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Post by ChrisParry on Sept 5, 2003 5:27:35 GMT -5
ARRRRGGGHHH! Right, heres the story. I'm in the UK, so I had to buy the SBTB Seasons 1 & 2 from the US, but there is an English site, PlayUSA.com, that lets you do that without the hassle of converting money and stuff. Anyway, I preordered the DVD a while ago, and the price was £24.99 (which is pretty good for 5 DVDs). I have used this site to buy a lot of USA CDs which go through customs and I never have a problem, but I got a small leaflet this morning saying that the package with the SBTB DVD in has a customs charge of £8.37  I was really angry, and now I have to go to the other side of town to pick up the package and hand over £8.37 so they can give it to me So that is a grand total of £33.something. AAARRGGGHH! Anyway, I suppose its worth it, its SBTB after all  |
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Post by ChrisParry on Sept 5, 2003 11:54:43 GMT -5
Well I've got it now, and I'm happy with it, although it did cost all that money. WHOOHOO, SAVED BY THE BELL! ;D
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Post by Rod Belding on Sept 5, 2003 13:09:52 GMT -5
That really sucks, Chris. Sorry to hear about your struggle for SBTB! |
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Post by Terry Yeardley on Sept 12, 2003 8:55:44 GMT -5
Well, I had a similar problem, I bought it from Playusa, and when it was delivered, their was a sticker on the envelope stating £8.37 custom tax, this will be collected from you by the post office. What's all that about, my credit card hasn't been charged the extra £8.37 so do I get a bill in the post or what?
Also, this is the first region 1 dvd I have bought, and I notice pixelation on the dvd, kinda like a low res mpeg. Is this normal or are all region 1's this way?
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Post by Carrie on Sept 12, 2003 12:44:15 GMT -5
No, its not normal. There are different region DVDs for different regions of the world. If you live in the U.K. then your DVDs should be region 2. In the U.K. they sell region 2 players which is probably what you have. In that case the DVD porbably wo`nt play in the high quality as it would on a reigion one player sold in the u.s.  |
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Post by jmez on Sept 27, 2003 7:50:46 GMT -5
I too live in the uk, and have a multi-region player, i pre-ordered mine from futureent.com as i do with all my dvd's and i didnt get charged tax or never have with any, plus this plays in, what i deem to be great quality. btw, future ent had now changed too www.loaded247.comwww.cd-wow.co.uk is also good too/ |
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Post by Carrie on Sept 27, 2003 21:29:29 GMT -5
I always say region 'free is the way to be" 9cheesy I know) cause there are some great region dvds out there. |
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Post by Zack Attack on Sept 30, 2003 18:44:42 GMT -5
Excuse my ignorance to the understanding of "region" DVD players, but can someone explain this whole "region" DVD player system you're all talking about? I live in the U.S. and my DVD player seems to be fine and it's pretty new, but I'd just like to be informed about these sort of things even if they may not apply to me. Thanks.
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I was really angry, and now I have to go to the other side of town to pick up the package and hand over £8.37 so they can give it to me 
