[Merged] Amazon.co.uk: Planet Earth Blu-Ray 5-Disc BBC Edition - $48 CAD shipped

[Firestorm]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Earth-Complete-BBC-Blu-ray/dp/B000SKNIWE/

This is the BBC version and has 5 discs. Region-Free. It adds to cart for less than listed price due to reduction of VAT I believe. After shipping it's about $48 Canadian. This may be lower depending on the exchange rate.

The Discovery Channel one has a different narrator, less content, and is at a lower resolution.

The BBC version found in US and Canada has 4 discs instead of 5. I'm not entirely sure why. Hopefully someone can shed some light on that.

Will not arrive before Christmas under the cheapest shipping.

If there's an RFD Link for amazon.co.uk, please edit my post with it.

Frequently Asked Questons
Q: Will this play on my BluRay Player?
A: Yes. It is region-free.

Q: What is different in this version?
A: It is the same as the BBC version in Canada and the US, but includes an additional disc on Snow Leapords and Desert Lions. It is of lower quality, but hey, it's an extra and it still costs less. Unlike the Discovery Channel US edition, it is narrated by the original narrator and does not cut off 10 minutes of each episode to make room for commercials.

Q: Is it 1080p?
A: Yes. The box says 1080i, but video is 1080p. The only things that are 1080i are the opening logos, menu, and 5th disc. Discs 1 - 4 are all 1080p.

Q: Is there a customs fee?
A: Yes an no. YMMV. Many of us have had no charges. Many of us have. If you do get a charge, it will be around $12 keeping it cheaper than anywhere in Canada anyway.

Q: Does Amazon.co.uk price protect?
A: No. If you bought this at the old price, your SOL like me. You still got a great deal.

[KingofMay]

Wow - this is a good price. I will be in if I do not have one. Thanks for sharing, OP

[utopianbl]

good price. Ordered. Thanks OP

[asmielia]

Quite hot. I was looking for this for my parents since they just got a blu ray player. Ordered. Maybe it'll get here for Xmas, although unlikely.

The extra disc contains 2 short films also narrated by David Attenborough. One of them is on Snow Leopards. I don't think they're anything amazing.

Thanks OP.

[SuSHi]

no amazon.uk coupons i guess?

[CalgaryRunner]

Won't you need a PAL display to watch this? British TVs are PAL but North American TVs are NTSC.

[Coleus]

Thanks op. Have been looking for a great deal on these

[ramwala]

Thx a lot. ordered one. Long live RFD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LatrellMoonwell]

Hmm on product description, it says region free, so should be able to play on NA blu ray players, im not sure about pal or ntsc issues though, anyone know anything about this?? :confused:

[PrimeBane]

I imagine it should be fine... I played my UK copy of Wanted in my PS3 60GB over the weekend and it worked just fine. :)

[homebug]

Regarding PAL/NTSC, I believe those formats don't apply to blu-ray. 1080/24p is all you need to know regarding the video format. You do need to worry about region, but most blu-rays are region-free at this point.

I'm no expert, so confirmation of this would be nice.

Thanks OP!

[NG]

Hmm on product description, it says region free, so should be able to play on NA blu ray players, im not sure about pal or ntsc issues though, anyone know anything about this?? :confused:

For standard DVD players there were players that were able to be made region free however didn't have the ability to convert pal to ntsc (so the only discs from other regions that could be watched were R2 Ntsc Japanese discs).

Not saying that'll translate to blu-ray but it's something that's come up in the past for ordering standard dvds

[cujo]

I see theres also Earth [Blu-ray] [2007] and Earth - The Power Of The Planet [Blu-ray]. Which one of those should I get? I heard its really good too

[efcivic]

I remember reading somewhere that the original was narrated by some dude and the american one is narrated by sigourney weaver (?spelling) that could be the difference? anybody have it already and noticed that?

[raccoon]

Don't forget UPS will charge you brokerage fee and TAXES:mad:

[LatrellMoonwell]

Don't forget UPS will charge you brokerage fee and TAXES:mad:

how much are those usually??? >:(

[skyc280]

Don't forget UPS will charge you brokerage fee and TAXES:mad:

edit:

is this the table to go by?

http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shipping/cost/zones/customs_clearance.html

if that's correct.

It'll costs almost $20, unless amazon.co.uk uses worldwide express
LOL

I guess that's no deal for me.

[soconnell74]

Don't forget UPS will charge you brokerage fee and TAXES:mad:

I'm in the UK with my parents for Christmas so this is ideal :-)

[vladislav]

I remember reading somewhere that the original was narrated by some dude and the american one is narrated by sigourney weaver (?spelling) that could be the difference? anybody have it already and noticed that?

some dude? :) rofl.
There are two copies in NA though, one by 'some dude' and one by 'some chick'.

