Which (if any) of the BD players do PAL to NTSC conversion?

I recently scored a boxset (3 dvds) and two other films for 16 Euro shipped on Amazon.co.uk. That was a damn bargain. I love their website. It seems like sometimes it's cheaper to buy from them than amazon.com.

A bit OT, but about Amazon.co.uk.

What's the secret to using the 3 for 2 offer? I've selected titles from the 3 for 2 pages, but when I go into my basket it shows them all at their cost, none show as free. When does it show the correct total minus the free item?

I've tried adding items from different pages as well as 3 from the same page, still never shows a free title.

You need to go through checkout - it will show the 'Promotion Applied' amount at the final step.

Gone with the Wind 4-disc is really cheap at amz.co.uk compared to the US release.

Same with Bridge on the River Kwai 2-disc LE. It doesn't include the promo booklet the R1 has, but all the other bonus features are intact.

Also, The Shield season sets are really cheap, and are the anamorphic widescreen versions, as opposed to the improperly open-matte 4:3 US releases.

The UK has really cheap box sets of shows like Monk and House that include all the seasons to date for about $8 per season after shipping, but the packaging is atrocious.

And if you're interested in the film Show Me Love, you can get it in a box set with three other Lukas Moodysson pictures for less than just the one movie sells in the US. It's still non-anamorphic though, and pretty barebones, though no worse than the R1.

Regarding subtitles on UK releases, a great site to refer to is dvd-subtitles.com

Be wary of the 5th season; I recently bought it from Amazon UK and the season finale has been edited down from its original 70 minutes to around 45 minutes. For no reason whatsoever.

I also got the Ally McBeal complete series set back in December for around $60 after shipping and that's a great set. No extras, but the last couple of seasons are widescreen, each season comes with a fairly thick episode summaries booklet, the packaging is great, and ALL of the music is intact. I doubt it will ever be released in the US with all of the music intact, the sales wouldn't be enough to justify the cost.

Do you know anything about S.1, 2, & 6...would I be missing out on anything by ordering those R2 versions?


BTW...their shipping is awesome. My most recent order placed last Wed (2/25) arrived today! And that was with the cheapest shipping option.

On my last order, Amazon UK didn't deduct VAT. Has this been happening to anyone else?

There are no cuts from seasons 1 or 6. There are some minor cuts from seasons 2 and 3, but we're talking 10-20 seconds, not large cuts like in season 5. See dvdcompare.net for more details.

If Amazon is not deducting VAT, it is because the item is distributed through their partner indigostarfish.com (look for the text "Items for dispatch to UK will be sold by Amazon's Preferred Merchant.") who does not include VAT in their prices.

Seasons 2 & 3 have cuts to two scenes. About 20 seconds in total. The UK version of season 1 doesn't have the pilot script like the US version, either. Season 6 is completely uncut. Personally, I'd still buy all of the sets but the 5th season (the missing 20 minutes pissed me off, but I just downloaded that episode and burned it to DVD instead of buying the US version). They're cheap and the cuts amount to mere seconds, nothing that really matters.

They're shipping is incredibly fast; every order seems like it comes a day earlier than the previous one. And they're always packed very well, I've never gotten anything damaged.

Thanks escee & golden...I think I'll pick up 1&2, save 6 for a later date and wait for a good price on the R1 season 5. I picked up 3&4 during the circuit city liquidation so I'm just trying to fill in the holes now.

It only shows the correct total on the final page of your order just prior to hitting the confirm order button.

The item(s) you ordered were probably shipped from their Jersey merchant Indigo Starfish. Since Jersey doesn't charge VAT, none is deducted for our orders.

Robotech Complete Saga Box set was just cut from 50 pounds to 18 pounds.

WOW! Thanks OP - one good thing to come out of the global recession...

I got:

REC - 2 disc
Wizard of Oz - 3 disc
Threads
When the Wind Blows
Phantasm II
Hellraiser III

for about $57 US shipped!!!! AWESOME

got my hitchcock set in the mail

Hanzo the Razor 3 disc box set from Eureka up for pre-order at Amazon.co.uk for 7.98GBP (6.94GBP after VAT removed). Its about $50 for most retailers here. The listing claims it is uncut too. Also from Eureka they have Female Prisoner Scorpion Trilogy for 10.17GBP after removing VAT, but this can be had pretty reasonably here.

Edit: Actually the film line-up on the Eureka Female Prisoner Scorpion Trilogy looks different than the line-up on the Media Blasters box set. The Eureka set contains Jailhouse 41 which is OOP here instead of Grudge Song which is in the Media Blasters set. I'm not familiar with these films but they look interesting. Maybe someone more familiar could clarify.

Worth mentioning that particular UK set has the proper Trilogy collection (#1-3) and has the 2nd film "Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41" which the U.S set does not have. The only U.S release for that particular film is long out of print.

The U.S Tokyo Shock collection has films #1, #3, and #4 in their Scorpion set.

Will these rip to my hard drive just like R1's do? I usually load dvd's onto my PC in order to move to the Tivo. Easier to watch since I usually watch in 30-40 minute spurts.

Much thanks, asianxcore. That's exactly the clarification I was looking for. I did find a review for the Eureka #1 film Scorpion and the reviewer noted problems that existed with the Media Blaster transfer (ghosting, combing) were on the Eureka disc as well. They surmised that the transfer is the same. The cover looks really cool except for the "series that inspired Kill Bill" tagline. I plan on ordering it as a blind buy.

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=63402
http://eurekavideo.co.uk/classics/fe...rpion-trilogy/

Here's the Hanzo set:
http://eurekavideo.co.uk/classics/ha...r-the-trilogy/
I've wanted the Hanzo set for awhile and this price is a giveaway.

No problem. I originally bought the Media Blasters release for cheap at a convention, then realized it was missing the 2nd film.

Luckily I picked up the R2 release via Amazon UK on the cheap, but it's discontinued now because it's being re-released in that set you linked.

If you remotely like exploitation films, you'll have a great time with the Scorpion films, blind buy or not

That Hanzo set is too cheap. Can't wait until April 6th comes along!

Wow, Eureka! really tamed down the cover art. Instead of the floating head they should have looked to outdo the US cover; maybe using the wooden "beating" post or the rice bag with a hole in it. I'd die if I saw either...

No reason for me to pick this release up (the transfer on the US release is great) but that is a great price for the set .....

I don't know what your tastes in film are, but for roughly $15-20USD you can't go wrong with the Scorpion trilogy, especially with the status of the US Female Convict release. Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion is probably the most imaginative WIP film ever created; a technical achievement of sorts for such a low budget film. And some consider Convict even better. Easy recommendation ...

ANybody hear if the UK release is censored at all?

Well, the listing is ...Hanzo The Razor (3 DVD Special Edition Box Set) (UNCUT)...so I would say no.

BTW...the prices have lowered on both Hanzo and Female Prisoner

Current Prices after VAT (in pounds):
Hanzo - 6.94
Female - 8.68

Going to pick up both even though I own Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion, but the copy I have I bought for $2-3 at a Hollywood Video closing and it skips badly in a couple parts.

Thanks for mentioning the sets Sub