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[AndrewW]

peter_vfr, on Aug 14 2007, 12:35 AM, said:

But how much of a premium would you pay for instant gratification?

Pete, I think you may have missed the sarcasm in Mo's post, and the fact that none of the title's listed are actually available in Australia

[jliang70]

MarkH, on Aug 14 2007, 12:11 AM, said:

At the risk of being a lazy bugger, is the local XMen 3 region free, or playable on Region A machines?

I think local Xmen 3 is region locked.  Out of all the titles at $29 I will probably get  300 which is a warner bro title and from the box I saw at Blockbuster it is region free.

[yorac]

benthx, on Aug 13 2007, 09:54 PM, said:

Good find.  Are these the only one avaialbe from BIG W or the ones that are on sale?

Thanks
Benthx

That's everything listed at the back of the catalogue mate

[tobes]

MarkH, on Aug 14 2007, 12:37 AM, said:

Given the choice of buying locally or overseas, even for a few dollars saving buying overseas, I would be happy to wait, Having spent the last 7 odd years buying DVDs online, Im just used to it. Thats not to say I have never impulse bought locally, but I also hate to support big stores like JB. Odd, but just habit Im afraid.

Err Mark.....would you rather support that 'little guy', Amazon?  

[ajm]

tobes, on Aug 14 2007, 09:30 AM, said:

Err Mark.....would you rather support that 'little guy', Amazon?  

Who is this "little guy" and why does he need my "support"?

[zorg]

don;t forget at 3:30pm on the day before the sale starts ie Wed for Thursday the sytem usually changes over to the sale prices when it scans.  So you can get there early before they run out.  You didn;t hear that from me and shhh don't tell anyone hehehe.

[Chesty]

zorg, on Aug 14 2007, 10:08 AM, said:

don;t forget at 3:30pm on the day before the sale starts ie Wed for Thursday the sytem usually changes over to the sale prices when it scans.  So you can get there early before they run out.  You didn;t hear that from me and shhh don't tell anyone hehehe.

Your secret is safe with me. I promise i wont tell anyone.

[Danny Boy]

Whoa! I just received the BigW catalogue and what a huge score for BD. Not only is there no mention of a rival format, but the whole back page goes into detail about BD. A huge percentage of the population receive this catalogue.  Average joe is gonna take notice. $29.48!!!! I'm still in shock. And for the hard of reading I'm talking about PRICE not range. Next thing they'll tell me is 23.99 USD plus P&H is cheaper than this. And you can shove your limited discount too.

[Hakka]

If I can get movies locally for <$30 I will get an Aussie release Blu player. I was considering importing a US player so I could get my movies at a reasonable price.
The most i have paid for a HD DVD is $38 for the 300 combo, I have about 30 others that were $25 or below.

Hakka.

[yorac]

yorac, on Aug 14 2007, 05:15 PM, said:

Went to K Mart Fountain Gate today - neither format in stock - DSE had a BR stand and a few HD DVD's all at arm and leg prices but at least they've got them, Big W aren't putting out the advertised one's until the sale begin and didn't go to Target as they make DSE look cheap,.

Apparently I need to post this here so it becomes relevant

[kamma]

this makes me feel better about having an aussie ps3. hope the prices stay this low

[momaw]

Danny Boy, on Aug 14 2007, 05:18 PM, said:

.....And for the hard of reading I'm talking about PRICE not range. Next thing they'll tell me is 23.99 USD plus P&H is cheaper than this. And you can shove your limited discount too.

But I thought you died in the wool blu-boys said it was content that mattered?  Now content doesn't matter, it's price?  i suppose that irony would be lost on you.

I also thought this BigW sale was a "limited discount".  So this limited discount is more valid than another?  You are a very confused little Danny boy.  You can't even keep your arguments straight.

Oh and yes, I am paying less than $29.48 for most of my titles and as nearly all local titles are region free, when sales like this come up I can purchase from that range as well.  I'm sorry this somehow offends you.  But I informed myself before purchasing a player and am now reaping the rewards.




Sorry guys, I know I shouldn't converse with the trolls, but there is literally nothing else on the boards at the moment and he is so daft it's like shooting fish in a barrel.

