Importing a player to the USA from the UK - yes, it works! - Blu-ray Forum

GrouchoDis · 10-31-2017, 03:08 PM

If you're going to spend big bucks, maybe one of the 220 region frees might be worth considering.

It looks like the LG BP450 is the one you want if you want an LG UK player with 3D:
http://www.lg.com/uk/blu-ray-dvd-players/lg-BP450
I noticed that it (along with others, like the BP250 that I have) also specific lists NTSC<-->PAL conversion as a feature. It's not sold by Amazon themselves but they do have marketplace sellers. Usually Amazon UK prices actually end up being cheaper as they normally show VAT, which we don't have to pay; I'm not sure if that's still true with marketplace sellers.

You may want to try a few of the LG models to see which you can get easiest. I might even consider a used/refurb if the price is right - if it does break, chances are you're not going to ship it back anyway. There's a eBay seller in Germany currently selling refurb BP450s for $62 + shipping, however much that is.

(To Amazon's credit, they told me in chat that they would pay full return shipping on my player when I first thought it was bad - which was going to cost nearly $50! The high cost of shipping made me look at other options which eventually led to the realization that all I needed was the cheap plug adapter.)

10-31-2017, 03:08 PM	#11
GrouchoDis Active Member Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Rochester, NY 4K collection:58 Blu-ray collection:1266 Digital collection:25	If you're going to spend big bucks, maybe one of the 220 region frees might be worth considering. It looks like the LG BP450 is the one you want if you want an LG UK player with 3D: http://www.lg.com/uk/blu-ray-dvd-players/lg-BP450 I noticed that it (along with others, like the BP250 that I have) also specific lists NTSC<-->PAL conversion as a feature. It's not sold by Amazon themselves but they do have marketplace sellers. Usually Amazon UK prices actually end up being cheaper as they normally show VAT, which we don't have to pay; I'm not sure if that's still true with marketplace sellers. You may want to try a few of the LG models to see which you can get easiest. I might even consider a used/refurb if the price is right - if it does break, chances are you're not going to ship it back anyway. There's a eBay seller in Germany currently selling refurb BP450s for $62 + shipping, however much that is. (To Amazon's credit, they told me in chat that they would pay full return shipping on my player when I first thought it was bad - which was going to cost nearly $50! The high cost of shipping made me look at other options which eventually led to the realization that all I needed was the cheap plug adapter.)

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