a wolf at fullmoon
CAGiversary!
1) I encourage everyone to browse through both amazon.com and amazon.co.uk. Search for some popular box sets on Blu, like Fast and the Furious, Spiderman, Mission: Impossible and The Bourne Trilogy. If you compare the two prices from both web sites, results come up like:
Spiderman: US - $62.99 UK - approx. $32.55
Fast and Furious: US - $54.59 (Fast and Furious 4 sold seperately) UK - approx. 23.93 (Fast and Furious 4 included)
The Bourne Trilogy: US - $65.99 UK - approx. $23.26
Planet Earth BBC: US - $37.99 (Goldbox DotD) UK - approx. $23.93
*Prices are current as of April 22, 2010 and are subject to change
2) The next step is figuring out which titles are region-free (can play on all Blu-Ray players around the world). All titles I listed above are completely region-free. For others, that's where this website comes in: http://blurayregioncodes.com/index.php?region=b
Here, all the titles that are region-free will be in green, and those that are not will be in pink. Note that some Blu-Ray's have a note next to the "yes" symbol, which could range from the extras not working (if they were shot in SD), or the disc not working on some Blu-Ray players (i.e. a PS3). If there's a simple "yes" there next to the title you're looking for, you're good to go.
3) Obviously, the shipping from amazon.co.uk is not free and the price incrementally goes up the more you add to your basket. However, with 3 box sets in my basket using the cheapest shipping option possible, the shipping came out to approximately $7.77, which obviously still makes ordering from amazon.co.uk the far better deal. Give it 2 weeks or so to get here, but I think in this case patience is certainly a virtue.
4) You can sign in to amazon.co.uk the same way you could with amazon.com, plus it has your account and shipping information stored there as well. No prime benefits, though.
5) The prices at the check out screen will be in both GBP and USD for your reference. I hope this was helpful.
Spiderman: US - $62.99 UK - approx. $32.55
Fast and Furious: US - $54.59 (Fast and Furious 4 sold seperately) UK - approx. 23.93 (Fast and Furious 4 included)
The Bourne Trilogy: US - $65.99 UK - approx. $23.26
Planet Earth BBC: US - $37.99 (Goldbox DotD) UK - approx. $23.93
*Prices are current as of April 22, 2010 and are subject to change
2) The next step is figuring out which titles are region-free (can play on all Blu-Ray players around the world). All titles I listed above are completely region-free. For others, that's where this website comes in: http://blurayregioncodes.com/index.php?region=b
Here, all the titles that are region-free will be in green, and those that are not will be in pink. Note that some Blu-Ray's have a note next to the "yes" symbol, which could range from the extras not working (if they were shot in SD), or the disc not working on some Blu-Ray players (i.e. a PS3). If there's a simple "yes" there next to the title you're looking for, you're good to go.
3) Obviously, the shipping from amazon.co.uk is not free and the price incrementally goes up the more you add to your basket. However, with 3 box sets in my basket using the cheapest shipping option possible, the shipping came out to approximately $7.77, which obviously still makes ordering from amazon.co.uk the far better deal. Give it 2 weeks or so to get here, but I think in this case patience is certainly a virtue.
4) You can sign in to amazon.co.uk the same way you could with amazon.com, plus it has your account and shipping information stored there as well. No prime benefits, though.
5) The prices at the check out screen will be in both GBP and USD for your reference. I hope this was helpful.