LG BH200 - Blu Profile 1.1, HDDVD, QDEO, 1080P/24 & Bitstream DTS-HD

[Krobar]

UPDATE:
The original supplier of 240V BH200s no longer stocks them but another user has sucessfully used here in Switzerland:
https://www.highdefinition.ch/produc...er/137892.html

Comes out at about £450 inc P&P. I'm not sure but you may be charged VAT from Switzerland.

[bradavon78]

Any idea if it uses a normal kettle lead?

Not that a Euro to UK plug adapter is a big deal.

[Jon_P]

I'm fairly tempted with this player as i've been following the developments on another forum ;-)
I've also got a mail into LG to find out where i could actually buy one in the UK (shock horror!!).
Theres actually a higher rate of duty payable in Belgium than in the UK, so in theory it should work out a little cheaper over here, and it would be easier to send for repair should any nasty faults develop. I'm not so sure if i'll end up buying a UK model given the price, if I can find a decent price on a US Model somewhere then I may go the import from the states and just plug it into a step down transformer and hope for the best. I think a little more shopping around is probably in order at the moment, £500+ will go a long way towards a new amp, or maybe nearly half way to the KEF surround setup i've got my eye on!

[Krobar]

Interestingly we can now switch the Bluray region between A and B with the remote for the BH200 so where you buy it from is less important.

Last response I got from LG UK sales was they would not bring in the BH200 unless a retailer ordered a box (30).

Mine should arrive tomorrow and I'll start an owners thread.

[Krobar]

Originally Posted by bradavon78

Any idea if it uses a normal kettle lead?

Not that a Euro to UK plug adapter is a big deal.

It use the small 2 pin connector that is very common.

I just got mine from iishop.be, only took 4 days. The Matrix Trilogy was the Dutch version which is the same spec as the USA but not combo discs and in individual standard HDDVD cases.

Owner Thread: http://www.avforums.com/forums/blu-ray-players/756827-lg-bh200-owners-thread-post6986770.html

[bradavon78]

Originally Posted by Jon_P

I've also got a mail into LG to find out where i could actually buy one in the UK (shock horror!!).

Please update the thread if you hear anything, my gut feeling is it will lead nowhere. If LG UK were interested we'd have heard something by now or some UK site selling it.

I'm pretty sure after Customs and TAX a USA Player would cost roughly the same.

Argos have it:

Originally Posted by Krobar

It use the small 2 pin connector that is very common.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Krobar

The Matrix Trilogy was the Dutch version which is the same spec as the USA but not combo discs and in individual standard HDDVD cases.

Are you sure they're not combo sided discs? The UK set is 3 combo discs:

1. Side One Movie
2. Side Two Revisited Extras

The USA Trilogy set is three single sided discs with no extras to speak of and the Ultimate set is three combo discs (like our UK Trilogy release) with the remainder discs being SD DVDs.

[Krobar]

Hi Bradavon,

The final cost on my card all in from Belguim was £552 which is a fair bit cheaper than £700

I opened the Trilogy boxset and you are right they are combos with all of the American extras and TrueHD tracks. They just seem to have added Dutch subtitles.

[bradavon78]

Originally Posted by Krobar

The final cost on my card all in from Belguim was £552 which is a fair bit cheaper than £700

That's a good price.

I'm really kicking myself I didn't try and get this from Argos UK for £425. It was on as a "Manager's Special" up in Liverpool and I possibly could've got someone to get it for me. It's long gone now. They said it appeared to be a returned product.

I didn't go for it as it was before we knew how to switch the BH200 between RA and RB. My plan then was to still get an American Player.

[suge]

Originally Posted by Krobar

Interestingly we can now switch the Bluray region between A and B with the remote for the BH200 so where you buy it from is less important.

What is the code for doing this please.

[bradavon78]

Look here, you will see a "Info Link" inside this link:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showp...5&postcount=11

It's not as simple as just giving a code, it's not much more complicated either though. I'm unkeen to copy/paste the instructions due to the amount of work that has gone into the AVS Forum threads and they'll likely quickly become out of date anyway.

You can also see the Main AVForums thread thread here:

LG BH200 Owner's Thread

[knobby01]

Hi there

I've been following this thread closely 'cos I want one of these badly.

Just foned Customs & Excise re: shipping one to the UK and is as follows:-

1. 13.9% added to total cost of item and shipping

2. Then add VAT (17.5%) on total

For example, on eBay LG BH200 is $530.00 + lets say $70 shipping to UK.

thats 600 + 83.4 = 683.4

Add 17.5% = $803 roughly £412.....

Hope this helps

Matthew

[bradavon78]

Thanks Knobby. That does help.

A Player from within in the EU will not incur any extra charge.

[knobby01]

Other than iishop.be, is there anywhere else that ships to UK?

Mat

[bradavon78]

It's listed here:

http://tv-video.fnac.com/a2216062/Le...-200?PID=34680

But the price is ridiculous (£635). I read FNAC have exclusivity to all LG BH200's sold in France.

Originally Posted by knobby01

Other than iishop.be, is there anywhere else that ships to UK?

Good question, anyone?

[Jon_P]

Originally Posted by bradavon78

Please update the thread if you hear anything, my gut feeling is it will lead nowhere. If LG UK were interested we'd have heard something by now or some UK site selling it.

Sorry Brad, missed getting back to you on this one. I heard back from LG, they said "ask.co.uk" sell it. Good start really as they gave me the wrong website address, but I did mail www.askdirect.co.uk and they came back with a link (that i've lost!!) and a price that i seem to remember being about £520 but can't find it on their website anymore
I think i'll just put pay to the whole idea of having a nice combi player, realistically I can build a multi-region HTPC for that price, upgrade it when I need to and use it for surfin (hooked this PC upto the 40" sammy the other day which was fun!)