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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2009 edited
     

    Bluray Collections - New Site & Forum Discussion Area

    Introduction
    First off all a big thanks to Chris (aka weller96c) for suggesting back in November that it would be good to have a Blu-ray version of DVD Collections. He also helped with coming up with a list of popular blu-rays and prices which was great (even though I completed it too late to use most of the list!).

    Fast forward 7 or so months and I finally got everything set up and live. The main search will search only blu-rays (so you don't need to type in 'blu-ray' into your search box ) a search for Lost will only bring back blu-ray Lost boxsets.

    I'll put some of the more high profile Blu-ray box set releases on the homepage so you should have plenty of advance notice for a big release.

    US Blu-ray Search & Import Guide
    There's also a US Blu-ray search so you can compare prices of Blu-rays across the pond with prices listed in pounds. I've also written up an import guide and useful sites to check which blu-ray releases are region free and which are region A locked.

    Blu-ray Latest Releases
    You can also check the weeks new Blu-ray releases (updates every monday).

    Blu-ray Forum
    I'll make this discussion sticky so that we can use it for posting and discussing Blu-ray offers (the sequel to Rob's excellent Blu-ray thread) so please feel free to contribute with any feedback, deals or questions.

    So I hope you like the site and find it useful enough to add to your bookmarks and pass on to friends and leaders of countries etc :face-wink:

    Visit our new site: Bluray Collections

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2009
     

    First Blu-ray bargain to add to the discussion, this is £6 cheaper than elsewhere...

    Sin City 2 Disc Edition - £11.98 at Amazon

    Next cheapest - £17.99 at DVD Source

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      CommentAuthorrobtallica
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2009
     

    How wonderful :)

    A must-buy for any Blu-ray collector:

    Quantum of Solace [Blu-ray] - £12.98/99 at Amazon/Play

    Next best is £17.93 at Lovefilm

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      CommentAuthorrobtallica
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2009
     

    Cheapest Blu-ray I've ever seen:

    Beowulf and Grendel Blu-ray - £4.98/9 at Amazon/Play

    Next best is £8.89 at Sendit

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2009 edited
     

    Cheers Rob, you can now add me to the cheapest blu-ray I've ever seen club :-)

    P.S. Just fixed a bug in the search box at top right of Bluray Collections, should be working fine now in case anyone got weird results back.

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      CommentAuthorrobtallica
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2009 edited
     

    I was gonna message you about that...the searches came back as random. Had to use DVDC's top right search box to find it. I'll have another go.

    EDIT: Now works fine :)

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2009
     

    An old favourite of yours and and an old still not seen yet of mine...

    Band of Brothers Blu-ray (6 Disc Box Set) - £26.07 at Amazon

    Next cheapest - £33.93 at The Hut

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      CommentAuthorrobtallica
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2009
     

    Ratatouille - £10.95 at MyMemory

    Next best is £16.99 at PowerplayDirect

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      CommentAuthorrobtallica
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2009
     

    Not much cheaper than the next best, but a bargain price on one of my favourite releases of last year.

    Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street £7.98/99 at Amazon/HMV

    Next best is £8.95 at MyMemory

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      CommentAuthorweller96c
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2009
     

    WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!
    There was me thinking you had forgotten buddy!

    Looks perfect only problem is its gonna make me poor! Bad Times ... Weeeeell maybe not :)

    Congrats on getting it son buddy hope people spread the word and it takes over the world.

    All The Best
    :face-monkey:

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      CommentAuthorweller96c
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2009
     

    The Cronicles Of Naria


    £7.99 from HMV next cheapest - £13.95 my memory then after that £19.98 choices

    Cheers
    :face-monkey:

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      CommentAuthorweller96c
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2009
     

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

    £11.95 at my memory - next cheapest £15.98 at amazon

    Cheers
    :face-monkey:

    • CommentAuthorAckrotiri
    • CommentTimeJun 15th 2009
     

    Grant
    In your explanation of Duty charges for US imports, I think you've missed the fact that the Post Office sticks an £8 charge on as well as your import charges. I've been hit with this numerous times over the past year. It makes ordering a hit and miss affair.
    Another point, is that some US websites include the postage costs in their customs declaration, so you end up paying that as well. Discussions are not always an easy one trying to claim the postage costs back.
    Hope this makes sense. If not let me know and I'll try to be clearer.:face-confused:

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeJun 15th 2009 edited
     

    Cheers Weller!

