good online shop for hong kong / asian films? - Blu-ray Forum

chisam · 07-31-2008, 01:27 AM

looks like hong kong blu-ray releases are coming out at a good clip these days...

anyone know of a good online store for these things?

kamenriderrx · 07-31-2008, 01:44 AM

dddhouse is pretty good and yesasia is okay. I've used both in the past few years.

chisam · 07-31-2008, 01:53 AM

yeah, i've used yesasia but they're pretty expensive, especially for us canadians (with shipping)

lgans316 · 07-31-2008, 03:28 AM

www.play-asia.com

They issue $5 coupons with every purchase than can be applied on future orders worth $50 or above. If you have a friend who is an affiliate member then you can get $10 coupons from him/her instead of $5 and apply it through the affiliate link on orders worth $50 or more.

chisam · 07-31-2008, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by lgans316

www.play-asia.com

They issue $5 coupons with every purchase than can be applied on future orders worth $50 or above. If you have a friend who is an affiliate member then you can get $10 coupons from him/her instead of $5 and apply it through the affiliate link on orders worth $50 or more.

play-asia looks pretty good but i'm not sure about "ships within 1-5 days", isn't it usually 1-2 days? i'm pretty impatient about my import titles lol...

i also just found this site...www.blu-asia.com

looks good but has a fairly small selection, has anyone tried them before?

glenn-bob · 08-18-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by chisam

play-asia looks pretty good but i'm not sure about "ships within 1-5 days", isn't it usually 1-2 days? i'm pretty impatient about my import titles lol...

i also just found this site...www.blu-asia.com

looks good but has a fairly small selection, has anyone tried them before?

ya that's a good looking site but I find it hard to believe that there are NO horror movies on there. Guess I will wait.

Kilian · 08-21-2008, 10:17 PM

For Hong Kong Blu-ray releases, DDDHouse.com has so far been more competitively priced (with shipping added) than yesasia, especially before release before the price goes up.

Yesasia carries Japan and Korean releases and a larger selection of stuff other than BDs. Japanese stuff might be cheaper from a Japanese online shop.

DDDHouse has been shipping my BDs with registered mail (signature required). Yesasia ships to a warehouse in the US or Canada and therefore takes longer (about two weeks). Neither ship before release date.

djvitamind · 09-14-2008, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by chisam

i also just found this site...www.blu-asia.com

looks good but has a fairly small selection, has anyone tried them before?

I ordered "Assembly" and "Mad Detective" from them on the 10th of August. Their site showed both as "In Stock - Ships Within 1-2 Days. I didn't even hear a word from them until the 13th and that was after I emailed them asking the status. Their reply "We expect your order to ship this weekend. Your order was made August 10 so this is standard for all products marked "Ships Within 5-10 Days".
I checked the site and sure enough both movies now show "Ships Within 5-10 Days". Next email I got was on the 19th "Your order has been updated to the following status. New status: Delivered"

I didn't receive the package until Friday August 30th. Meanwhile I placed an order with Xploited Cinema for the first time on the 19th for import versions of "Almost Famous" and "Monster" and received them both on the 22nd.

I don't recommend blu-asia.

Ranger-R · 09-18-2008, 04:51 AM

Well just ordered The Warlords from DDDhouse thanks to this thread, almost ordered from ebay. then saw yesasia, my regular sensasian.com didn't carry it. So hope it all goes well. This movie looks great, Jet Li, Andy Lau. Has anyone seen Three Kingdoms? any good?

pro-bassoonist · 09-18-2008, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by djvitamind

I don't recommend blu-asia.

YesAsia come very highly recommended.

Pro-B

Old Bones · 09-21-2008, 02:28 PM

HK Flix is good also.....

http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/media.5.../qx/titles.htm

djvitamind · 09-22-2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

YesAsia come very highly recommended.

Pro-B

Thanks I used them and hkflix before. Was hoping to actually find a place that had the movies in stock in the US.

Edwin78 · 09-22-2008, 06:00 PM

How long does it take to get the order from DDDHouse? I ordered Red Cliff blu-ray from ebay, it will probably take like 2-3 weeks before I get it. Will I get it faster if I've ordered it from DDDHouse? I may try them next time.

kpkelley · 09-22-2008, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Edwin78

How long does it take to get the order from DDDHouse? I ordered Red Cliff blu-ray from ebay, it will probably take like 2-3 weeks before I get it. Will I get it faster if I've ordered it from DDDHouse? I may try them next time.

7-10 days on average for me. For Example, I ordered both Red Cliffs (9/10) and Chinese Odyssey (09/11). I received them on 09/17 and 09/19, respectively.

pro-bassoonist · 09-22-2008, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by djvitamind

Thanks I used them and hkflix before. Was hoping to actually find a place that had the movies in stock in the US.