[kmchow]

how much are those usually??? >:(
If it's Canada Post, they charge a $5 flat handling fee plus applicable duties and taxes so this killer deal could become just an average or bad deal when all the bills come in.

[tehownt]

Can I know where you've read that amazon.co.uk necessarily will use UPS for international orders ?

From what I can read there :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=3330451#International

they make a difference between "Air Mail" (the default shipping option when ordering) and UPS/DHL/other private shipping services.

Plus the prices listed there:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=11072991

look nothing like what UPS would charge for international shipping.

Moreover, I bought quite a few times from amazon.fr and I've never had a package shipped with UPS.

So I think I'll take that chance ;)

[canadiankorean]

Don't forget UPS will charge you brokerage fee and TAXES:mad:

Plus they will have opened it, watched the bluray, thrown it around, repackaged badly... then demand extra cash to deliver it from their warehouse to your house.

[gjreid]

I ordered this a month ago from amazon.co.uk and it came to me via Canada post with no dutys.

[NG]

I remember reading somewhere that the original was narrated by some dude and the american one is narrated by sigourney weaver (?spelling) that could be the difference? anybody have it already and noticed that?

Go for the dvd with the dude - it's a better overall release. The babe who does the other one just narrates so there's not even any chance of checking out side boob.

[Captain Snazzypants]

Plus they will have opened it, watched the bluray, thrown it around, repackaged badly... then demand extra cash to deliver it from their warehouse to your house.

Must be union guys.

As for the 'dude', it's none other than Richard Attenborough, a rather famous, dare I say legenday figure in the acting community. So, yeah, the dude is good...

[thegov]

Amazon.co.uk have some incredibly cheap deals on DVDs if you can play Region 2 & know someone over there.

E.g. Whole series of West wing (7seasons) for 48pounds - about C$90 CDN -- its C$200+tax here (and that's a good price as individual seasons are C$60 each).
A season of The Shield is 10 pounds - about C$18-19 - about $40+tax here.

I have family there & pick stuff up when I'm over.
Something to think about if your planning a vacation over there.

[LatrellMoonwell]

well i finally ordered this, thanks op! Heres to hoping there is no duty and taxes and no UPS dudes humping my stuff :(

[Fahrenheit]

Looks to be a great deal. Thanks very much, OP :)

BTW, what's on the 5th disc on this version? I think the domestic version here is only 4 discs, or am I wrong?

[soconnell74]

Must be union guys.

As for the 'dude', it's none other than Richard Attenborough, a rather famous, dare I say legenday figure in the acting community. So, yeah, the dude is good...

Actually, the 'dude' is David Attenborough... a very famous natural historian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Attenborough) though you were close... he is Richard's brother.

[p1mp]

Ahhhhhh, tempted to jump in on this.

[Genblue]

Ahhhhhh, tempted to jump in on this.
+1 I just had to hit the "Place Order" button but didn't when i thought about the credit card bills to come! :)

[Captain Snazzypants]

Actually, the 'dude' is David Attenborough... a very famous natural historian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Attenborough) though you were close... he is Richard's brother.

Doh! I've been owned (but pronounced oh-ned, like a classic British gentlemen would say...)

[p1mp]

+1 I just had to hit the "Place Order" button but didn't when i thought about the credit card bills to come! :)

Haha, yeah I'm thinking about it. Considering that people are still selling it for at least 60$ on here, KJ and CL...not to mention that they're either the Weaver set or just the 4 disc BR ones.

48 shipped is so tempting.

[chronos]

Ordered. Thanks OP! :)

[Bargain_Brett]

Ordered too - thanks OP!

[HeinzKetchup]

+1 Thx op. I've been wanting to get this for ages now!

[Wildfire]

ordered thanks firestorm!

[Usuyami]

Ordered as well. Been keeping my eye on this set for a while now. Thanks!

[ahsalloum]

Tempting deal.

[johnpotato]

Uh oh..looks like they just raised the price to 25 pounds. Up 3 pounds for about 6 bucks.

[Firestorm]

Uh oh..looks like they just raised the price to 25 pounds. Up 3 pounds for about 6 bucks.It was always that price. Like I said in the first post, it adds to cart at a lower price.

[Waterstorm]

Thanks!

[raccoon]

as i know, dvd or cd or blu ray, there is not duty on these media.but if amazon shiped with ups, they will charge your taxes.

