The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 02 Aug 2007, 20:46

Ahh, £18 is it, right

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 02 Aug 2007, 21:10

bradavon wrote:It's also £18 before postage remember, so you'll be fine. It's only £13.72 before postage so well under the customs limit.

Amazing price thanks Salty for an amazing film. To confirm though this is the 5 Disc Set but not the pointless (IMO) LE briefcase? I ask as the News Article over at DVD Active says it will be 4 discs OR 5 Discs with the briefcase.

I definitely want all the discs but not the briefcase. What is Amazon's track record for bumping the price after release date? I really shouldn't buy this until I have a HD Player but I am definitely tempted. Presuming it is 5 discs but no briefcase I reckon I'll go for it.

it's not the briefcase release.that's much pricier,here

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000R6PKP2

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 02 Aug 2007, 21:15

here's a guide to the different releases

http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltgu ... 2ECILZ4O3B

anyone remotely interested in this should pre-order now,after all you have nearly 5 months to cancel as amazon only charge on shipping

i'm not the film's greatest fan but for this price i'm all over it

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Aug 2007, 21:38

Cheers Salty. You're right, Amazon are known too for suddenly increasing the price of their on offer items.

What is Warners track record for adding regional coding to their BD discs, any ideas? It's likely I'll be getting a USA BD Player but as I don't actually have one I cannot say for sure. Still by the 18th of December I should.

Why did you opt for the BD over HD-DVD?

p.s - It certainly looks like to get the fifth disc in the DVD version you have to get the briefcase. On HD you can get the 5 disc set with or without it, but not DVD!

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 02 Aug 2007, 21:44

no particular reason tbh, i have way more hd-dvds than blu-ray so i'm trying to balance things up a bit

Warner has never coded their Blu-ray discs even on new titles

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 03 Aug 2007, 00:18

Sweet, nice one then. If the discs are equal and the BD isn't region coded I'd always go with the BD. I still think it's way more future safe. If the BD is region coded it's a bit more tricky.

I'm planning to get Dreamgirls HD-DVD though as the DD Plus is 1.5Mb but the BD DD Plus is only 640Kbps, they're otherwise equal. Both have stella transfers (even though the BD uses MPEG2).

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 03 Aug 2007, 18:30

I will get the HD DVD version, but how many cuts of one film can I take

one is enuff, hopefully the extras are solid and in HD!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 04 Aug 2007, 17:51

Most (?) HKLs £5.97 at Amazon.co.uk:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_d_h ... .y=9&Go=Go

You have to search for them.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 05 Aug 2007, 17:26

romerojpg wrote:I will get the HD DVD version, but how many cuts of one film can I take one is enuff, hopefully the extras are solid and in HD!

It's a 5 disc HD Set I think it's pretty safe to assume the lot is in HD, there's no need for 5 discs if the extras are SD. So do you have an HD-DVD player? I thought you were going to get a BD Player?

It is crazy though I know, 5 cuts madness

. I've no interest in the two theatrical cuts but definitely do the Final Cut and Work print.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 05 Aug 2007, 17:54

bradavon wrote:
romerojpg wrote:I will get the HD DVD version, but how many cuts of one film can I take one is enuff, hopefully the extras are solid and in HD!

It's a 5 disc HD Set I think it's pretty safe to assume the lot is in HD, there's no need for 5 discs if the extras are SD. So do you have an HD-DVD player? I thought you were going to get a BD Player?

It is crazy though I know, 5 cuts madness

. I've no interest in the two theatrical cuts but definitely do the Final Cut and Work print.[/quote

I dont think I have ever said I was going Blu Ray, ever (apart from one day the PS3, when its cheap), too expssive the players and not region free still

always wanted HD DVD for the region free reason, the price went under £200 so I went for it

not got the player yet, maybe tommrow it will come (Ryoay lmail strikes!)

Still HD extras will be strange

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 06 Aug 2007, 22:41

I thought you asked over at Imports Forums about player costs, anyway it's not important. Which one did you go for?

Royal Mail strikes are really bloody annoying. I'm having loads of eBay buyers asking me where their DVDs are, are Royal Mail they've got them.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 06 Aug 2007, 23:40

Royal Mail can do what they like because there's no competition. They control the national post.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 07 Aug 2007, 03:02

Afraid so. Still generally they a good job, if a little expensive.

The Cowboys (Blu-ray) (John Wayne 1972) £10.99
Finding Neverland (Blu-ray) £9.99
GI Jane (Blu-Ray) £8.99

At MovieTyme.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 10 Aug 2007, 15:32

Cowboys is a decent movie,haven't seen it in ages,may pick it up,cheers

X-Men 6 disc trilogy £9.99 delivered

http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProd ... sku=539477

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Aug 2007, 15:35

Danger Mouse (12 disc set) - £28.97 from Amazon UK:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/o/ASIN/B000HA46K8

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 10 Aug 2007, 15:45

Cowboys is £13.99 on movietyme

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 10 Aug 2007, 16:01

Shame the price has gone up.

Grim you only need the ASIN number at Amazon links, the rest is worthless:

/ref=s9_asin_title_1-1966_p/026-4336601-5946832?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1CSDR2FBXAJWHNBZ6DAY&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=139046091&pf_rd_i=468294

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Aug 2007, 16:26

Thanks Brad

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 15 Aug 2007, 20:41

Virgin have a 4 for £20 deal going on,some decent titles including the prestige,don't look now se,truman show se and a fair few hkl's .

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 17 Aug 2007, 18:29

Matrix Trilogy HD-DVD £21.99 pre-order- if you hate the sequels ebay them 8) http://www.sendit.com/video/item/7001000138446

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 17 Aug 2007, 18:42

Thats a sodding bargain thats for sure. but With vouchers and Quidco I am sure it will be cheaper somewhere, unless thats a misprice? seems very cheap to me, esspecially for al 3!

Wonder if its got the exta dvds or not etc.. still if thats the standard price, its a bargain and a half. I paid £40+ for the standard trilogy set, as I got stung by customs!

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 17 Aug 2007, 18:43

it'll just be the 3 movies i think.still a billy bargain.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 17 Aug 2007, 18:45

mission impossible 3 1-disc £2.98 2-disc £5.98 both at blockbuster.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 17 Aug 2007, 18:51

don't know if they have any bargains but these are having free international shipping for a week.i've had stuff off them before,they are reliable.

http://www.wherehouse.com/

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 17 Aug 2007, 18:57

The Trilogy box set has the second disc extras for each movie. I've heard reports it's both a 6 disc and 3 disc double sided set, so which it actually is I am unsure.

It would be hard to sell the sequels on unless they're separate keep cases. Obviously The Matrix will still be cut.

Unlike Blade Runner this is not one I am in any rush to pick up, especially not before I can play HD. As good as The Matrix is it's not in the same league as Blade Runner.