The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 17 Nov 2007, 16:47

dvdpacific are deffo not customs friendly these days,i think everyone gets caught with them.however i believe they've introduced a swedish premium option which takes longer but i've heard people are still getting caught even with this option.even at £35-37 quid if it got caught (almost certain) the set would likely cost me nearer £60

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 17 Nov 2007, 17:09

A Swedish Premium option??? Would that still ship to The UK?

even at £35-37 quid if it got caught (almost certain) the set would likely cost me nearer £60

True. I only meant if it was much less it "may" be worth a go. As the Die Hard box set will be physically big it is even more likely to be stopped.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 17 Nov 2007, 18:55

bradavon wrote:A Swedish Premium option??? Would that still ship to The UK?

yes,gets sent to from usa to sweden first then onto uk.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 19 Nov 2007, 14:09

47% off selected hd-dvds at amazon.not a great selection think i'll go for dawn of the dead and pitch black at £20 delivered. i see amazon now give you the option to pay in uk pounds at checkout.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000166481

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 19 Nov 2007, 14:45

Is amazon.com customs-friendly, when it comes to shipping to europe!?

I'm planning on buying a few books from them, of which a few are over the 23 euro limit...

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 19 Nov 2007, 15:24

I don't believe so.

Thanks Salty. I've fixed the link. FYI anything after the DocID number (or code number) in an Amazon link isn't needed.

WOW what a crap selection. I'd go for Jarhead and Pitch Black but neither I want remotely enough to pay HD prices. I've yet to see my Jarhead DVD too.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Nov 2007, 02:23

saltysam wrote:i see amazon now give you the option to pay in uk pounds at checkout.

I saw that too.

Any ideas how Amazon's exchange rate differs from your cards exchange rate?

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 21 Nov 2007, 14:11

Wes Craven 5-disc box set £5.79

http://www.blahdvd.com/blah/DVD_Product ... ABD4296-CQ

kung fu hustle blu-ray £10.89

http://www.sendit.com/video/item/7001000128284

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 22 Nov 2007, 01:56

Shaun of the Dead hd-dvd £8.99

http://movietyme.blogspot.com/

Dawn of the Dead (2004) unrated hd-dvd £8.99

http://www.movietyme.com/catalog/produc ... s_id=36728

knocked up hd-dvd combo £11.99
http://www.movietyme.com/catalog/produc ... s_id=37556

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 22 Nov 2007, 04:33

WOW nice prices. I'd pick up Shaun of the Dead but sadly I thought it was overrated. I know you loved it though Salty.

Come on MovieTyme give us Black Hawk Down again cheap. That is a very good price for a Combo, pity again the film looks like crud. I wish Universal would either re-release Miami Vice as a normal HD-DVD (the only way to get the DC is on the USA Combo) or lower the price of it :shock:

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 22 Nov 2007, 20:51

Yup Movietyme must have overstock for them prices

coupled with vouchers they are damn cheap.

Shame I own both

saying that Movietyme still have not got me Dawn yet, 3 months after release! first big problem I have had with them, 3 emails later they still aint solved it, keep saying they sent another, the likleyhood of that is very low, 3 copies lost in post, not a chance.

Still ussually they are quick and fine to use.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 22 Nov 2007, 22:36

It's annoying that their vouchers always expire after a month. Rarely do I manage to use them as their bargains plus valid voucher rarely seem to coincide

. I've ever been given the odd voucher too.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 24 Nov 2007, 01:41

3 for 2 blu-ray at amazon uk=includes close encounters!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html ... 3&plpage=1

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Nov 2007, 02:35

Thanks Salty.

The Yanks get BOGOF and we get Three for Two

. I can only really see two I want.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 24 Nov 2007, 13:42

bradavon wrote:Thanks Salty.

The Yanks get BOGOF and we get Three for Two . I can only really see two I want.

so can i. i'm going to get Dracula as my 3rd choice then trade it on another forum for something i want. 3 uk blu-rays for £30 then becomes a good deal. Close Encounters for a tenner is very impressive particulaly as the equivalent usa release can't be got for under £20

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Nov 2007, 15:45

That is was what I was thinking for a second but to me £10 is a fairly good price. They need to be under £9 to be great. At least until I get an HD Player anyway.

Dracula was one of the two I wanted.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 24 Nov 2007, 16:03

well even usa blu-rays are more than a tenner and given uk ones are dearer i'd call £10 a great price personally

how many have we seen under £9? not many at all

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Nov 2007, 17:42

True. I'm deliberately being ultra picky as I can't play the bloody things

Miami Vice: HD-DVD Director's Cut Exclusive Combo - £11.36 delivered:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B000J4QWNQ

I picked it up earlier for the same price from a UK seller at Amazon Marketplace. Sweet, finally the Combo version at a decent price

I can't work out how you can get an item from Amazon Marketplace USA for one postage price then buy from the exact same seller at Amazon Marketplace UK and the postage shoots down in price to about £1.

Surely they must be sending it at a loss?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 26 Nov 2007, 17:27

Miami Vice is now even cheaper at £8.54 before postage!

I'm having trouble finding out what "Used - Very Good" means from the seller in question though. I notice they've not used "Used - Like New" which is another tag name they could've used.

I am wary the disc or packaging maybe scuffed.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 26 Nov 2007, 19:32

that's a great price. i thought the film was pretty boring though .wonder if the DC improves it at all?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 26 Nov 2007, 20:40

Used - Very Good on amazon can mean nothing at all. I have got things brand new, and they were used second hand shit. So really I dont beleve a word they say, much like Ebay its down to trust, and if you one of the kind pf people willing to send them back if you aint happy.

People who lie need smacking mind you

I even mention a finger mark etc.. to many others just have bad standards.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 26 Nov 2007, 22:02

saltysam wrote:wonder if the DC improves it at all?

That's exactly why I want the USA version.

I liked it myself, even if they mumbled WAY too much.

romerojpg wrote:Used - Very Good on amazon can mean nothing at all.

That's why I'm worried. One person's "Very Good" is probably not mine.

In the case of Miami Vice I got it from another UK Market Place seller for a similar price and they confirmed it was all in "As new" condition.

I'm looking at another HD-DVD from that USA seller though and want to know what they mean by "Very Good". If it said "Like new" then at least I'd have something to work by.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 27 Nov 2007, 13:59

300 2-disc region 1 £5.99 delivered.decent price for a recent release if you aren't into HD.

http://www.movietyme.com/catalog/produc ... 4d3a55da3d

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 27 Nov 2007, 16:12

Thanks Salty.

Dreamgirls 2 Disc HD-DVD: £11.14 Delivered:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B000O179HW

I've just ordered a copy.

They must have more than one as it's still listed at that price. I've not been able to find out what "Used - Very Good" means other than it will definitely have the cover, case and disc. Hopefully as it's an HD Disc the original owner would've kept it in better condition, it makes sense as HD hasn't yet met the masses.

For that price it's worth a shot. If it turns out to be a mess I'll send it back or sell it on eBay.

p.s - For those of you who're BD locked there is also an almost identical BD version. I say almost as the DD Plus on the HD-DVD is Full-rate (1.5Mbps) but only half-rate (640Kbps) on the BD. They're otherwise identical.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 27 Nov 2007, 18:17

Black Hawk Down UK BD (confirmed Region Free status) - £10.89 -

http://www.sendit.com/video/item/7001000129920

This definitely must be my last HD Disc for awhile