Koss KS3122 Ultra-Slim Progressive-Scan DVD Player

by Koss

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 17 x 1.9 inches ; 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00009WC2H
• Item model number: KS3122
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #365,256 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Koss KS3122 single-disc DVD player boasts an ultra-slim (under two-inch) chassis, wide format compatibility, and high-end progressive-scan video outputs for use with high-definition and HD-ready TVs. With a little help from a computer's CD recorder, you can even use the player to listen to CD-based MP3 files and watch slideshows of digital JPEG photos.

The player is equipped to deliver the full image potential of DVDs when viewed on a high-definition or HD-ready TV. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, providing higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. Top-of-the-line component-video outputs help minimize digital and line-scan artifacts on compatible advanced televisions, while composite- and S-video outputs bring compatibility with nearly any television.

The player handles most standard disc formats, including CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 CD, WMA CD, DVD-R/-RW, and DVD+R/+RW--terrific for enjoying homemade DVDs from family and friends. Dolby Digital and DTS surround passthrough (from a choice of two digital-audio outputs, one optical and one coaxial) as well as Dolby Digital decoding--all of which put you in the jungle with the dinosaurs and in the concert hall with music videos, when hooked up with compatible receivers and multi-channel speaker systems. Dolby decoding lets you use the player with older audio/video receivers that offer 5.1-channel analog inputs but no onboard surround processing.

Other features include five-disc resume play (which lets you restart discs from your previous stopping points), parental locking, a vacuum fluorescent display (VFDs are self-lighting, unlike LCDs, requiring no backlight), and a full-function remote control that lets you manage the proceedings from a favorite spot on the couch.

What's in the Box
DVD player, remote control, remote batteries, user's manual, stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable.

From the Manufacturer

Features:

• DVD video, CD audio, CD-R, CD-RW, and JPEG picture CD, VCD, and SVCD compatible
• MP3, WMA, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, and DVD+RW compatible
• Dolby Digital Decoder output
• DTS surround sound audio pass through
• Resume play memory for up to five different discs
• Hi-resolution, multiple-screen formats
• Fast forward/reverse
• Up to 5X zoom
• Full-function remote control
• Parental controls and panel lock
• VF display
• Component video output with progressive scan switch
• Optical and coaxial digital output
• "S" video and composite video output
• Stereo audio output
• Multiple language reading capability
• User interface and firmware upgradeable
• 430 mm X 48 mm

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars KOSS DVD PLAYERS, May 6, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Koss KS3122 Ultra-Slim Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Electronics)

DON'T BUY IT! I bought a KOSS DVD player and it broke in 6 months. I was told I was out of luck because the warranty is only 90 days. They do not do repairs. My only option is to buy a new one and wasn't even offered a discounted price for it. I have seen several complaints like mine about KOSS on the web. They make JUNK and they make it to last just to get past the warranty period and then it breaks. Oh, by the way I loved it until it broke.

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Progressive scan, October 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Koss KS3122 Ultra-Slim Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Electronics)

The progressive scan is software configured ( through the remote) and only works through the component video output section of the player. It will not run through the s-video output. If you wish to use it as a regular player through the s-video then it's ok but you may wish to pay the extra bucks for one that outputs to a variety of outputs.