[kidgoku]

+1 I just had to hit the "Place Order" button but didn't when i thought about the credit card bills to come! :)

RFD don't think about credit, Buy first, worry later.:cheesygri

[gtjoys]

ordered 1. Thanks OP. Been waiting for a deal on this BBC version.

[sc888888]

RFD don't think about credit, Buy first, worry later.:cheesygri

Need to lobby these new policies as part of the agreement when joining RFD:

Any member caught think first instead of buy first will be banned from RFD for LIFE.

Any member soliciting think first instead of buy first will be banned from RDD for LIFE.

[g00f]

Caved..... had to really ;), was really waiting for this DUDE version to go on sale here, so was a no brainer.

[Alphabase]

Argh, I have caved as well thanks OP! Been looking at this for a while and the deal is HOT!

[christonian]

anybody have a time estimate of how long this takes to come in I have seen other people on thread that said they have ordered it from here before just wondering what their experience was

[Chascon]

Nice find! Ordered one. Won't get it before Christmas but still an incredible price!

Thanks!

[austery]

thanks OP, ordered. Just have one more question. Does air mail belong to UPS too?

[christonian]

caved and ordered but wont be here for christmas oh well says dec 30-jan 7th for me???

live in the great north probably doesnt help either

[Rome]

I have been waiting for the Blue Ray version of this for a long time.
For less than $50 can't be beat :)
Thanks OP

[babinni]

alternative (at a higher price but prob receieve before Christmas) is chapters.ca.
planet earth complete collection - attenborough version is $69.93 and Blu ray is $87.49.
I picked up the Blue ray in store yesterday at the chapters -eaton centre for $75 using 25% off coupon that was in their flyer last week.

[dorkknight]

Thanks, OP! I caved almost immediately as I've been waiting for a deal on this version for forever.

ps.
This is totally going into my sig:

Originally posted by vladislav: Originally Posted by efcivic:
I remember reading somewhere that the original was narrated by some dude and the american one is narrated by sigourney weaver...
some dude? rofl.
There are two copies in NA though, one by 'some dude' and one by 'some chick'.

[Cephalosporin]

Thank you, OP. I seldom post but I logged in just to say Thank you and I ordered a set too.

[George W. Bush]

Thank you, OP. I seldom post but I logged in just to say Thank you and I ordered a set too.

18 posts in 3 years! LOL... why?

[tomw]

Thanks OP! 1 coming my way!!!

[Firestorm]

Air Mail would be Canada Post when it gets here I believe.
anybody have a time estimate of how long this takes to come in I have seen other people on thread that said they have ordered it from here before just wondering what their experience wasDelivery estimate: 30 Dec 2008 - 7 Jan 2009
Dispatch estimate for these items: 18 Dec 2008

[bigmike05]

Just ordered, thanks OP.

[ahsalloum]

We need to start watching for deals on Amazon UK. I took a quick look and it seems they have some great deals almost on all Blu-ray sets. Most of them are half the price of regular sale prices in Canada (after shipping)!

Edit: Totally forgot about the region issue.

[volcomstone]

Any idea how long this sale is on for? Thanks!

[ac328]

Great deal, thanks OP! Just ordered.

BTW I think the reason the price goes down from 25 pounds to 22 before shipping is because in the UK VAT (sales tax) is embedded in the price of most goods and services (unlike here). The VAT is deducted out once they know goods are shipping outside UK.

UK VAT adds up to around 15% I think, so the numbers sound about right.

[k288]

Any idea about custom fees and such?

[HeinzKetchup]

Don't know if this holds true still, but the last time I bought from Amazon UK, they shipped it by British Post Air Mail. So it should be similar if you were to use Canada Post to ship to the UK.

Country Post Offices are suppose to have agreements in place when sending / receiving int'l post letters/packages.

I doubt UPS would be involved. I hope it's British Air Mail, as it's nice to see their stamps of the queen ;) Just like our stamps :cheesygri

[Zeev20]

earlier someone said they are not shipped by ups so no fees or such things. You'd have to check though.

Caved in order one :-)

[ramse]

Yikes, going broke this Christmas with all the deals. Thanks OP!

[fulrach]

Thanks OP!

Ordered.... RFD strikes again!

[TurboTronix]

Ordered it! Mine came out to 43.50$ CND shipped!

[bedouin]

Thanks so much OP! Orderd

[CSAgent]

Anyone in Mississauga ordering one mind ordering me one as well? I'll pay ya in cash once it arrives. My credit card is almost maxed this month, even though it's only $43 or w/e I need to keep somewhat of a bit of credit left for emergencies... *ahem*BoxingDay*ahem*

I've had RFD member "rems" (also from Mississauga) pick up 4 PS3 games from another user for me and we met up the same day and I paid him back - so he can vouch for my credibility of not screwing you over.

