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Masco73
10-16-2005, 03:37 PM
Sorry if this was posted already, but I couldn't find another topic in the search.
I just got back from a Kmart where I found 2 PSone lcd screens for $13.00 on clearance. Needless to say I picked them up.
I then promptly headed over to another Kmart which had one left in the case and it had a clearance index card that said $109.00. I asked the worker to scan it and sure enough it came up at $13. He couldn't believe it!!

I also picked up sprung for the ds $7.99 ans metal slug advance for $9.99.

If you don't have one, get you ass moving!!

mills
10-16-2005, 04:12 PM
woah...sick

SlayerX
10-16-2005, 04:12 PM
Too bad all of the K-Marts in Canada closed.. at least that's my understanding. The K-Mart that was in our city is now a Sears, and Sears sucks, so no LCD for me :(

USA has all the cool stores, Target, K-Mart, Hot-Spot, etc.

Canada has... Wal-Mart? Best Buy (Not in our city)? Future Shop?

LOL

Sothy
10-16-2005, 04:18 PM
i been wanting one too...

Mr.FoodMonster
10-16-2005, 04:31 PM
I know the local K-Mart has a few of them. Next time I'm in the area I'll stop by and see how they scan.

Masco73
10-16-2005, 04:45 PM
The great thing is that most of the Kmart stores rarely keep current prices in the electronics department. So you might go like I did and the store missed the last 3 markdowns and the price still looks to high. So your store might have a bunch of them. Its great to know more than the cashier. They have this great shocked look when they scan something with a $109 price and it comes up at $13.


Look on cashiers face X_x = priceless

Gamereviewgod
10-16-2005, 05:04 PM
What brand is it? I already have a 3rd party one, but I'd sure as hell nab a Sony.

Jumpman Jr.
10-16-2005, 05:08 PM
Too bad all of the K-Marts in Canada closed.. at least that's my understanding. The K-Mart that was in our city is now a Sears, and Sears sucks, so no LCD for me :(

USA has all the cool stores, Target, K-Mart, Hot-Spot, etc.

Canada has... Wal-Mart? Best Buy (Not in our city)? Future Shop?

LOL

really? I could have sworn that there was one by my house, but I haven't gone by there in a while. It might have turned into a Zellers or something.

itobandito
10-16-2005, 05:13 PM
They are the Sony brand ones. I went to my Kmart and they had a clearance price of 26 and I asked the cashier to check the price but without checking he said 26 so I told him that a friend picked one up for 13. Sure enough when he checked the price at the register it was 13 dollars. So I bought two of them. They still have one left at the Milford, CT Kmart if anyone is in the area.

Masco73
10-16-2005, 05:13 PM
They are the original sony brand ones. Thats what makes it such a steal!!

smokehouse
10-16-2005, 06:05 PM
I bought a Sony LCD for $13 just about an hour ago. The bad part is that I don’t have a PSONE. Now, I have a few options, take back the $13 screen and buy the $79 combo (PSONE and LCD screen) they have left or buy a used PSONE. Is $80 too much $$ for the combo pack?

Xexyz
10-16-2005, 06:08 PM
Any word on PSOne/LCD combo's? My local K-Mart hasn't had any LCD only screens in awhile but they still have 4-5 PSOne/LCD combos priced at $150!!

I haven't been there in a few months so I don't know if they've been marked down or if they're actually still there.

GrandAmChandler
10-16-2005, 06:10 PM
If anyone who picked up multiples of these, could pick me up one of these bad boys, I would be ever greatful to them. I obviously would pay the $13, + shipping, and throw some cash or goodies your way.

Just PM me if this is doable. Greatly Appreciated.

-Chris

The_Kodiak65
10-16-2005, 06:26 PM
If anyone who picked up multiples of these, could pick me up one of these bad boys, I would be ever greatful to them. I obviously would pay the $13, + shipping, and throw some cash or goodies your way.

Just PM me if this is doable. Greatly Appreciated.

-Chris

yeah, the same goes for me, i'd definatly pay someone to pick me up one...

Boboduo
10-16-2005, 06:33 PM
The K-Mart I live by didn't have any. :(

smokehouse
10-16-2005, 06:54 PM
Funny, I just returned the LCD only kit and bought the $79 PSONE and LCD combo. The box for the LCD only was beat to hell and the seal was broken.

zerohero
10-16-2005, 07:35 PM
If anyone who picked up multiples of these, could pick me up one of these bad boys, I would be ever greatful to them. I obviously would pay the $13, + shipping, and throw some cash or goodies your way.

