Alternatives to Amazon UK?

[Keechelus]

I am very pleased, no delighted, with Amazon UK's selection and service to me in Canada. Jeez, I've spent CA$ 500 in the past five months on Brit DVDs from Amazon with not a mishap.



However, I'd like to know if there are other UK DVD providers that someone could recommend.

[MrT]

My own recommendation is play.com



There prices are consistently the lowest and their service is second to none.



Mike (MrT)

[bertie]

I'd certainly agree with Mr T's recommendation for play.com. I always start with them as they are more often than not the best value and, of course, the price you see is the price you pay ie no extra for p&p. However, just sometimes it is possible to beat their price so I also double check by looking at HMV.co.uk and Sendit.com as well.

[johng]

Well I must say that is not my experience. generally, Amazon are the cheapest anywhere around and they hold the largest selection of commercial DVDs currently available. Oh yes, Play com do a full listing but when you order from them invariably the item is not in stock!



If Amazon are not cheap enough for you, then usually you will find a new or used copy available cheaply from one of their market traders.



I have dealt with Amazon for a long time, not only for DVDs are their service is second to none.

[nobbywoods]

play.com do have great prices but don't ship to the US or Canada. I have to use a friend in the UK to get their stuff.

One big advantage of Amazon is they always deduct VAT. To my knowledge only HMV do that automatically but I have noticed lately that more companies are shipping from outside the VAT zone although I'm not exactly sure what that is.

[Nick Dando]

If you use Find DVD - Compare DVD prices from dozens of UK retailers you can see who is offering the best deal, and then compare it against eBay.



Nick

[aphra]

name='Nick Dando']If you use Find DVD - Compare DVD prices from dozens of UK retailers you can see who is offering the best deal, and then compare it against eBay.



Nick

I have often wondered where I could buy DVDs at the oft-quoted Recommended Retail price. A look at this list has finally given me the answer



PowerPlay.com has NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN at £19.95



Buy "No Country For Old Men" DVD at PowerplayDirect.com



who on earth buys from them?

[trelawnee]

name='aphra']I have often wondered where I could buy DVDs at the oft-quoted Recommended Retail price. A look at this list has finally given me the answer



PowerPlay.com has NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN at £19.95



Buy "No Country For Old Men" DVD at PowerplayDirect.com



who on earth buys from them?

When it comes to good quality and low prices for contemporary movies, you really can't beat a stroll along the Whitechapel Road. There is always an obliging Vietnamese ready to sell four DVDs for a tenner.

[faginsgirl]

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[eric7885]

For several years I have been ordering dvd,s from Sendit.com. Prices,when you compare with what the shops retail dvd's for, Sendit.com are reasonabe. Also,they don't gouge you on the postage and handling charges. For those customers who reside in either the UK or Eire, they post your selections free of charge.

[Straff]

name='nobbywoods']play.com do have great prices but don't ship to the US or Canada.

There is always PlayUSA.com: DVDs but they only do R1 DVDs, so a lot of British stuff is unavailable.

[Keechelus]

Thanks for all your tips, friends.



I'll check 'em out, though Amazon has been very good to me so far.



A little note: I am very interested in more of the Odeon "Best Of British" series, but my first buy was their A PRIZE OF ARMS (1962) DVD, and the sound is a bit distorted and gritty - not as good as the restored picture. I hope for better on other Odeon DVDs.

[batman]

name='Keechelus']Thanks for all your tips, friends.



I'll check 'em out, though Amazon has been very good to me so far.



A little note: I am very interested in more of the Odeon "Best Of British" series, but my first buy was their A PRIZE OF ARMS (1962) DVD, and the sound is a bit distorted and gritty - not as good as the restored picture. I hope for better on other Odeon DVDs.

Someone mentioned this before .... I have several of this series (inc POA) and find them all perfectly OK. Could it be that the sound on your TV is too 'sensitive'. I have a fairly old TV and it sounds good on that.

[Straff]

name='batman']I have a fairly old TV and it sounds good on that.

Mine is knocking on a bit too:







OK, that is neither my actual TV, nor my main one ("No kidding John?" they cry), but I have one very like it. Courtesy of a friend who was an engineer for Rediffusion, and is a whizz with old technology, it still works. As a rare treat, I sometimes connect the DVD to it via the RF socket (a bit like getting your Granny to play on your X-Box) and watch old b+w films. Ah the nostalgia

[Chevyman]

name='johng'] Oh yes, Play com do a full listing but when you order from them invariably the item is not in stock!



If Amazon are not cheap enough for you, then usually you will find a new or used copy available cheaply from one of their market traders.



I have dealt with Amazon for a long time, not only for DVDs are their service is second to none.

I've used Play more than any other supplier and never had a problem. At the time you order the webpage will state whether the item is in stock or not.



Their customer service is excellent.



I always use Find DVD - Compare DVD prices from dozens of UK retailers in the first instance

[Keechelus]

My little quibble about the sound on APOA is not a serious fault.



It's most noticeable in the first 20 min, where Robert Sharples' jazz score hits some high notes, and when the conspirators are shouting at each other in the garage. A few words of dialogue are lost ...



Not related to APOA, but a more general appeal: I do wish DVD producers would provide English subtitles as a standard feature. Not a big problem for me, but there are lots of North American fans of Brit films (like my wife) who can't easily decipher Scouse, Brummagem, Bristle, East Lunnon, Oirish, Geordie and Welsh-inflected English.



It is marvellous that Brit films have been made with authentic local speech for decades, but sometimes overseas fans need help.



Aye, it be grand if summat more folk could ken we, think thee?