Where to buy HD DVD for 360 player?

Democritus Mav · 06-02-2007, 6:39 PM

Does anybody have any advice about where I can buy HD DVD's for the 360?

At the moment the £ is really strong against the the $ which means it's cheaper to import games now than ever before and as HD DVD's are region free I assume it will be no problem to import them from overseas and get them to work?

Which websites are reliable and cheapest to order from?

dllord · 06-02-2007, 6:55 PM

Movietyme.com have been great for me so far!

ChrisWV10 · 09-02-2007, 8:21 AM

Another vote for movietyme.com here

Azzin · 09-02-2007, 8:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mav99

Does anybody have any advice about where I can buy HD DVD's for the 360?

At the moment the £ is really strong against the the $ which means it's cheaper to import games now than ever before and as HD DVD's are region free I assume it will be no problem to import them from overseas and get them to work?

Which websites are reliable and cheapest to order from?

Try the DVD Suppliers forum here: http://www.avforums.com/forums/unused-81/

PrivatePile76 · 09-02-2007, 9:54 AM

movietyme are the fookin dogs....

best supplier I have ever dealt with EVER.........!!!!!!!!

Monkeyspoon · 09-02-2007, 10:34 AM

Amazon.com (not .co.uk) seems to be cheaper than movietyme

Goooner · 09-02-2007, 10:48 AM

With Amazon though, you may need to factor in the possibility of Customs charges, I would think.

Monkeyspoon · 09-02-2007, 11:09 AM

yeah just bought 2. total of $50. hopefully customs wont get me. Play.com dont pay customs or post.

brummybloke · 10-02-2007, 9:58 AM

my only experience so far is dvdpacific

i ordered some films the other week and made a mistake on my order, the guys there changed my order for me as i would have had to pay duty due to a mistake from myself.

constantine turned up this morning costing me £9.61 plus postage

grand total of £12.90

i have batman returns £10.02 and poiseden £10.02 plus postage on order
hopefully they will turn up next week

dvd pacific seems way cheaper to me, unless i am missing something??

AES256 · 10-02-2007, 10:56 PM

Here's another vote for DVD Pacific. I've also found them to have the best prices.

BikeNutt · 11-02-2007, 9:54 AM

MovieTyme may not be the absolute cheapest but they deliver FAST even with the free delivery option.

They have premises in the UK so if the title(s) you're after are in stock, you'll get it next day with free delivery...

e.g. I ordered WTC at noon on a Friday and it dropped throught the letterbox at 9am on Saturday. I used one of their money off vouchers too (£2). No customs worries either. Shame about the film though.

DVDWORLDUSA.com and DVDPacific.com are good too but delivery is slower.

Cheers

7hil · 11-02-2007, 9:56 AM

I think Amazon.com stop you from buying the HD-Drive as soon as you get to the shipping part. Problem with the UK address I think.

PS How quick is shipping with DVD Pacific?

Baron Von Doom · 11-02-2007, 12:30 PM

i to would like to know how quick from ordering do you usually recieve from dvdpacific

Goooner · 11-02-2007, 1:58 PM

When I've ordered stuff from DVD Pacific, if it's in stock, it should arrive on average 7-14 days from when you place the order.

I've had stuff quicker, 4 days was the quickest and stuff take longer, up to about 3 weeks.

They are NOT Customs friendly though, so make sure your order is under the limit, or you will get charged. The Customs charge I can live with, it's the extra £4 or something "handling charge" you get stung by Royal Mail for, that bothers me.

7hil · 11-02-2007, 8:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goooner

When I've ordered stuff from DVD Pacific, if it's in stock, it should arrive on average 7-14 days from when you place the order.

I've had stuff quicker, 4 days was the quickest and stuff take longer, up to about 3 weeks.

They are NOT Customs friendly though, so make sure your order is under the limit, or you will get charged. The Customs charge I can live with, it's the extra £4 or something "handling charge" you get stung by Royal Mail for, that bothers me.

What's the most you can order without getting stung?

Uruloke · 11-02-2007, 8:37 PM

Movietyme gets my vote. Some of us already have The Departed from them even though the HD DVD is not officially out until Tuesday. As mentioned before, if they have it in stock in the UK, delivery from them is super fast, I ordered The Hulk from them in the small hours of a Friday morning and it arrived the next morning. It doesn't get better than that.

Baron Von Doom · 11-02-2007, 8:37 PM

think the limit is £18

AES256 · 11-02-2007, 10:42 PM

The Custom & Excise VAT limit is indeed set at the ludicrously low level of £18.
The only bright side is that with the strength of the pound against the YEN, Euro and Dollar you currently get more dollars/yen/etc. for your £18.

EDIT: The C&E VAT limit only applies to goods on which VAT is payable e.g. it doesn't apply to books, when importing said goods from outside of the EU.
Therefore the currently advantageous forex rate against the Euro is not relevant in regards to the C&E import duty limit.

alphaomega16 · 12-02-2007, 8:09 PM

Anywhere in the UK ? I am worried they will start region encoding these films so want to get a UK Region 2 HD-DVD Player.

domtheone · 12-02-2007, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7hil

What's the most you can order without getting stung?

About £18. So usually only 1 disc if you want to be 100% safe.

PrivatePile76 · 14-02-2007, 9:31 AM

there are no plans as yet to region code HD DVD so crack on and get one from

www.softuk.com

imported from US....you just need a uk figure of 8 plug.......

151 delivered with king kong and the remote..

this is my best purchase since the 360.......:D

Bob

Democritus Mav · 17-02-2007, 3:59 PM

Just ordered The Departed from Movietyme today. Thanks for all the advice chaps. I will report how quick delivery is!
Thanks again.

Baron Von Doom · 17-02-2007, 5:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mav99

Just ordered The Departed from Movietyme today. Thanks for all the advice chaps. I will report how quick delivery is!
Thanks again.

i ordered Equilibrium on hd. it took two days to come

cable1210 · 19-02-2007, 11:30 AM

wow, movietyme seems really expensive, I personaly use dvdworld. They have a good selection with good prices and a nice delivery system. Gonna check out pacific now tho

AES256 · 19-02-2007, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cable1210

wow, movietyme seems really expensive, I personaly use dvdworld. They have a good selection with good prices and a nice delivery system. Gonna check out pacific now tho

The advantage of Movietyme is quick delivery and (if I'm correct) guaranteed price i.e. you won't get stung by the EU-imposed VAT import limitation charges.

Democritus Mav · 26-02-2007, 6:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mav99

Just ordered The Departed from Movietyme today. Thanks for all the advice chaps. I will report how quick delivery is!
Thanks again.

Delivery took 2 days and full price was £18. A little expensive but still cheaper than high street shops / famous online retailers (you know who you are....)

Overall very pleased, plus these HD DVD's are out to buy from Movietyme long before they actally hit the UK.