Amazon removing information from web site?
03-26-04, 02:51 AM
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Amazon removing information from web site?
Has anyone else noticed that Amazon has removed descriptive information from their web site for DVD products? They used to say if a DVD was letterboxed or anamorphic and they would list the special features on the DVD. I don't see any of that information any more. Does anyone know why?
03-26-04, 08:04 AM
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Yeah I noticed the same thing late last night and sent their CS department an email. Got the following response this morning:
Not really very helpful.
Thank you for writing to us at Amazon.com.
We apologize for the inconvenience you have experienced as a result
of the system error you encountered.
We will research the issue you have described. Often these errors
occur for only a short time, so we encourage you to return to our
web site and try again later.
Rest assured that we still provide that information regarding an item
if available from our suppliers.
For your reference, from the list of search results, click the name
of an item to reach the product detail page. On this page, you will
find more specific information about the product as well as reviews,
links to similar items, and the "Add to Shopping Cart" button.
If you have any further questions, please visit our Help pages:
http://www.amazon.com/help/
Thank you for shopping at Amazon.com.
We apologize for the inconvenience you have experienced as a result
of the system error you encountered.
We will research the issue you have described. Often these errors
occur for only a short time, so we encourage you to return to our
web site and try again later.
Rest assured that we still provide that information regarding an item
if available from our suppliers.
For your reference, from the list of search results, click the name
of an item to reach the product detail page. On this page, you will
find more specific information about the product as well as reviews,
links to similar items, and the "Add to Shopping Cart" button.
If you have any further questions, please visit our Help pages:
http://www.amazon.com/help/
Thank you for shopping at Amazon.com.
03-26-04, 09:01 AM
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You mean the Product Details section that says:
* Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, See more
* Director: Sofia Coppola
* Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
* Format: Color, Widescreen, Dolby
* Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
* Studio: Universal Studios
* DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
* From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia
* ASIN: B00005JMJ4
* Other Formats: VHS, DVD, Theatrical
* Average Customer Review: Based on 1088 reviews. Write a review.
* Amazon.com Sales Rank (DVD): 15
I don't remember there ever being a section listing all of the special features of the disc.
* Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, See more
* Director: Sofia Coppola
* Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
* Format: Color, Widescreen, Dolby
* Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
* Studio: Universal Studios
* DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
* From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia
* ASIN: B00005JMJ4
* Other Formats: VHS, DVD, Theatrical
* Average Customer Review: Based on 1088 reviews. Write a review.
* Amazon.com Sales Rank (DVD): 15
I don't remember there ever being a section listing all of the special features of the disc.
03-26-04, 09:07 AM
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No the "click here for Technical details" stuff USED to show whether the disc was anamorphic or not and what the soundtracks / subtitle options were along with all the bonus features that were on a disc... now it seems to be MIA
03-26-04, 12:54 PM
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Originally posted by renaldow
You mean the Product Details section that says:
* Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, See more
* Director: Sofia Coppola
* Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
* Format: Color, Widescreen, Dolby
* Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
* Studio: Universal Studios
* DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
* From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia
* ASIN: B00005JMJ4
* Other Formats: VHS, DVD, Theatrical
* Average Customer Review: Based on 1088 reviews. Write a review.
* Amazon.com Sales Rank (DVD): 15
I don't remember there ever being a section listing all of the special features of the disc.
You mean the Product Details section that says:
* Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, See more
* Director: Sofia Coppola
* Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
* Format: Color, Widescreen, Dolby
* Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
* Studio: Universal Studios
* DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
* From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia
* ASIN: B00005JMJ4
* Other Formats: VHS, DVD, Theatrical
* Average Customer Review: Based on 1088 reviews. Write a review.
* Amazon.com Sales Rank (DVD): 15
I don't remember there ever being a section listing all of the special features of the disc.
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03-26-04, 01:31 PM
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Here is an example of one which still exists although it only shows the number of discs in the set. It is for The Final Countdown (2-disc version).
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, See more
Director: Don Taylor
Encoding: All Regions
Format: Color, Dolby, Subtitled, DTS Surround Sound, Surround Sound, Widescreen, THX
Rated:
Studio: Blue Underground
DVD Release Date: March 30, 2004
DVD Features:
Number of discs: 2
From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia
ASIN: B00019GHQ6
Other Formats: VHS, VHS subtitled in Spanish, DVD widescreen with DTS Stereo, DVD
Average Customer Review: Based on 158 reviews. Write a review.
Amazon.com Sales Rank (DVD): 45
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, See more
Director: Don Taylor
Encoding: All Regions
Format: Color, Dolby, Subtitled, DTS Surround Sound, Surround Sound, Widescreen, THX
Rated:
Studio: Blue Underground
DVD Release Date: March 30, 2004
DVD Features:
Number of discs: 2
From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia
ASIN: B00019GHQ6
Other Formats: VHS, VHS subtitled in Spanish, DVD widescreen with DTS Stereo, DVD
Average Customer Review: Based on 158 reviews. Write a review.
Amazon.com Sales Rank (DVD): 45
03-27-04, 12:10 PM
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It also appears Amazon removed the imdb links to films from their website. I frequently used those links to get more information about a film that interested me on DVD. Now I have to go directly to the imdb site first to search for the title.
03-28-04, 02:20 AM
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At the end of the Product Details section there is a line that says "Click here for more technical details about this edition...".
At the bottom of the next screen there is a "Suggestion Box" section in blue where you can report missing or incorrect information on the page. I have been clicking the "Product information is missing important details" box and noting that the DVD special features are missing. Perhaps if enough people do that they will return as swiftly as they disappeared.
At the bottom of the next screen there is a "Suggestion Box" section in blue where you can report missing or incorrect information on the page. I have been clicking the "Product information is missing important details" box and noting that the DVD special features are missing. Perhaps if enough people do that they will return as swiftly as they disappeared.
03-31-04, 11:05 PM
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Looks like Amazon is back to putting the information on many of their DVDs again. Even the imdb links are back. Probably will never get an explanation to what happened but hopefully that's the end of it.
