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I've been shopping region free boxsets on Amazon.co.uk, and there are some really good deals on there. Shipping takes longer than Amazon.com for obvious reasons but is very reasonable.

Alien Anthology: ~$23

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alien-Anthol...5524015&sr=8-1

Batman Anthology: ~17

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Batman-Pictu...5524047&sr=1-1

X-Men Quadrilogy: ~$20

http://www.amazon.co.uk/X-Men-Quadri...f=pd_cp_d_h__1

Spider-Man Trilogy: ~ $23

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spider-Man-T...pd_sim_d_h__49

Also decent deals on boxsets for:

Matrix
Harry Potter
Star Wars
Bourne
Back to the Future
Planet of the Apes
Lethal Weapon

Be sure to do your homework on what's included compared to US versions and make sure you're getting region free. I'm very happy with the Alien set.

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And;

BattleStar Galactica - $68 delivered

I cant post links - but that is the delivered cost to NY

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Millennium Trilogy Extended is great Price compared to US version as well

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I looked on the site, it says these discs are Region 2/3, will they play on a regular player that's not region free here?

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My order total was £44.74 (actually used my UK CC, so that was my actual payment)

But converted to dollars

Oh, actually I now get $69.38 (1.55), but never realised Amazon used a different rate - though as I say, I paid in Sterking anyway

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Thanks, hariseldon! I'm glad I asked first.

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Yeah, like I said in the OP...do a bit of homework first. For the most part, you'll find at least one review on Amazon confirming US compatibility if that's the case.

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Torchwood complete series 1-4 can be had for $61 and change. That's much better than the $63 for series 1-3 from amazon.com.

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I'm sure this has been asked one thousand times, but let me make it one thousand and one... A "Region Free" disc set will play on any US player? I have a Sony, -I don't know if that's Region A or Region Free ...but in theory will it play "Region Free" sets?

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weird, no idea about the millennium trilogy

i have region free player, so i didnt hestitate to buy it, that being said, it usually requires a code to play region B stuff, though just tested again and i dont have to enter the region B code for these to work.

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Mission Impossible is 17 pounds sterling but I might hold off since I don't really like the second one and I'm sure a new set will include #4.

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What credit card do you have? I thought they all charged a 3% conversion fee nowadays...

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Its only $19.99 on the US site. That is much cheaper than 17 pounds

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^ Thanks for that. I have a Citi Visa Signature Card. Perhaps that doesn't have the foreign transaction fee. I'll have to look into it...

EDIT: Darn, it does have a fee. :( I do have a Discover Card, but it's a Walmart Discover Card, so not sure if that follows the same fee guidelines. I think I may get a Capitol One card before my next overseas vacation...

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Good point: I forgot I'd been following the U.S. thread for a while and decided not to buy, but I revived my interest in the set when my kids showed some willingness to see the films.

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Ordered the Millennium Trilogy Extended Ed. on 12/20. It shipped on 12/21 and I received it today. Total for me was $29.13 plus any possible fees from my card.

Shipping wise, not too bad considering it shipped during the holiday season.

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Considering the quality of Miracle Day I'd rather pay 2 extra bucks to not have it... sure, I'll probably add it to my collection in the future, but it was just not good ol' BBC Torchwood.

It should be completely compatible with all Blu-ray players, too, since it was shot primarily in North America... in 24p (and none of that 1080i/50 crap), AFAIK.

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Not a blu-ray deal, but Amazon UK currently has the 9-DVD Harold Lloyd collection for under $17 shipped:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Harold-Lloyd...5630716&sr=1-1

Peter

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For anyone interested, The Godfather trilogy goes for around $35 shipped. Pretty good bargain, albeit slightly less agressive.

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Peter, thank you so much for posting this deal! It turned out to be $15.00 shipped! A fantastic bargain given that the U.S. set is OOP and going for over a hundred dollars in the Marketplace. This set is comparable, missing only two of his sound films.

Amazon UK does NOT take Discover and I wasn't able to use my Cap One card to waive the conversion fee so I went with an AMEX at 2.7%.

