The "They have it cheaper on Amazon.co.uk than Amazon.com" and Other Great Deals

[xxJACKRYANxx]

I'm new to buying from Amazon.uk. Are these able to be played here in the US?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Terminator-J...457425&sr=1-12

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dumbo-Specia...d_i=1000272253

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ratatouille-...7YS94TAG4ZSQBK

Super thanks to anyone who can answer this. Seriously appreciated.

-Dan

[manicsounds]

Originally Posted by xxJACKRYANxx

I'm new to buying from Amazon.uk. Are these able to be played here in the US?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Terminator-J...457425&sr=1-12

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dumbo-Specia...d_i=1000272253

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ratatouille-...7YS94TAG4ZSQBK

Super thanks to anyone who can answer this. Seriously appreciated.

-Dan

Region B, Region B, and Region B.

[bentvalve]

Originally Posted by manicsounds

Region B, Region B, and Region B.

Is that a yes or no?

[canonbomb1987]

Originally Posted by bentvalve

Is that a yes or no?

The US is region A so thats a no.

[Travis]

Great thread!!

I have gotten Band of Brothers, Payback (which includes both cuts) and Goonies from the UK. All movies and special features play on Region A PS3.

Some US digibooks are being released there as well, region free and sans-digibook. Still the same film.

Already, I sadly bought US Digibook for $25, now One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in the UK just £7.99 --->amazon.com $28.49

Clash of the Titans £9.99-->amazon.com $24.49

Zodiac is £9.99 but only one disc. US is 2 discs and is $20.99, but I have heard the special features are very good, which UK doesn't have.

[bluskinsfan21]

so i have a quick question for you guys... if I buy a UK bluray, what would the effect be on 24p capability. I thought UK blurays were PAL and the standard was 1080p50, so wouldn't it run at 25.something frames per second? So, we would get some hitching, correct? I understand the pull down would mitigate that (right?? haha), but just curious about 24p performance. I really want once on bluray, and there seems to be other great deals

[Jamie P]

So I can't get the Disney BOGO to work for TS 1 and 2, any ideas???? Thanks
JP

[Travis]

Does anyone know the subtitles for Forrest Gump UK edition?

At amazon.uk £9.99; amazon.com $22.99.

[jacobb1313]

Originally Posted by canonbomb1987

The US is region A so thats a no.

Search for the film on this site first (if UK blu's don't show during search, go to your account, "Site Preferences" under "Settings" and change it), most of the time region info is on the blu's main page. If not, check out this site or an analysis on blubeaver.

The only other caution is to not base your purchasing on anything amazon.co.uk says for region. (Region 2 blu's? )

I now have a habit of buying the region-free BFI series discs from amazon.co.uk, when the price is right, and this method hasn't failed me yet. Got the Bill Douglas Trilogy and GAZWRX: Films of Jeff Keen for $38 shipped last week.

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by Travis

Does anyone know the subtitles for Forrest Gump UK edition?

At amazon.uk £9.99; amazon.com $22.99.

English, English SDH, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

And just for good measure the audio is:

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French, Spanish, German, Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1

[Iron-Blu-123]

My order of The Ultimate Bourne Collection just arrived today. shipped last Wednesday.

[tcfiero]

Originally Posted by trex1993

I have a standard, unmodified U.S. Sony player, and it plays the UK-release Bourne trilogy movies AND extras just fine.

I have a US Region A PS3 and it plays the UK Bourne movies and extras with no problem. Same with the HP years 1-6, same with the BSG complete series. If you use a MC to check out on Amazon UK, you can use their currency converter which will charge your card in US dollars. This will let you know the exact price you will be paying. Word of caution, it does not work with AMEX. Not sure about Visa. Amex runs it as GBP and you will have to figure conversion and AMEX will charge conversion fee.

[Kyo28]

Nice thread! There's also a Buy 2 for £18 sale going on, with in it some titles like Inglourious Basterds, Public Ennemies and Last House on the Left. These are all region free and much cheaper than on Amazon US, if you calculate that it would come down to £9 a piece.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by Grubert

English, English SDH, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

And just for good measure the audio is:

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French, Spanish, German, Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1

Thank you Grubert.

[brsfan22]

Is there any way to tell is a seller will ship to the US? It seems like every seller that I try to buy from doesn't ship to my address.

[LumbeeChief]

Originally Posted by brsfan22

Is there any way to tell is a seller will ship to the US? It seems like every seller that I try to buy from doesn't ship to my address.

it will say something in the line of 'International delivery available' in the newc or used listing.

[Nielsb90]

I found the Spiderman box cheaper:

http://www.dvd.co.uk/DVD/Spider-Man-...00/product.htm

[Trean]

Originally Posted by bluskinsfan21

so i have a quick question for you guys... if I buy a UK bluray, what would the effect be on 24p capability. I thought UK blurays were PAL and the standard was 1080p50, so wouldn't it run at 25.something frames per second? So, we would get some hitching, correct? I understand the pull down would mitigate that (right?? haha), but just curious about 24p performance. I really want once on bluray, and there seems to be other great deals

Here are some tidbits of knowledge, from my limited knowledge on the subject.

Blu-ray spec is 1080p24.

PAL is a DVD broadcasting specification and 1080p50 is also a broadcasting specification.

So all you need to worry about when buying a blu from across the ocean is whether it will play on a Region A player (those typically sold in North America). Blu's are sometimes region encoded as A, B or C or some combination; region free typically meaning it is encoded as A,B,C.

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by Trean

Here are some tidbits of knowledge, from my limited knowledge on the subject.

Blu-ray spec is 1080p24.

PAL is a DVD broadcasting specification and 1080p50 is also a broadcasting specification.

So all you need to worry about when buying a blu from across the ocean is whether it will play on a Region A player (those typically sold in North America). Blu's are sometimes region encoded as A, B or C or some combination; region free typically meaning it is encoded as A,B,C.

Incorrect. It can also have video at 50Hz (576i, 576p, 720p and 1080i).

If a Blu-ray has such material, in order to play it you will need a player and display that support those refresh rates (or a player that converts to 60Hz).

So that's a factor in addition to region encoding.

[MikeZ.]

$16.95 FOR A SUPERIOR " TWISTER " ? OH YEAH...thanks guys !!!!