Will these DVDs ever be released in US?
Does anyone know if these are ever going to come out in the US?
shareFor goodness' sake, get a region free player. They are cheap. Seriously.
shareYes, but all those import DVDs out there tend to be prohibitively expensive.
- - and from what I hear about most region free players, 'cheap' is the operative word. As in poorly manufactured. I've heard several people mention it, and then suggest having a region-free player as a second player - - a back-up just for your exotic discs. Sorry, but to my mind, that way lies madness. Even a collector nerd like me has to draw a line somewhere...
ANYWAY.
I for one would love to see Comic Strip Presents offered in good ol' flag-wavin' US region 1. Stranger things have happened.
Maybe maybe if they ever get around to releasing it in the US they could undo those nasty edits I've been reading about. Then the UK fans could be enticed to buy the expensive US version & an all-region player!
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(ps - my favorite episode was 'the beat generation')
Thanks for your replies.
Yes I too have heard about the generally cheap, much-desired quality of region-free players.
I own about 150 Region 1 or 0 (region-free) DVDs (including Bottom/Young Ones/Python/F. Towers/Eat The Rich) and one made in the UK region 0 DVD (The Old Grey Whistle Test comp.).
In actuality, there's only a handful of Region 2 titles I'd buy (The Comic Strip Presents Box set, Filthy Rich & Catflap and The Supergrass and possibly a couple of music-titles from uber-British bands Pulp, Supergrass and the like.
Really not enough to warrant the purchase of a back-up dvd player that only plays
a few of the dvd's that i would own.
Faves include (but not limited to): Fistful of travellers' checks, *beep*
Beat Generation, Mr. Jolly, Susie, Five go Mad (both), GLC, Gino, Four Men (both).
What was beeped out was The Bull****ers (1984) - very Brokeback Mountainesque - with Keith Allen & Peter Richardson. Sorry I forgot to censor myself earlier.
shareThey are the same players. Maybe it's just in the US that this isn't the case, but here any bog-standard dvd player can be reprogrammed (I mean simply through the setup menu via remote) to play all regions. Basically, they ignore the coding on the disc. There is no trade off in quality. They are very probably the same machines rebadged.
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Not true actually. In the past it was mostly cheap-o players that had region free functions, but not so anymore. I have a Phillips DVP 642 and it is an excellent player. It also has a built in PAL converter, and a code that makes it region free. It is my primary player. I have many british DVDs and they all play wonderfully on it. And since it was so inexpensive I almost do feel like buying a spare to have in case mine dies at some point, and they aren't available. I don't think that is such a crazy thing.
And as far as import DVD's being cost prohibitive, that is also not true. I frequently order from Amazon.co.uk and the DVDs I order rarely cost more than they would if they were domestic releases. The only thing that costs a bit more is shipping, but if you order enough at once that drops quickly. I usually order about $60 worth, or three DVDs at least. The shipping is expensive for the first item, but each one after only adds a couple of dollars. And when you are looking at the website you can also take into account that the price you see on the page is actually more than the price you see when you check out. I don't know why (I think it might be because of some sort of tax that we don't have to pay, and is taken off the price), but the price of each DVD always drops by about a dollar (less than a Pound) on the final check out screen. This also helps to defer a bit of the shipping cost. In all the cost is far from prohibitive and very worth it considering the wealth of British TV show DVDs out there which are certain to never see a Region 1 release. And none of this takes into account eBay where you can often get Region 2 DVDs for much less than what you would pay for a domestic version (if it were even available). I have also gotten quite a few DVDs that way as well.
So region free is the way to go. Once you do it you will love it. It is great to not have to worry about what you can and can't get. If it's out on DVD anywhere in the world it's easily, and affordably within your grasp.
Absolutely. The price drop is the VAT (17.5%) being deducted, I think. And to Australasia the shipping is way faster from the UK, like 6 days v 14.
shareFor goodness' sake, get a region free player. They are cheap. Seriously.
I have to second that. I'm always non-plussed about complaints on this score. Regions are a non-issue as far as I'm concerned. My multi-regional player was around 30 quid, and the handful of discs that don't play too well on it I play with Cyberlink PowerDVD on my PC. Sorted.
Maybe maybe if they ever get around to releasing it in the US they could undo those nasty edits I've been reading about. Then the UK fans could be enticed to buy the expensive US version.
Now that I could live with.
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