Panny DMP-BD 605K at Costco yesterday, Friday, for $280. Apparently the $230 price is online only.

You can get that price in-store as well if you got your May coupon book. Even if you don't have the coupon book, I'm sure there are ways for you to ask for the discount if you're a member. My local Costco has got stacks and stacks of those Panny BD players.

Thanks for the heads up Wooch!
I might have to piggy back on my parents Costco membership and pick this unit up.......

You know Costco only sells new stuff, don't you?

I'll have to see if I can pick one up. Thanks Wooch.

I found the Denons at the Fremont store. I have not checked any other locations to see how widely distributed these universal players are. I would be curious to see if they got sent out to any of the Costco stores in the Central Valley.

Is that new in the box or a floor model?

Brand new, in the box, with a two-year Costco warranty.

[L.J.]

I found the Denons at the Fremont store. I have not checked any other locations to see how widely distributed these universal players are. I would be curious to see if they got sent out to any of the Costco stores in the Central Valley.

I shot up to my local store but didn't find anything. I'll be in the bay on Wed. so maybe I can still grab one. I was about to pick up a cheap player for $40 but I wouldn't mind SACD/DVDA playback in a second room.

Buying diapers in bulk now huh.....

[Woochifer]

I shot up to my local store but didn't find anything. I'll be in the bay on Wed. so maybe I can still grab one. I was about to pick up a cheap player for $40 but I wouldn't mind SACD/DVDA playback in a second room.

Buying diapers in bulk now huh.....

Yup, the bulk diapers and baby wipes were the driving force behind joining Costco! We also use cloth diapers, but still go through a lot of disposables. The $1.50 hot dog and drink special is one of those fringe benefits of membership.

I guess that either those Denon players have yet to make it to Mo Town or they sold out or what not. At least there are several other locations to check if you're in the Bay Area on Wednesday.

[L.J.]

Yup, the bulk diapers and baby wipes were the driving force behind joining Costco! We also use cloth diapers, but still go through a lot of disposables. The $1.50 hot dog and drink special is one of those fringe benefits of membership.

I guess that either those Denon players have yet to make it to Mo Town or they sold out or what not. At least there are several other locations to check if you're in the Bay Area on Wednesday.

I called Fremont Costco this morning and got a run down of which stores had the Denon in stock. Nothing in the valley or Livermore. I had my mom grab one for me at the Fremont store. She said they only had 3 left. This is a great find since I was already looking to purchase a cheap player

[Woochifer]

I called Fremont Costco this morning and got a run down of which stores had the Denon in stock. Nothing in the valley or Livermore. I had my mom grab one for me at the Fremont store. She said they only had 3 left. This is a great find since I was already looking to purchase a cheap player

Cool! Glad that you were able to get your hands on one. When I spotted the Denons on Friday night, there were at least 12 of them in stock, and the stack was down to 6 by the time I bought mine on Sunday.

I'm happy with being able to play my SACDs again, and the DVD picture quality is very good. Disappointing to see that Denon still can't design a coherent user interface or owner's manual, but at $70 this is a bargain and I'm not gonna complain.

[L.J.]

Cool! Glad that you were able to get your hands on one. When I spotted the Denons on Friday night, there were at least 12 of them in stock, and the stack was down to 6 by the time I bought mine on Sunday.

I'm happy with being able to play my SACDs again, and the DVD picture quality is very good. Disappointing to see that Denon still can't design a coherent user interface or owner's manual, but at $70 this is a bargain and I'm not gonna complain.

Would have been sweet if this unit could output DSD via HDMI. I would have considered replacing my 2910 with it. I'll probably grab a Oppo eventually to take some of the load of my PS3. My 2910 has been collecting dust since the PS3 came along

The Denon will look great in my 2nd system sitting next to my 2805 & DCM-380. Can't remember the last time I had 3 matching components in the same rack.

Only thing I need now is a cheap flat panel for occasional use in my 2nd system. Like dirt cheap, no more than 27". Vizio? Thoughts?

[Woochifer]

Would have been sweet if this unit could output DSD via HDMI. I would have considered replacing my 2910 with it. I'll probably grab a Oppo eventually to take some of the load of my PS3. My 2910 has been collecting dust since the PS3 came along

The Denon will look great in my 2nd system sitting next to my 2805 & DCM-380. Can't remember the last time I had 3 matching components in the same rack.

I got this DVD player also to take the load off the PS3. Nothing wears out a player like Baby Einstein videos running on repeat play! Had to move my original Denon player into the play room when the Toshiba player in there broke down.

Only thing I need now is a cheap flat panel for occasional use in my 2nd system. Like dirt cheap, no more than 27". Vizio? Thoughts?

Costco's coupon deal for this month was $350 for a 32" Sceptre model. But, from their website I now see that Costco brought in some Proscan models -- 32" LCD on special for $330 and 26" for $280. The price on the 32" model is cheaper than the 26" Vizio. Be aware that Proscan is now just a licensed brand used by a third party outsourcer. They're no longer a premium brand for RCA like they were in the 90s.

Now that my daughter's climbing onto the TV rack, I feel safer with a higher wall-mounted TV, so we're also looking at 32" TVs. Thought about the Panny LCDs because they have better off-angle viewing, or the Samsungs. But, those TVs cost around $500, so I'm basically waiting for another deal to pop up.