My first import order! - Blu-ray Forum

deadhatetheliving · 01-04-2009, 08:24 AM

Well I did it. I finally pulled the trigger and imported some blus. I blame the sale on Amazon UK buy 2 get 3rd one free.

I ordered
-The Fog
-Escape from New York
-Thirteen Ghost
-Predator 2

Hell ya more John Carpenter!

jw · 01-04-2009, 08:27 AM

good choices, i just pulled the trigger on the batmans

deadhatetheliving · 01-04-2009, 08:29 AM

I feel good about it like i'm not getting screwed.

unjichan · 01-04-2009, 11:21 AM

My first import from non-us ever is... High School Musical

But, all my blu-rays are imports anyway cuz i'm in thailand ><

jw · 01-04-2009, 11:25 AM

biggest confusion is the actual cost, with the exchange rates and everything else it gets confusing. Best thing is you did it with Amazon and they have the best customer service so if any issues arrive they will cover them

perfectdark · 01-04-2009, 12:23 PM

pulled the trigger on Batman the movie 1989

didn't bother with the other batmans as they all sucked cow dung

ssmith3046 · 01-04-2009, 12:52 PM

I have never bought a movie from Amazon UK. Do they take care of the exchange rate. Is it a pain to import?

cartman781 · 01-04-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ssmith3046

I have never bought a movie from Amazon UK. Do they take care of the exchange rate. Is it a pain to import?

You CC company will but they may charge you an exchange fee. Mine usually charges me $1 or 2

naturephoto1 · 01-04-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ssmith3046

I have never bought a movie from Amazon UK. Do they take care of the exchange rate. Is it a pain to import?

I bought The Planet Earth Series from Amazon.co.uk. It was quite easy. Yes the exchange rate was taken care of. The package was well packaged and arrived quickly in excellent condition with no issues.

Rich

ssmith3046 · 01-04-2009, 01:01 PM

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

ssmith3046 · 01-04-2009, 01:14 PM

I'm new at this import thing. Does PAL mean that the DVD is region free?

Kynch · 01-04-2009, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssmith3046

I'm new at this import thing. Does PAL mean that the DVD is region free?

Nope. Just means that it's not NTSC. :P

Siri · 01-04-2009, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssmith3046

I'm new at this import thing. Does PAL mean that the DVD is region free?

No, Pal does not mean that it is region free
http://www.blu-raystats.com/Imports/...?OrderBy=Price

the movies highlighted in green on that list are region free

Bruce Morrison · 01-04-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ssmith3046

I'm new at this import thing. Does PAL mean that the DVD is region free?

PAL isn't even relevant for movies on Blu-ray discs, as PAL and NTSC are standard definition TV systems. Amazon UK shouldn't be showing PAL in their product descriptions for BDs. I've e-mailed them about this in the past, but of course they just ignored it and blithely carried on getting it wrong.

If you're importing BDs from the UK, there is one point to bear in mind apart from the region-coding issue. The extras on a BD are usually in standard definition and will therefore be in either NTSC or PAL. If they are in PAL, your US Blu-ray player will probably not be able to play them, even though it will play the actual movie quite happily.

BDs released in the UK by the major Hollywood studios will almost always have the SD extras in NTSC, as NTSC (unlike PAL) can be handled by all BD players worldwide. However, BDs released in the UK by smaller independent releasing companies (such as ITV for example) will often have the SD extras in PAL, so these are the ones you'll need to watch for if the ability to play extras is important to you.

And there are just a few UK BDs that START with a PAL trailer even before displaying the menu! These ones would be completely unplayable on most US BD players.

DrrnHarr · 01-04-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ssmith3046

I have never bought a movie from Amazon UK. Do they take care of the exchange rate. Is it a pain to import?

I bought DVDs all the time from Amazon UK to play on my region-free DVD player and never had a problem. I was very impressed with their customer service.

BScratcha · 01-04-2009, 02:07 PM

Isn't that Escape from New York like a 480p upconvert or something? Thought I read that here or on avsforum. I passed on it for that reason, but if someone else knows differently, I'd reconsider.