    Thanks for the info Ackrotiri, that was one charge that passed me by, sounds like they doubled the fee from £4 a couple of years ago, pretty extortionate.

    I've amended the info on the site and added a link to the Royal Mail customs info.

    • CommentAuthorAckrotiri
    • CommentTimeJun 15th 2009
     

    It's the fact that you chose to order it to see it before its available in the UK, you pay the price and know that you're under the £18 but the US site includes the postage in the declaration & you're stitched up for 17.5% + £8 handling charge. :face-angry:

    You don't even know what exchange rate their using - plus a lot of items ordered from the US are posted from Belgium, so how that works I would like to know:face-confused:

    It's also non-negotiable because the PO state that you have to take it up with Customs & Excise - and you don't want them to get your name!! I tried it once last year & would not recommend it - going to the dentist for a root canal is easier & less painful

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeJun 15th 2009 edited
     

    Yeh, can see why many people get put off when you add up all the potential extra charges.

    Myself and some other members of the forum have used YesAsia in the past and been impressed with their service. This Grindhouse Box Set was popular at the time.

    They pay all customs & VAT charges so you won't be charged any more than what you pay on the site. Sometimes their prices can be more expensive but a there's a few decent offers to be had when you offset any potential extra charges. They have a large US Region 1 & US Blu-ray section and some interesting special edition releases.

    YesAsia Blu-rays

    Get $5 off for first time orders using our discount code: DVDCOLLECT

    • CommentAuthorAckrotiri
    • CommentTimeJun 15th 2009
     

    Thanks for that Grant.

    I basically object to the Post Office stitching me up. I see that I have already paid my postage costs & do not expect to have to pay again for the Post Office to deliver it - not even that because you have to go and collect it

    I have found DVDpacific.com - based in Florida. They put all orders through at $25.96 and their postage costs are way less than other oversea sites. A lot of their deliveries are from Belgium - Any thoughts on that one??

    Again like yours, they may be slightly more expensive but its all about swings and roundabouts.

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeJun 15th 2009
     

    Seen the DVDPacific site before but never used them myself, sounds good though.

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      CommentAuthorrobtallica
    • CommentTimeJun 16th 2009 edited
     

    Just had my first proper usage of the US Blu-ray search, it's very handy indeed.

    There's no current Blu-ray release of the Manga classic 'Akira' in the UK - typed in Akira into the US search and 5 results came up for me.

    Not cheap, but if I want to purchase a copy right now - I could from an Amazon marketplace seller. A visual feast that should look great in hidef.

    • CommentAuthorAckrotiri
    • CommentTimeJun 16th 2009
     

    My daughter uses UK2USA for Manga.

    I would not recommend using an American Amazon marketplace seller - you will find that they put inflated postage costs onto the order and they also tend to add the postage costs into the customs declaration.

    • CommentAuthorjake
    • CommentTimeJun 16th 2009 edited
     

    Quantum Of Solace BluRay £9.97/98
    Tesco/Amazon UK

    Cheapest yet for the latest Bond
    Amazon price not yet registering

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeJun 16th 2009
     

    Good price for this 4 disc box set...

    Spider-Man Blu-ray Trilogy - £17.97 at Tesco

    Next cheapest with stock - £27.93 at The Hut

    • CommentAuthorjake
    • CommentTimeJun 17th 2009 edited
     

    Planet Of The Dead £9.98/99
    Amazon Uk/HMV

    First ever Dr Who in hi-def Blu-Ray
    Easter special
    Pre-order price only £1 more than regular DVD

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2009
     

    Thanks Jake, wonder when we'll see the complete Dr Who box sets get a Blu-ray release.