I am unaware of a US vendor that could or would beat the street dates Asian vendors introduce. My experience with YesAsia has always been extremely pleasing hence the reason why I favor them over everyone else (not only they offer fast free international shipping but they have an excellent point system which allows you to acquire free discs...at least this is what they introduced during the DVD-strong era).

Pro-B

Sky_Captain · 09-23-2008, 10:34 PM

Yesasia are quite frankly, the bomb. You pay slightly more, but it is so much worth it for the service. I also can't knock DDDHouse either, I've always had marvelous service from them.

actyper · 09-24-2008, 01:23 PM

+ theres always $5off coupons to use at YesAsia

chisam · 12-09-2008, 03:15 AM

just got red cliff from blu-asia.com and got it pretty quick... i thought i'd try them out and it worked out nicely with their free shipping.

benzgrl · 12-09-2008, 02:43 PM

Has anyone tried Amazon.co.jp (Japan)? Their prices seem to be cheaper than both yesasia or playasia (at least the one item I was looking at), but not sure how much they would charge for shipping internationally.

What's cool is the site allows you to translate the page in English.

AnimeOnBlu · 12-09-2008, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by benzgrl

Has anyone tried Amazon.co.jp (Japan)? Their prices seem to be cheaper than both yesasia or playasia (at least the one item I was looking at), but not sure how much they would charge for shipping internationally.

What's cool is the site allows you to translate the page in English.

Amazon JP charges roughly 20$ for shipping for a single movie.

07-31-2008, 01:27 AM	#1
chisam Member Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:34	good online shop for hong kong / asian films? looks like hong kong blu-ray releases are coming out at a good clip these days... anyone know of a good online store for these things?

08-21-2008, 10:17 PM	#7
Kilian Member Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	Yesasia v. DDDHouse For Hong Kong Blu-ray releases, DDDHouse.com has so far been more competitively priced (with shipping added) than yesasia, especially before release before the price goes up. Yesasia carries Japan and Korean releases and a larger selection of stuff other than BDs. Japanese stuff might be cheaper from a Japanese online shop. DDDHouse has been shipping my BDs with registered mail (signature required). Yesasia ships to a warehouse in the US or Canada and therefore takes longer (about two weeks). Neither ship before release date.

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07-31-2008, 01:44 AM	#2
kamenriderrx Active Member Member since:May 2008 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:801 Trading Score:44	dddhouse is pretty good and yesasia is okay. I've used both in the past few years.

07-31-2008, 01:53 AM	#3
chisam Member Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:34	yeah, i've used yesasia but they're pretty expensive, especially for us canadians (with shipping)

07-31-2008, 03:28 AM	#4
lgans316 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Location:RM16, United Kingdom Blu-ray reviews:17 Trading Score:498	www.play-asia.com They issue $5 coupons with every purchase than can be applied on future orders worth $50 or above. If you have a friend who is an affiliate member then you can get $10 coupons from him/her instead of $5 and apply it through the affiliate link on orders worth $50 or more.

09-18-2008, 04:51 AM	#9
Ranger-R Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Washington Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:1808 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:80	Well just ordered The Warlords from DDDhouse thanks to this thread, almost ordered from ebay. then saw yesasia, my regular sensasian.com didn't carry it. So hope it all goes well. This movie looks great, Jet Li, Andy Lau. Has anyone seen Three Kingdoms? any good?

09-21-2008, 02:28 PM	#11
Old Bones Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Port Coquitlam B.C. Canada Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:1	HK Flix is good also..... http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/media.5.../qx/titles.htm

09-22-2008, 06:00 PM	#13
Edwin78 Member Member since:Mar 2007	How long does it take to get the order from DDDHouse? I ordered Red Cliff blu-ray from ebay, it will probably take like 2-3 weeks before I get it. Will I get it faster if I've ordered it from DDDHouse? I may try them next time.

09-23-2008, 10:34 PM	#16
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	Yesasia are quite frankly, the bomb. You pay slightly more, but it is so much worth it for the service. I also can't knock DDDHouse either, I've always had marvelous service from them.

09-24-2008, 01:23 PM	#17
actyper Senior Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Toronto, Canada Trading Score:44	+ theres always $5off coupons to use at YesAsia

12-09-2008, 03:15 AM	#18
chisam Member Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:34	just got red cliff from blu-asia.com and got it pretty quick... i thought i'd try them out and it worked out nicely with their free shipping.

12-09-2008, 02:43 PM	#19
benzgrl Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Las Vegas, NV, USA Blu-ray collection:235 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:101	Has anyone tried Amazon.co.jp (Japan)? Their prices seem to be cheaper than both yesasia or playasia (at least the one item I was looking at), but not sure how much they would charge for shipping internationally. What's cool is the site allows you to translate the page in English.

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