Just PM me if this is doable. Greatly Appreciated.

-Chris

I would do so as well, just PM ME!!!

AlanD
10-16-2005, 07:49 PM
Unfortunately I just went by the one near me and they still want $68 each for the 3 they had. I'll keep checking and if they mark down I'll let people know as I only need one but will grab what they have.

Jasoco
10-16-2005, 08:48 PM
Man! While my store hasn't had them in ages, not even since I started working there in 2003, the one in Warminster had some PSOnes left. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if they had the screen! Dammit! I should take a trip soon. Very soon. I'll have to call tomorrow. If they do have them, goodie goodie 10% off for me! :P

Six Switch
10-16-2005, 08:53 PM
i wonder if there are any kmarts still open by me.

Masco73
10-16-2005, 09:45 PM
Unfortunately I just went by the one near me and they still want $68 each for the 3 they had. I'll keep checking and if they mark down I'll let people know as I only need one but will grab what they have.

Are you talking about the combo set or just the screens??

If it is the screen only make sure they physically scan it. Don't go by any price on the box. Like I said in my previous post, a kmart near me still had a clearance price of $104 which means they hadn't marked it down since 3 sales ago!! I can't imagine any kmart with a different price since they change them in the computer for all the stores at the same time.

SlayerX
10-16-2005, 09:57 PM
Too bad all of the K-Marts in Canada closed.. at least that's my understanding. The K-Mart that was in our city is now a Sears, and Sears sucks, so no LCD for me :(

USA has all the cool stores, Target, K-Mart, Hot-Spot, etc.

Canada has... Wal-Mart? Best Buy (Not in our city)? Future Shop?

LOL

really? I could have sworn that there was one by my house, but I haven't gone by there in a while. It might have turned into a Zellers or something.

Yeah I could be mistaken, thought I heard someone say all the K-Marts in Canada had closed... but I'm probably wrong :D Usually am...

I work at Zellers, and we never have anything cool. Our "Greatest Hits" for PS2 are still $30, when other stores have em for as low as $5.

Gotta love the Canadian market! :D

scorch56
10-17-2005, 01:41 AM
Canada has... Wal-Mart? Best Buy (Not in our city)? Future Shop?


Ya' know?.. this kind of thing goes BOTH ways. In the little 'ho-dink" town I live in; in So. Oregon there are STILL some of us who lament the day OUR Future Shop pulled out of town and went back to Canada (about 8 years ago?). Nothing that BIG in electronics has ever come back to town; and our K-Mart folded up about 10 years ago.. <sigh>.

Oh.. I forgot.. we have a Circuit City!!! .. yeah right.

poopnes
10-17-2005, 03:51 AM
TRU sold these off at the beginning of the year during the previous green tag sale. I paid $38 (or something similar) for a LCD combo. I think the screen itself was $23.

But absolutely an amazing price at $13. Pefect for camping...or trying not to camp.

AlanD
10-17-2005, 05:21 AM
Unfortunately I just went by the one near me and they still want $68 each for the 3 they had. I'll keep checking and if they mark down I'll let people know as I only need one but will grab what they have.

Are you talking about the combo set or just the screens??

If it is the screen only make sure they physically scan it. Don't go by any price on the box. Like I said in my previous post, a kmart near me still had a clearance price of $104 which means they hadn't marked it down since 3 sales ago!! I can't imagine any kmart with a different price since they change them in the computer for all the stores at the same time.

It was just the screens they had and I watched her physically scan it. She was quite preturbed about it since I asked for a price check and she checked it by reading off the box. Ummm Thanks. I then had her remove it from the case and take it to the register and scan it. Still $68. Didn't that make me feel like an ass ;) When it marks down I'll pick them up. I have no idea why they have a different price but that is definitely what their computer shows.

Jasoco
10-17-2005, 06:16 AM
I can't imagine any kmart with a different price since they change them in the computer for all the stores at the same time.Do you work at Kmart? I do. It's not hard to imagine. In order for an item to be marked down, they must first make sure it exists in the store. "Activated" if you will. They only mark them down in the individual store computer if it is in stock... read on.