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I thought that somebody had said that this release was Region B locked.

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I believe it is. I haven't had a chance to find out for myself, but luckily I have a couple of region free players that should handle it regardless.

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I ordered the Superman Anthology which shipped on 12/20 and I still haven't received it. I'm starting to get worried...

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In for one on the Harold Lloyd set.............thanks, Prog! I pray that it is dispatched with all due alacrity.

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I've read that series 4 is 1080/50i, which depending on your player, might not play.

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Although it was shot in America, I haven't seen any reports on what cameras (and what settings) were used. If it were the same cameras/settings that were used for the UK-based episodes, then 1080i/50 would be the 'native' format. Just because most of it was set in the US (with UK location work, too) and was a Starz co-production is no guarantee--or reason to assume--it was shot to US standards. I think the BBC actually handled the production-side of things (and Starz just provided money), so odds are they'd have given preference to their own needs.

About the only way anyone can know (without being given information from the BBC) would be to take a Region B set (which is 50hz) and a Region A set (which is 60hz) and watch them side-by-side using equipment that is fully compatible with the signal they're being fed (i.e. no conversion) and see if one can notice which one is superior.

I think it's more likely that 1080i/50 is the native format and the Region A set is the one that's been converted, not the other way around. I would like to know a definitive answer, though.

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DUPLICATE POST (mods, please delete!)

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it is Region B.

I have the set.

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How. Much shipped star wars ?

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It takes a little while...probably longer over Christmas.

Bet you have it by now.

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Nope, still don't (and mail already came today) :(
I've ordered from them a few times and don't recall it taking more than about a week before. And the fact that someone else in this thread had something shipped a day later and received it earlier this week doesn't make me feel any better.

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Joltman,
You are not alone. I placed my original order for the Superman Anthology on December 11th. I hadn't received it by the 24th, so I contacted them. They told me to follow up on the 27th. I still hadn't received it, so they told me they would send me a replacement.

This past Tuesday I received one of the copies. Yesterday, I received a second copy. I don't know which was the original or replacement, but this is the second time I have had this experience with Amazon.co.uk (also with Alien). In each case, I received two copies of what I ordered, but there was a huge delay in their arrival. To their credit, they did not charge me for the extra set either time.

Coop

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Last night I bit the bullet and ordered Alien Anthology. I'm not wild about ordering from a foreign site and have seen this set for ages without pulling the trigger, but yesterday noticed that there's a new slightly cheaper, stripped-down, Region 2-locked, 4-disc edition coming out and I was concerned that this better version might be no longer available soon. According to Amazon.uk converter, it came to $24.95 shipped

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Cool, I've been ready to buy and this finally pushed me over the edge. Thx :up:

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coop if your not returning the second copy wanna trade it?

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It's always been slow for me...at least 2-3 weeks to Texas.

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For those that haven't ordered from amazon uk before: the prices are great, but do note that some of the BD sets are quite a bit bigger/thicker than the US equivalent. I got the Harry Potter set and the Batman anthology set (was on sale for £9.99 for one day only) and they are both thicker than the DVD set of One Foot In The Grave complete series and Xmas specials set I also ordered.

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Before you do anything with that spare set, though, don't be surprised if you get an email from them asking for you to send back the second set or be charged for it. Last year in Dec, a similar thing happened to me (though it was with a LARGE multi-item order, so that might explain why they didn't just let it go), I had a shipment that was about a month late. They agreed to send a replacement. Naturally, by the time the original finally turned up, they'd already sent out the second.

I kept the duplicate items shrink-wrapped and sitting in the closet, just in case they wanted it returned and sure enough, a couple months later, they sent an email stating something to the effect of "apparently, both your original order and the replacement have arrived. If you do not wish to be charged for the replacement shipment...."

I'm not sure how they were able to figure out the original shipment finally arrived unless they just tracked it up to the time it left the UK, but just be prepared and don't do anything with the extra one if you're not prepared to have to pay for it.

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Too bad. That is a nice price for the Millennium Trilogy.

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Good to hear it's not just me. I just contacted Amazon UK as today it's been three weeks since it shipped.