I'd appreciate it! :)

[ZIgot]

Yikes, going broke this Christmas with all the deals. Thanks OP!

+1

Too many deals... and too little money...

[Infamous1]

Thanks OP was looking at this ever since I got my PS3 in the summer but it's never been this price. Here's hoping to no extra fees.

[hughjarce]

Thanks!

Ordered one.

[X360]

Amazon.uk ships this item via Royal Mail

[toad8787]

Ordered. Thanks OP!! :D

[log607]

I ordered my copy from Amazon.ca and paid more than that... Already received it and its wrapped under the tree. Crap!

[Fahrenheit]

Just bought this. Won't receive it until January at the earliest. Sure looking forward to watching it. Thanks to the OP for bringing this to our attention. :)

[CanuckFlyHigh]

Also just bought this. I hate/love this site.

[Firestorm]

greetings from amazon.co.uk,

we thought you would like to know that the following item has been sent
to:

[sic]

using royal mail.

For more information about delivery estimates and any open orders, please
visit:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/your-account

your order ############ (received december 16,2008)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
ordered title price dispatched subtotal
---------------------------------------------------------------------
amazon.co.uk items (sold by amazon eu s.a.r.l.):

1 planet earth: Complete bbc... £22.15 1 £22.15

shipped via royal mail

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
subtotal: £22.15
delivery charge: £3.08
total: £25.23 :)

[ajper]

As the British would say "Bloody brilliant!"
Ordered. Thanks OP. :)

[ahsalloum]

Can't resist any more. Ordered. Thanks Firestorm! Let's hope we don't get screwed with taxes.

[PennyArcade]

Thanks OP! Been looking for this Bluray for a long time. I too hope that we don't get dinged bad with customs.

[X360]

Received the packet today... No custom fee...

[TurboTronix]

Received mine today. No custom fees in Mtl...

[LatrellMoonwell]

Received mine today. No custom fees in Mtl...

when did you guys order yours??

[TurboTronix]

when did you guys order yours??

Dispatched on 18 Dec 2008

It says I was suppose to get it on the 31st guess they got it before Christmas :D

[tomw]

We need to start watching for deals on Amazon UK. I took a quick look and it seems they have some great deals almost on all Blu-ray sets. Most of them are half the price of regular sale prices in Canada (after shipping)!

Edit: Totally forgot about the region issue.

As of late 2008, almost 70% of all released discs were region-free.

[ahsalloum]

Received the packet today... No custom fee...

SWEET. Mine shipped. :razz:

[Usuyami]

Amazing, I'll have to go check my mail later.

[uglyguy]

Amazon.co.uk Order Summary
Items: £22.15
Postage & Packing: £3.08

Total before VAT: £25.23
VAT: £0.00

Order Total: £25.23



Thanks very much OP. Ordered. Crossing fingers there will be no heavy taxes/customs fee, etc.

[actionj]

yeah ... thanks for the deal ... I ordered one and it was shipped today. Hoping for no duties if they ship royal mail.

[semcbeth]

Ahhh! I hate / love this site. Thanks OP, just ordered.

[tehownt]

Received mine today, shipped with Royal mail, NO DUTIES. So all of this was FUD.

It's 1080i though, I don't know where people got the mythical 1080p version.

[Usuyami]

Received mine today, shipped with Royal mail, NO DUTIES. So all of this was FUD.

It's 1080i though, I don't know where people got the mythical 1080p version.

What makes you think it's 1080i? A lot of reviews on Amazon confirms it's 1080p.

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/high-definition-smackdown/30786-planet-earth-blu-ray-version-help.html

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=956694&highlight=planet+earth

Apparently the 5th disc of the UK version as well as the menus are 1080i but the main footage are all 1080p, identical to the US BBC version. So no need to panic. :)

[queenofhearts]

I must be the only moron on the planet who has very little knowledge about this documentary. Oh, I have heard about it, and given that it is a BBC production, I have no doubt it's excellent. I just feel like a ****** for ordering one when I don't even know for sure what I am ordering!! Thanks OP for allowing me to spend another 50 bucks on something I don't need!!!

[chowdachad]

Received mine today, shipped with Royal mail, NO DUTIES. So all of this was FUD.

It's 1080i though, I don't know where people got the mythical 1080p version.