Anyway, I also jumped into the amazon.uk fray last week, picked up...

Zulu
Predator 2
Almost Famous
Batman
Batman Returns
Hostage
Goonies

ssmith3046 · 01-04-2009, 02:10 PM

Thanks for all the good info.

jw · 01-04-2009, 02:14 PM

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

very reliable

DO NOT let Amazon convert the currency, let your CC company do it as you will save more.

www.xe.com for a quick reference

ascotinmpls · 01-04-2009, 02:18 PM

Good time to be importing too.

The pound has weakened over the past couple of months, so you are getting better value for the dollar than you did last year, or even this summer.

All my family are in the UK so I have been used to getting screwed when I ordered Xmas and birthday presents from Amazon.co.uk. This time last year, if you spent 50 GBP it cost you around $100. Today it only costs you around $70.

......on my way to Amazon.co.uk

ssmith3046 · 01-04-2009, 02:27 PM

I'm going to order Ipcress File right now. Again, my thanks for all the help!

01-04-2009, 08:24 AM	#1
deadhatetheliving Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Virginia Beach, VA Home Theater Gallery:51 4K collection:812 Blu-ray collection:2694 DVD collection:90 Prime collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:7	My first import order! Well I did it. I finally pulled the trigger and imported some blus. I blame the sale on Amazon UK buy 2 get 3rd one free. I ordered -The Fog -Escape from New York -Thirteen Ghost -Predator 2 Hell ya more John Carpenter!

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01-04-2009, 11:21 AM	#4
unjichan Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Bangkok, Thailand 4K collection:452 Blu-ray collection:2464 Blu-ray reviews:1	My first import from non-us ever is... High School Musical But, all my blu-rays are imports anyway cuz i'm in thailand ><

01-04-2009, 11:25 AM	#5
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	biggest confusion is the actual cost, with the exchange rates and everything else it gets confusing. Best thing is you did it with Amazon and they have the best customer service so if any issues arrive they will cover them

01-04-2009, 12:23 PM	#6
perfectdark Expert Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:51 Blu-ray collection:55 Blu-ray reviews: 59 Trading Score:14	pulled the trigger on Batman the movie 1989 didn't bother with the other batmans as they all sucked cow dung

01-04-2009, 12:52 PM	#7
ssmith3046 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 9	I have never bought a movie from Amazon UK. Do they take care of the exchange rate. Is it a pain to import?

01-04-2009, 01:01 PM	#10
ssmith3046 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 9	Thanks, I'll give it a try.

01-04-2009, 01:14 PM	#11
ssmith3046 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 9	I'm new at this import thing. Does PAL mean that the DVD is region free?

01-04-2009, 02:07 PM	#16
BScratcha Banned Member since:Dec 2008	Isn't that Escape from New York like a 480p upconvert or something? Thought I read that here or on avsforum. I passed on it for that reason, but if someone else knows differently, I'd reconsider. Anyway, I also jumped into the amazon.uk fray last week, picked up... Zulu Predator 2 Almost Famous Batman Batman Returns Hostage Goonies

01-04-2009, 02:10 PM	#17
ssmith3046 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 9	Thanks for all the good info.

01-04-2009, 02:14 PM	#18
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	http://bluray.liesinc.net/index.php?region=b very reliable DO NOT let Amazon convert the currency, let your CC company do it as you will save more. www.xe.com for a quick reference

01-04-2009, 02:18 PM	#19
ascotinmpls Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Portland, OR 4K collection:26 Blu-ray collection:637 Trading Score:8	Good time to be importing too. The pound has weakened over the past couple of months, so you are getting better value for the dollar than you did last year, or even this summer. All my family are in the UK so I have been used to getting screwed when I ordered Xmas and birthday presents from Amazon.co.uk. This time last year, if you spent 50 GBP it cost you around $100. Today it only costs you around $70. ......on my way to Amazon.co.uk

01-04-2009, 02:27 PM	#20
ssmith3046 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 9	I'm going to order Ipcress File right now. Again, my thanks for all the help!

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