Amazon FR Vs. Amazon USA BD Price And Currency Comparison

[Kaminari]

Being French, I tend to agree

And I don't think being paid in euros has anything to do with the differences in the cost of life (talking about entertainment products here). And we're not exactly sleeping on gold mounds. I still remember ten years ago -- despite the dollar being 1.25 euros, I did all my DVD expenses at Amazon US because any disc would cost twice or three times more here (after conversion).

In France, DVD didn't really take off before 2001/2002, and then it was still considered as a luxury product -- while I was buying movies in the States by the dozen each month.

With the arrival of BD, the situation hasn't changed much. I was looking yesterday at Band of Brothers on Amazon US/UK and comparing with our local Amazon prices: €32 (SH included) versus €50! I almost popped an anevrism.

Is it then a wonder why France is the worldwide leader in Divx downloads?