The computers don't magically synchronize themselves. A LOT of clearanced stuff is per store. SOME clearance stuff they don't want anymore. They can pick whatever price they want depending on the urgency of how badly they want to dump it. If they don't have a reason to dump it, they won't go to the trouble of lowering the price. So don't count on every retail store of any chain to be the same as the last.

The store with these $13 ones may just have a lot less space to put up with. Another may have lots of room and thus will keep the price high for longer. The $13 store may have just decided to lower it from the price it's supposed to be which could very well be $100. Just be glad they care enough to lower it. Because once it's not an item the chain stocks anymore, they don't care about it anymore, and thus it's up to the individual stores to take care of the prices. But HEY, this is a department store, there are THOUSANDS of other products in the store to worry about. Games are on the bottom of the priority list. Dozens of items in Electronics alone.

Nothing you can do about it short of getting hired for the Electronics department and taking action yourself. (How else do you think I got all those eReader cards for a penny each? "Hey, department manager. These have no price. And they don't sell at all." "Oh, hmm.. how about a penny each?" They were gone within the night and I was 67 cents poorer. ;))

This is how retail is. Take it from me, we have like a hundred different old games on 5 feet of shelves with prices of $20+ that haven't moved an inch because it's shovelware. It'll stick around forever. And probably won't move until well into the next generation. I don'tknow WHERE we're gonna put the 360 shit. We barely fit the DS and PSP stuff in the cases as it is. We only have 25' of cases and 12.5' extra for Greatest Platinum Choice Hits and outdated shovelware. That's SEVEN DIFFERENT SYSTEMS TO CRAM INTO 25 FEET OF SPACE!

Masco73
10-17-2005, 09:37 AM
No, I don't work there I just assumed all stores got a clearance list from the home office and updated at the same time. Plus, the 3 kmarts I visited all had the $13 price even though at 2 of them they were still marked much higher. I guess I am lucky.
Did you say e-reader cards were a penny?? I saw a couple of the Mario party ones at the last store, how much will they scan at if I ask??

Masco73
10-17-2005, 09:46 AM
Jasoco It'll stick around forever. And probably won't move until well into the next generation.


Tell me about it. My Kmart had original NES games still about 3-4 years ago. They were there forever. Also, if you think about it, the screens have been there at least 4-5 years, right?? Thats a damn long time to be sitting around.

Jasoco
10-17-2005, 09:52 AM
Jasoco It'll stick around forever. And probably won't move until well into the next generation.


Tell me about it. My Kmart had original NES games still about 3-4 years ago. They were there forever. Also, if you think about it, the screens have been there at least 4-5 years, right?? Thats a damn long time to be sitting around.You see, the problem is they're not a game store. They really only sell games to keep people coming back. As I said, games are very low on the chain of priority. I've wished many times that I worked at Kmart corporate as the exclusive "Video Game Manager" person. I'd show them how it's done. A game is old? Not selling anymore? Clear it out! A game's coming out that I know won't sell? DON'T SEND IT! A new system's coming out? Make some room by clearing stuff out! Boy, the things I could do.

I was at another Kmart (As I mentioned) a few weeks ago, the first time in one not my own, and aside from being the older Jamesway/Walmart style look (As opposed to our new beautiful Target style look.) the game cases were crammed with games leftover. They still had PSOnes! I really should go back and check the prices. Maybe I could find some goodies. There are some pluses to being an older style store. ;)

Masco73
10-17-2005, 10:42 AM
You see, the problem is they're not a game store.

I'm not complaining that they don't keep tabs on their stock, I am glad actually. You might have to wait a while for a great deal, but its worth it.
I am actually considering going to a couple more Kmarts in my area to get some more screens for trade bait/projects. There are like a total of 5 within 20-30 minutes of me. I checked the store locator and was shocked at how many are still around. I thought most of them went out of business. I guess they turned things around.

Jasoco
10-17-2005, 11:03 AM
Yes. We did actually. We came out of Bankruptcy in 2003 and promptly bought Sears. Yes, WE bought THEM. You wouldn't believe how many people think they bought us.

We're currently in the beginning of a turnaround phase where all the stores that are to be kept will be redone. So far we did 10. They did 10. I make it sund like I work with them. No, I'm just a lowly employee. But yes, it was fun. In a little over 3 months or entire store was redone piece by piece. Entire departments moved. Entire walls painted. Everything was changed. It's much cleaner. Much more open. Bright and shiny and new. But it was only 10 stores nationwide to start. So who knows which ones they were. We're the closest to Philadelphia apparently so we we're one of the top stores. Lucky us. People are still getting used to the changes.

