DVD Buying
Hi,
I have bought hundreds of DVDs over the net and there
is never one place that is consistently the cheapest.
So ... first of all, make sure that you have a multi-region
DVD player (unless you are only going to buy region 2).
Three other things to do next:
1 - Check the DVD related boards and look at their
DVD bargain forums for bargains, coupons etc.
Region1 -
www.dvdtalk.com
Region2 -
www.thedvdforums.com
Region4 -
www.dvdplaza.com.au
2 - Make sure you know the version of the dvd you want.
The same DVD in different regions may not have the
exact same content on the DVD (e.g. a commentary
might not be there, or the audio soundtrack might only
be Dolby Digital 5.1 and not DTS etc.). So, have a look
at the following sites to compare a DVD in the
different regions and see which is the best version:
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www.michaeldvd.com.au
3 - Always use a dvd price searcher/checker
Region1 -
www.dvdpricesearch.com - (Region 1 only)
Region2 -
www.dvdpricecheck.co.uk - my favourite as it includes shipping to Europe
in the price and also allows you to price check from shops
in all regions
Region4 -
www.dvdplaza.com.au - look at the price crawler (Region 4 only)
4 - If you want to convert currencies back to euro then use
the following (note -
www.dvdpricecheck.co.uk - this price checker site
will allow you to specify what currency you want all of the
dvd you are searching for)
www.xe.com/ucc
5 - Also, be aware that there are many rebates and coupon
sites that you can look at (especially if you are buying
from the USA). These will give you money off or money
back when you start your buying through their site.
Rebates:
Region 1 -
www.ebates.com
Region 2 -
www.pigsback.com - Our very own Irish site
Region 2 -
www.ipoints.co.uk
Coupons:
Region 1 -
www.dealcatcher.com
Region 1 - [broken link removed]
Region 1 - [broken link removed]
Region 2 -
just4fun.ipfox.com
You can find others by searching using
Google and searching
for something like "coupons".
6 - Then, the stores that I have bought from in the regions have been the following:
USA/Canada - Region 1
www.absound.ca
http://www.amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca)
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http://www.amazon.com (www.amazon.com) - can be expensive!
Europe - Region 2
www.play.com
www.splashdvd.com
www.cdwow.ie
Australia/NewZealand - Region 4
[broken link removed] - look out for the free shipping weekends and good prices
www.ezydvd.com
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www.atlanticdvd.com.au
www.dvdvideoplanet.com - New Zealand
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Alternatively, you could look at buying secondhand. I have tried the following stores
with no problems but they are region 1 (USA/Canada) only and sometimes the same
dvd new will only be a few dollars/euro more - worth a look anyway.
www.djangos.com - have free shipping when you buy $25 worth at the moment
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As you can see, I am a bit of a DVD nut and I hope some of this helps.
Regards,
Colum