Blu-ray has no street support in UK. - Blu-ray Forum

richieb1971 · 12-22-2007, 02:33 PM

I went looking for street bargains in the town of Bedford in the UK this past week and I have to say its quite hard to find any movies at all.

There are 2 gaming stores that stock BD movies and they had about 4-8 movie titles to choose from. CEX (Computer exchange) had a few used movies but again it was lacking any variety of titles.

So, does your town suffer the same as mine? Has blu-ray not even reached the penetration to get mass bricks and mortar support on our streets?

I did find a Fantastic Four in a comic store for £10, which I snapped up in a nano second. Obviously online is where it is at, but that isn't enough to get mass market support. I would have expected a BD section in every DVD store by now.

aygie · 12-22-2007, 03:02 PM

I live in a tiny island and its Blu everywhere.

blu-rayfan101 · 12-22-2007, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Aygie

I live in a tiny island and its Blu everywhere.

What tiny island is that?

thompson340 · 12-22-2007, 04:05 PM

I live in Watford and numerous shops sell BDs. Gamestation; Zavvi/ Virgin Megastores; HMV; Tesco; Asda. I buy most of my movies on play.com due to the cheaper prices, but some high street retailers have a pretty good selection, others not so good.

DetroitSportsFan · 12-22-2007, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by blu-rayfan101

What tiny island is that?

The island of Sodor.

Zyclone · 12-22-2007, 09:11 PM

the local blockbuster , target and eb sell games but target has the only large selection but lately they have'nt been stocking any new releases so its starting to get a bit annoying.

aygie · 12-22-2007, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by blu-rayfan101

What tiny island is that?

Jersey! (Old Jersey, not the New one

)

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Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

The island of Sodor.

??????????

crackinhedz · 12-22-2007, 09:50 PM

Blu-ray has no street support in UK.

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Originally Posted by richieb1971

I went looking for street bargains in the town of Bedford in the UK this past week and I have to say its quite hard to find any movies at all.

town of Bedford = No Street Support in U.K.? (isnt the U.K. pretty big?)

...what is street support?

mattym · 12-22-2007, 09:52 PM

well ive been in asda today and they had many, and tesco, and woolworths, and hmv....there is a pattern here...plenty of uk support.

BluMonkey · 12-22-2007, 10:41 PM

High street prices in UK Cr@p ... I buy off amazon.co.uk US sellers ... never cost anymore than £10 inc delivery ... also bought off .com but only from amazon due to shipping costs ... I've been lucky reading some posts as none of mine have been stopped ...

I also bought some from dvd.co.uk

Kirsty_Mc · 12-22-2007, 10:52 PM

I've not realy been looking much for high street Blu-Ray... the prices put me off. Online is where I get mine. Reasonable prices and often a deal on them.

I had a look in Borders, they had a good selection, but the prices were exorbitant. Asda was a bit better, but nowhere as good as Play, Sendit or amazon.co.uk.

12-22-2007, 02:33 PM	#1
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	Blu-ray has no street support in UK. I went looking for street bargains in the town of Bedford in the UK this past week and I have to say its quite hard to find any movies at all. There are 2 gaming stores that stock BD movies and they had about 4-8 movie titles to choose from. CEX (Computer exchange) had a few used movies but again it was lacking any variety of titles. So, does your town suffer the same as mine? Has blu-ray not even reached the penetration to get mass bricks and mortar support on our streets? I did find a Fantastic Four in a comic store for £10, which I snapped up in a nano second. Obviously online is where it is at, but that isn't enough to get mass market support. I would have expected a BD section in every DVD store by now.

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12-22-2007, 03:02 PM	#2
aygie Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:PSN Network: Aygie Blu-ray collection:99	I live in a tiny island and its Blu everywhere.

12-22-2007, 04:05 PM	#4
thompson340 Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Herts, UK Blu-ray reviews:1	I live in Watford and numerous shops sell BDs. Gamestation; Zavvi/ Virgin Megastores; HMV; Tesco; Asda. I buy most of my movies on play.com due to the cheaper prices, but some high street retailers have a pretty good selection, others not so good.

12-22-2007, 09:11 PM	#6
Zyclone Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Somewhere over the rainbow Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:304	the local blockbuster , target and eb sell games but target has the only large selection but lately they have'nt been stocking any new releases so its starting to get a bit annoying.

12-22-2007, 09:52 PM	#9
mattym Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007	well ive been in asda today and they had many, and tesco, and woolworths, and hmv....there is a pattern here...plenty of uk support.

12-22-2007, 10:41 PM	#10
BluMonkey Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:131	High street prices in UK Cr@p ... I buy off amazon.co.uk US sellers ... never cost anymore than £10 inc delivery ... also bought off .com but only from amazon due to shipping costs ... I've been lucky reading some posts as none of mine have been stopped ... I also bought some from dvd.co.uk

12-22-2007, 10:52 PM	#11
Kirsty_Mc Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:536 Blu-ray reviews: 21	I've not realy been looking much for high street Blu-Ray... the prices put me off. Online is where I get mine. Reasonable prices and often a deal on them. I had a look in Borders, they had a good selection, but the prices were exorbitant. Asda was a bit better, but nowhere as good as Play, Sendit or amazon.co.uk.

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