Buying BDs from the UK (for North Americans)

[jc480]

I noticed that the UK has some pretty damn good prices on BDs. I purchased planet earth from the UK and the shipping rate was reasonable and delivery time was reasonable.

My question is...how do I know what movies I can purchase from Amazon UK that are 100% compatible with my BD player?

I've seen websites that say a certain movie is region free, but when I look on AmazonUK site it says PAL format.

I want to insure that the movie as well as the extras are region free. No point in buying a movie but the supplemental material is non-viewable.

Hoping for some direction.

[Beefbowl]

try here

http://bluray.liesinc.net/index.php?region=b

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by jc480

I noticed that the UK has some pretty damn good prices on BDs. I purchased planet earth from the UK and the shipping rate was reasonable and delivery time was reasonable.

My question is...how do I know what movies I can purchase from Amazon UK that are 100% compatible with my BD player?

I've seen websites that say a certain movie is region free, but when I look on AmazonUK site it says PAL format.

I want to insure that the movie as well as the extras are region free. No point in buying a movie but the supplemental material is non-viewable.
Hoping for some direction.

While many Blu-rays from Europe are region-free, most of the extra features will be in the PAL format. The vast majority of Region A BD players do not have the ability to play PAL material. A few do, like the new Oppo player and some of the early Samsung players. I do not know if your Pioneer is capable of playing PAL extras.