AlanD
10-17-2005, 06:12 PM
I can't imagine any kmart with a different price since they change them in the computer for all the stores at the same time.Do you work at Kmart? I do. It's not hard to imagine. In order for an item to be marked down, they must first make sure it exists in the store. "Activated" if you will. They only mark them down in the individual store computer if it is in stock... read on.


etc etc

I did not say that I didn't understand. I have worked retail before and know it happens. The quote should have been attributed to the previous poster. No big deal but makes me feel I have to defend something I didn't say :)

Mr.FoodMonster
10-17-2005, 07:16 PM
My K Fart had 2, snagged them both. They were marked at $80, so someone missed them a few times. I'm willing to trade/sell them, but I'd want it to be worth my time, if you get what I mean. :)

SuperNES
10-17-2005, 08:35 PM
I bought a Sony LCD for $13 just about an hour ago. The bad part is that I don’t have a PSONE. Now, I have a few options, take back the $13 screen and buy the $79 combo (PSONE and LCD screen) they have left or buy a used PSONE. Is $80 too much $$ for the combo pack?

Yes.

i will definetly have to try and get one of these, i just got a PS1 from a friend, and it would rule to add a screen to it.

erehwon
10-17-2005, 10:27 PM
Here is are two mods for these screens you guys might be interested in.

PSOne LCD in a PC (http://tinyurl.com/9r2o6)
This mod allows you to take apart the LCD and insert it into the PC case and use it a second display.

Mod PSOne LCD for use with other systems (http://tinyurl.com/89ups)
This is a mod to get the LCD to work with other systems, like a gamecube for example.

I don't have one of these, so I haven't tried them. The second mod would be great for taking a nes, snes, or other classic console on the road.

rolenta
10-17-2005, 11:48 PM
I checked out two KMarts on my way home from work, not expecting to find anything. The first one, in Belleville NJ, didn't have any. The second, which was three miles away from the first in Kearny, NJ, had 4, all marked at $13. I bought three of them.

eggwolio
10-18-2005, 02:25 AM
Here is are two mods for these screens you guys might be interested in.

PSOne LCD in a PC (http://tinyurl.com/9r2o6)
This mod allows you to take apart the LCD and insert it into the PC case and use it a second display.

Mod PSOne LCD for use with other systems (http://tinyurl.com/89ups)
This is a mod to get the LCD to work with other systems, like a gamecube for example.

I don't have one of these, so I haven't tried them. The second mod would be great for taking a nes, snes, or other classic console on the road.

a much more effective way of doing that second "mod" and keeping your stereo sound separate is to spend a little more(16.99) at radio shack for a camcorder cable that has the 1/8 jack on one end and the RCA cables on the other. Then you can either run this through a switchbox or just make the RCA cables into female cables with more adapters. i picked one of these up today and i'm playing my gamecube on it now, through a switchbox using this method.

once(if) i get my generation NEX, i'm probably going to try and make one of these actually attach to the back of it, just like it does on the PSOne...although it may be hard to see over famicom carts...

Goodwill Hunter
10-18-2005, 06:29 PM
These Sony camcorder cables are also usually on Ebay, for much less than $17....like HERE. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6812151136&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT)

Rich

K3V
10-18-2005, 07:08 PM
These Sony camcorder cables are also usually on Ebay, for much less than $17....like HERE. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6812151136&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT)

Rich

Thanks for posting that link - it reminded me that I have a cable from my old Mavica digicam that works with the screen - I just played some Halo 2 on it. Look out! :)

eggwolio
10-19-2005, 12:10 AM
These Sony camcorder cables are also usually on Ebay, for much less than $17....like HERE. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6812151136&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT)

Rich

NOW YOU TELL ME

argh.

jcheatle
10-19-2005, 06:01 PM
Just wanted to say thanks for the heads up. I picked up the last one here in Indiana. I also grabbed 2 car adaptors for 4 bucks apiece. Why 2? Why not? They were the last 2 also.

Not sure what I'm going to do with it yet... my friend fried my PSOne a few years back trying to put a mod chip in. But eh, maybe they can be trade bait someday.

kevin_psx
10-19-2005, 07:24 PM
The K-Mart that was in our city is now a Sears, and Sears sucks, so no LCD for me :(

A year ago I got a ps1 screen at sears. $15!