    Ghostbusters - Ignore the PowerPlayDirect price of £8.49, they're sending some weird data as it's actually £19.99 on their site and out of stock :face-confused:

    Anyways, the MyMemory price is good and in stock...

    Ghostbusters Blu-ray - £9.95 at MyMemory

    Next cheapest - £11.98 at Amazon

    • CommentAuthorAckrotiri
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2009
     

    Although The Hut has its Summer sale on, have compared prices and Sendit are on average 50p cheaper per item.:face-smile:

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      CommentAuthorrobtallica
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2009 edited
     

    Nice price on the Ghostbusters Blu-ray, brand new out, next best price is £11 as part of the 2 for £22 promotion at Play.

    This isn't exactly great, but it's pretty cheap:

    Transformers - The Movie(animated)
    [Blu-ray] [1986] - £5.93 at The Hut

    Next best is £7.45 at Zavvi

    • CommentAuthorAckrotiri
    • CommentTimeJun 19th 2009
     

    This is the 1980s version not the 2007 version

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeJun 19th 2009 edited
     

    This 7 disc set released a couple of months ago is available at BangCD £8 cheaper than elsewhere. It's the same UK region 2 version as available at Amazon, HMV etc instead of their usual region 2/4 from further afield.

    Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection 1-6 - £60.99 at BangCD

    Next cheapest - £68.89 at Sendit

    • CommentAuthorjake
    • CommentTimeJun 21st 2009 edited
     

    The Mummy trilogy blu-ray £17.95 + £1.99p&p = £19.94
    Direct link to Base.com above

    Price comparison here
    Next best £34.79

    • CommentAuthorMne1976
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2009 edited
     

    Run Fat Boy Run

    £5.00 at The Hut

    next best £7.05 at selectcheaper

    http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/fetchPrices.php?id=mfno1078306

    • CommentAuthorMne1976
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2009
     

    Transformers - The Movie [1986]

    £5.00 at The Hut

    next best £7.45 at Zavvi

    http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/fetchPrices.php?id=mfno1076851

    • CommentAuthorMne1976
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2009
     

    28 Days Later

    £5.00 at The Hut

    next best £8.73 at 5 outlets

    http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/fetchPrices.php?id=mfno1086738

    • CommentAuthorMne1976
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2009
     

    Day Watch

    £5.00 at The Hut

    next best £7.89 at Sendit

    http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/fetchPrices.php?id=mfno1086747

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      CommentAuthorrobtallica
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2009
     

    One to re-live your childhood with:

    Ghostbusters £9.99 at Powerplay

    Next best is £10.95 at MyMemory

    • CommentAuthorjake
    • CommentTimeJul 4th 2009 edited
     

    Sin City 2-disc £11.98 @ amazon
    Next best £11.99 @ Play
    But more importantly
    a new addition to amazon’s
    3 for 2 bluray promotion
    Direct link here

    which by my maths makes it £8
    when bought with 2 other titles of same price

    • CommentAuthorjake
    • CommentTimeJul 5th 2009 edited
     

    4 of the 5 Dirty Harry films
    now in the 3 for 2 bluray promo @ amazon
    at £8.98 each or £17.96 for 3 (£5.99 each):

    Magnum Force
    The Enforcer
    The Dead Pool
    Sudden Impact

    Just need Dirty Harry £9.98 to be added
    Do you feel lucky, punk!:face-cool:

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeJul 6th 2009
     

    Great stuff jake, thanks :-)

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeJul 7th 2009
     

    Just caught this by chance going through the stats, cracking price for a blu-ray box set that's only been out for a couple of months...

    Underworld Trilogy - £17.99 at Play

    Next cheapest - £29.89 at Sendit

    • CommentAuthorAckrotiri
    • CommentTimeJul 8th 2009
     

    Just checked the one above and it's now £24.99.
    :face-sad:

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      CommentAuthorgrant
    • CommentTimeJul 8th 2009
     

    Ah that's a pity, saw it also got posted on HUKD so must have been swamped with orders. Price should be updated on the comparison search by tomorrow at latest.