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Old 09-08-2007, 7:59 PM   #1
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ordering hd from abroad

hi all, hope your well

bit dissapointed after a trip to hmv to buy some films - v poor choice

i'm currently looking at maybe ordering some form the yanks - hidefdvd.com seem to have loads of good stuff advertised - matrix trilogy in particular!

is it available in the uk? if so, where?

if not can anyone recommend any long distance mail order chaps to feed my hd appetite - neeed inpuut!

regards

s
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Old 09-08-2007, 8:25 PM   #2
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

Get my hd dvds from Caiman usa via Amazon,really cheap aswell.
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Old 09-08-2007, 8:35 PM   #3
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

Movietyme is a forum favourite

You may get a better response if you ask a mod to move this thread to the correct forum. This one is for HD hardware
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Old 09-08-2007, 9:32 PM   #4
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

Try www.axelmusic.com , they ship from Europe too so should be no Custom problems .

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Old 09-08-2007, 11:00 PM   #5
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

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Try www.axelmusic.com , they ship from Europe too so should be no Custom problems .

~M~
I think they are ridiculously overpriced and what's even worse: They do not deduct the VAT for Non-EC customers.

I had ordered from amazon and DVDPlanet.com in the past.

If you order from amazon.com, make sure you declare it as a gift to steer away from customs charges and don't order too may items at once.

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Old 10-08-2007, 8:07 AM   #6
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

DVDWorldUSA.com - never had any problems whatsoever with them.

Tried movietyme before - found their customer services and support lacking
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Old 10-08-2007, 8:14 AM   #7
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

I also recommend www.axelmusic.com - bought many mand HD DVDs and quite a few other media from them. When one (and only one so far) went missing in the post, they sent another with no fuss. I find their prices fine for UK delivery.
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Old 10-08-2007, 9:58 AM   #8
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

thread moved to HD movies

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Old 10-08-2007, 10:07 AM   #9
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

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Get my hd dvds from Caiman usa via Amazon,really cheap aswell.
Me too.

Just ordered 'Bourne 1' for about £11.50.

Steve W
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Old 10-08-2007, 12:00 PM   #10
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

Hmmm movieTyme took forever to deliver so wud not recommend them to anyone, awaiting delivery from DVDWORLDUSA, have used enterprisesdvd b4..not the cheapest but excellent service
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Old 10-08-2007, 12:20 PM   #11
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

I find movietyme takes a little while to arrive but have a good choice and are cheap enough. If you order a disk a week say, then you are constantly getting a fresh disk arrive.
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Old 10-08-2007, 4:40 PM   #12
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

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I think they are ridiculously overpriced
I always found Axelmusic to be quite ok, I don't like the fact that ordering 2 items doubles the postage costs and they arrive in the same pack. But Sendit is guilty of that too.

I compared once a 3 movie purchase from axel and movietyme, Axel was about 12 euros cheaper.
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Old 10-08-2007, 4:46 PM   #13
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

Movietyme for early releases here. Great selection of hd-dvd's, and they keep in touch constantly about your order/s. Films do take slightly longer to arrive (3-5 days) mainly due to Uk customs here.

For misc Uk releases I rely on play.com and no one else.
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Old 10-08-2007, 4:50 PM   #14
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

I use axelmusic mostly now because im selling off my dvds and can use the paypal to get new hd stuff. I used to use movietyme until a couple of packages took really long to arrive (went via new zealand, probably sorted that now)
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Old 10-08-2007, 5:37 PM   #15
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

I use Movietyme. Though as said above- they can be a bit slow at times.
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Re: ordering hd from abroad

I use PlayHD if it's in stock I always get it next day!

MT have some good deals as well though!
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