MrRoboto19XX
10-19-2005, 09:19 PM
Im here hailing in from Maryland with my new PSOne LCD!

The box was open once it seems, so the clerk gave me 10% off! Came to about $11.

But wait, theres more.

They also had a ton of those Metroid Prime+Wavebird combos left. Feeling curious I asked for a pricecheck. $20! Being Im a new gamecube owner, this is great! Does anyone know if Prime with the "K mart exclusive" sticker is worth anything? Ive got it sealed, as Ill probably buy another because $20 for a game and a wavebird is a steal.

Ill be checking the other K marts in the area, If I find any more LCDs Ill contact some of you guys.

Jasoco
10-19-2005, 11:56 PM
It's the same MP I have. The bundle is totally worth it as you literally get a game for free and a Wavebird for $10 less than regular price. (Or if you prefer, you get Metroid Prime and a free WaveBird.)

And no, they're not worth much more. The only part different though is the cover. So if you could get a regular MP cover you can pretty much not tell the difference. Bribe your GameStop buddies to let you switch them. ;)

As for the open box. Wow, 10% is the same thing I give for floor models. Small world.

Now, if only they'd lower the price on those damn Mario Party 4 bundles. They're still $60!

Six Switch
10-20-2005, 08:10 AM
finally used the screen today,and it actually looks and sounds pretty nice.

LiquidPolicenaut
10-20-2005, 01:56 PM
Man, if anyone get any extra ones, I'd love to have one myself.

Twitami
10-20-2005, 03:24 PM
Lol, I bought 12 of these today. There are 10 Kmarts in the Baltimore area still, and I only had to go to two to get 12 of them, and I left 3 at the second store. My roommate works at Best Buy too, so we are gonna check on the AV cable (they sell it in the camcorder section for $40.00, so the employee price should be about $4.25 or so).

Now, to figure out how to mount/install/hang them in my basement!

PS1Expert
10-20-2005, 10:05 PM
Does anyone have any extra psone lcd screens then? I bought a combo on ebay and the screen was DOA. :(

RangerG
10-20-2005, 10:18 PM
Does anyone use the PS1 screen with other consoles? If so, do you mount it some how or put a bracket on it or is there any other ingenius ways to make the screen stand?

PS1Expert
10-21-2005, 08:46 PM
I found TWO screens at my local K-Mart!! One box was in threads and the other box perfect. I picked both up, at $13 each of course. The one in threads worked perfect (it was obviously opened too at one time) and looked new. The unopened box I tried out and luckily I did. It didn't work!!! The screen was so dark that you couldn't see anything and just heard sound. The brightness knob didn't do anything. This is the same problem I had with my combo PSOne I got from ebay. I will have to return it for a refund now.


DOES ANYONE KNOW if the combo's are on sale??? The stickers say $79 at my store.

K3V
10-21-2005, 09:04 PM
With a little creative hacking you can plug the multi AV port of the PSone screen into the PS2. Change your video output mode in the PS2 config from Component to RGB and you're good to go, no adapters necessary. I was thinking about cutting a hole in the top of the PS2 and mounting it inside for an all-in-one PS2 solution :)

The screen even powers on and off when you turn on and off the PS2.

Porkchop
10-26-2005, 05:12 PM
I went to my local Kmart today and they had 2 left. The big supprise was that they were both marked with the $13 price and sitting in the display cases around the electronics check out counter. What happened to the disorganized Kmarts of the past?

Sitting right next to the screens were PSone systems marked for $29.99. I bought one of them also. I figure it only cost me $5 because I wanted a new duel stock controler anyway and they cost $25.

PS1Expert
10-27-2005, 12:05 AM
Someone told me that the PSOne combos at KMart are $29.99. Can someone verify???????

Tron 2.0
10-27-2005, 01:32 AM
Thanks for headups i'll check that out.

phreak97
10-27-2005, 08:47 AM
i'm after a psone lcd, ill probably do it for $20 depending on the shipping. pm if you grabbed one

PS1Expert
11-06-2005, 12:04 PM
Anyone check out the pirce of the combos yet at Kmart?

PS1Expert
12-10-2005, 06:49 PM
Just checking if anyone asked Kmart how much the PSOne combos are. They must be CHEAP by now right???

boozi2
12-10-2005, 07:50 PM
You all know that it can be connected to every system, right? Here's a handy link from CheapAssGamers:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34554&highlight=psone+screen