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MrSynner
26-05-2007, 14:09
Just picked up xXx and 50 First Dates on Blu-ray from my local Virgin Megastore (Coventry) for a very reasonable tenner each.
Not the first time I've seen discs for this price in there, but this time, it wasn't a mis-price, as there were multiple copies of each, and they both scanned at £10 at the checkout.
Might just be local though.
Damn . Went there today but then noticed all the disks were around about £30 so i backed away :P
MrSynner
26-05-2007, 17:23
Sorry, just remembered - they also had Kung Fu Hustle for the same price.
Damn . Went there today but then noticed all the disks were around about £30 so i backed away :P
You gotta be joking? Thirty quid each?????? Oh man am i staying away from higher definition movies until I can afford them!!!
jon smith
26-05-2007, 19:15
They also had Resident Evil (Apocalypse) for a tenner when I went the other day.
You gotta be joking? Thirty quid each?????? Oh man am i staying away from higher definition movies until I can afford them!!!
Sigh, don't assume that because one retailer who typically charges over the odds for DVD movies as well they all do. The most i've paid for any Blu-Ray for £30 for the Mission Impossible trilogy boxset. After that the most i've forked out has been £15 but more typically i've paid £10 per Blu-Ray.
HugoMorse
26-05-2007, 20:19
Good spot, just a shame none of them appeal to me, high-definition or not!
Let's hope Virgin keep this up. By the way Lady in the Water wasn't a mis-price, if that is what you were referring to.
GCfreako
26-05-2007, 21:30
You gotta be joking? Thirty quid each?????? Oh man am i staying away from higher definition movies until I can afford them!!!
Haven't paid more than £12 for each of my movies so far, both HD-DVD and BD
Scottola
26-05-2007, 23:05
Haven't paid more than £12 for each of my movies so far, both HD-DVD and BD
Where do you get them from? I haven't found them that cheap on my travels, but I'd like too!
Any other titles for this price? I usally pay about £14 for my blu rays.
GCfreako
26-05-2007, 23:24
Where do you get them from? I haven't found them that cheap on my travels, but I'd like too!
Check dvdpacific
MrSynner
27-05-2007, 09:59
Any other titles for this price? I usally pay about £14 for my blu rays.
Only those three this week - but it looks like different ones are marked down every few weeks.
daltonisbond
27-05-2007, 11:50
Check dvdpacific
What's the story on region coding for Blu-ray? I'm assuming titles from DVDPacific are a different region from those bought in Virgin.
Just asking as I'm considering forking out for a player sometime soon.
Scottola
27-05-2007, 12:20
What's the story on region coding for Blu-ray? I'm assuming titles from DVDPacific are a different region from those bought in Virgin.
Just asking as I'm considering forking out for a player sometime soon.
I was looking at prices on DVDPacific last night, some are very tempting :)
Here's a list of region free stuff too. http://bluray.lindsite.dk/
What's the story on region coding for Blu-ray?
3 regions
A: US/JPN
B: Europe/Australia
C: rest of world
If you're looking to buy a player, you'd be wise to consider a Region A player, simply because it's cheaper to import films than buy them here as it is/was with DVD. You're also going to get new titles sooner and a wider selection.
A US/JP PS3 is probably the best choice you can make, you'd get it for £300 or there abouts and all it needs is a UK "kettle lead" to use it here (it has a universal PSU). The only downside is they won't play PAL (EU/UK) DVD's
If you're looking for a standalone player (there's no good reason too IMHO) you could get one of the new $599 players from Panasonic (http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/15/panasonic-launches-600-dmp-bd10a-blu-ray-player-bundles-five-f/) or Sony (http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/27/sony-officially-announces-600-bdp-s300-blu-ray-player/) although there are rumours of cheap chinese players (http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/22/funai-to-produce-inexpensive-blu-ray-players/) for around $300 this christmas
Nothing in Bluewater today.
daltonisbond
27-05-2007, 19:24
Thanks - I'll be sure to keep that in mind when I take the plunge!
3 regions
A: US/JPN
B: Europe/Australia
C: rest of world
If you're looking to buy a player, you'd be wise to consider a Region A player, simply because it's cheaper to import films than buy them here as it is/was with DVD. You're also going to get new titles sooner and a wider selection.
A US/JP PS3 is probably the best choice you can make, you'd get it for £300 or there abouts and all it needs is a UK "kettle lead" to use it here (it has a universal PSU). The only downside is they won't play PAL (EU/UK) DVD's
If you're looking for a standalone player (there's no good reason too IMHO) you could get one of the new $599 players from Panasonic or Sony although there are rumours of cheap chinese players for around $300 this christmas
Quite a few Region A marked movies are compatible on Region B players though. See the Lindsite webby a few posts above for the compatible ones.
Hemzoozlefluff
27-05-2007, 23:14
I haven't got any (out of 30!) that are compatible with my UK PS3. :(
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