[Danny Boy]

momaw, on Aug 14 2007, 07:16 PM, said:

Sorry guys, I know I shouldn't converse with the trolls, but there is literally nothing else on the boards at the moment and he is so daft it's like shooting fish in a barrel.

Was waiting for a line like that. Can't help yourself can ya?

[plasmafreak]

Danny Boy, on Aug 14 2007, 07:27 PM, said:

Was waiting for a line like that. Can't help yourself can ya?

Don't worry about them, they just keep on trolling along..........................


----------When Blu-Ray is the only format left standing them people will eat those words me tells ya!-------

Edited by plasmafreak, 14 August 2007 - 07:33 PM.

[plasmafreak]

momaw, on Aug 14 2007, 07:32 PM, said:

and you have nothing to say to my comments.  Not such a smartarse when faced with facts are you?

I do, like Mike Myers (when he plays the Scottish father) in So, I Married An Axe Murderer, In Scottish accent "SHUT IT!"  

Edited by plasmafreak, 14 August 2007 - 07:37 PM.

[AndrewW]

plasmafreak, on Aug 14 2007, 07:36 PM, said:

I do, like Mike Myers (when he plays the Scottish father) in So, I Married An Axe Murderer, In Scottish accent "SHUT IT!"  

You have a nasty habit of resorting to telling people to "shut up" or "move along and stop posting".

If you don't want people to discuss the issue at hand, then perhaps you should just avoid the thread.

[AndrewW]

Danny Boy, on Aug 14 2007, 05:18 PM, said:

And for the hard of reading I'm talking about PRICE not range. Next thing they'll tell me is 23.99 USD plus P&H is cheaper than this. And you can shove your limited discount too.

Well I went back and looked at my last couple of Amazon orders:

Order 1:

6 discs
US$116 = AU$139
$23/disc (this order is cheaper because I chose slow shipping as a test).

Order 2:

10 discs
US$250 = AU$298
$29.80/disc

Order 3:

7 discs
US$177 = AU$211
$30.15/disc

So that's an average of AU$28.17 per disc.

And considering half of them aren't even available in Australia, I'd say that yes buying from the US is still a more viable option.

edit: and as to your  comment about the "limited" discount, I'd hardly call 10% off for 12 months on all current and future HD DVD and BD titles "limited".  It's a hell of a lot less limited than a one off sale at BigW on a limited selection of titles.

[plasmafreak]

AndrewW, on Aug 14 2007, 07:46 PM, said:

You have a nasty habit of resorting to telling people to "shut up" or "move along and stop posting".

If you don't want people to discuss the issue at hand, then perhaps you should just avoid the thread.

AndrewW, I meant it in a joking manner.

Nothing serious.

[plasmafreak]

AndrewW, on Aug 14 2007, 07:46 PM, said:

You have a nasty habit of resorting to telling people to "shut up" or "move along and stop posting".

If you don't want people to discuss the issue at hand, then perhaps you should just avoid the thread.

AndrewW, I meant it in a joking manner.

Nothing serious.


What about you? "Move along people, nothing to see here".

Just telling like it is.

[RodN]

yorac, on Aug 14 2007, 05:46 PM, said:

Apparently I need to post this here so it becomes relevant

Do bigw have that policy where if it's not in stock during the special you can put it on order at the same price...?

[AndrewW]

RodN, on Aug 14 2007, 08:01 PM, said:

Do bigw have that policy where if it's not in stock during the special you can put it on order at the same price...?

The catalogue doesn't seem to state if there are rain-checks or not.

[ajm]

plasmafreak, on Aug 14 2007, 07:29 PM, said:

Don't worry about them, they just keep on trolling along..........................
----------When Blu-Ray is the only format left standing them people will eat those words me tells ya!-------

I doubt you'd get the irony in these statements.

For those that can ......

[RodN]

AndrewW, on Aug 14 2007, 08:04 PM, said:

The catalogue doesn't seem to state if there are rain-checks or not.

This is great news but I have a sneaky suspicsion they will run out of stock in the first few minutes and not honour the cost which is a shame but I guess we can only hope they keep up with the specials.

[AndrewW]

oops double post

[AndrewW]

RodN, on Aug 14 2007, 08:07 PM, said:

This is great news but I have a sneaky suspicsion they will run out of stock in the first few minutes and not honour the cost.

That wouldn't surprise me.