The 1080i version was the USA discovery set the canadian and UK BBC edition is full 1080p

[paaji]

Mine is shipped as well. I gotta buy blu ray player before I can watch this. Thanks op

[uglyguy]

I must be the only moron on the planet who has very little knowledge about this documentary. Oh, I have heard about it, and given that it is a BBC production, I have no doubt it's excellent. I just feel like a ****** for ordering one when I don't even know for sure what I am ordering!! Thanks OP for allowing me to spend another 50 bucks on something I don't need!!!

LOL ... a $50 well spend, don't just trust me. Trust every one here.

[heyhey]

Thanks, been looking for a good price for this blu-ray!

[tehownt]

Well I haven't tried it yet, but here's a picture of what's written at the back of the blu-rays, and as you can see it clearly states 1080i for both the "main feature" and "special features".

http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img26181fe0.jpg

I hope they made a mistake...

[zzz3]

Well I haven't tried it yet, but here's a picture of what's written at the back of the blu-rays, and as you can see it clearly states 1080i for both the "main feature" and "special features".

http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img26181fe0.jpg

I hope they made a mistake...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Earth_(TV_series)

It mentions that its 1080p, but they can only speculate as to why it was labeled 1080i...

[bedouin]

This is posted in one of the users reviews...

1080p
The main feature IS "1080/24p", as indicated by my Pioneer BD player. The production is mastered in 25p from various framerates (details on bbcresources.com); the PAL DVD is in 50i (equivalent to 25p) and each episode runs for 48 minutes compared to 50 minutes on Blu-ray. So the runtime is in keeping with a 25p to 24p slowdown on Blu-ray. The 1080i v. 1080p feud has been blown out of all proportions: not everything if anything at all was shot in 1080p and cameras used a few years ago were mostly 720p. Note it says on the back some shots are in standard definition only. There are artefacts in some scenes. People who find Blu-ray to be softer than HD broadcast have incorrect set-up somewhere in the video signal chain: it is not the fault of the Blu-ray.

The Narration and Sound Track
Sir David only narrates in the background; occasionally his voice is a shade too soft compared to the music. The script is very well written, full of interesting statistics and entirely appropriate without being verbose. The music when present adds to the serenity of the magnificent scenery or the drama of hunting scenes.

The Substituted Extras (1080i)
Regrettably this release does not have the original DVD extras: the "Making of" featurettes and the 'Planet Earth - The Future' feature and people felt let down. The message on the state of the planet is of course important and the studio underestimated the viewer's sentiment. But the extras included here, Dessert Lions and Snow Leopards from the BBC's Natural World in HD are interesting programmes in their own right and more amenable to repeated viewing. The biologist who tagged collars on the snow leopards died recently so that makes it even more valuable to watch. But it would be better to give us the original extras and have Natural World on a separate release.

[danman227460]

I must be the only moron on the planet who has very little knowledge about this documentary. Oh, I have heard about it, and given that it is a BBC production, I have no doubt it's excellent. I just feel like a ****** for ordering one when I don't even know for sure what I am ordering!! Thanks OP for allowing me to spend another 50 bucks on something I don't need!!!

I believe people buy this mostly for reference material. This is what you play to show off your TV to your friends and boast about it. I could be wrong and many people actually care enough about the documentary to pay for it. But my hunch is that people are more in it for the eye candy.

[christonian]

location location location

when you guys get your copies can you say where your from so we can get idea of where its coming in

so far 1 Montreal... others im guessing GTA but if your somewhere else please post

hope I get mine this week because I ordered mine first day also

[hughjarce]

Mine has just arrived.

It was dispatched on Dec. 19th.

[NeedADeal]

It is not being released until January.
http://www.amazon.ca/Planet-Earth-Complete-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B001M72JXG/ref=pd_bbs_5?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1230062594&sr=8-5

[paaji]

I received mine as well. Thanks op

[Fahrenheit]

It is not being released until January.
http://www.amazon.ca/Planet-Earth-Complete-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B001M72JXG/ref=pd_bbs_5?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1230062594&sr=8-5

I imagine that would be the blu-ray version of Planet Earth: The Complete Collection, which also includes the Blue Planet and/or other similar episodes.

[Chascon]

Got mine this morning :lol:

I'm in Québec city and I ordered it on dec 17th...

Thanks

[leej]

Can't resist. Ordered! Even I don't have BR player yet.

[kevinlo2]

Is it the Blu-ray version of this DVD http://www.amazon.ca/Planet-Earth-Complete-Collection-Blue/dp/B000TEUSQ8/ref=pd_sbs_d?ie=UTF8&qid=1230062594&sr=8-5

For those who receive the disc, is it really region free? Can you play it on your BR player?

I imagine that would be the blu-ray version of Planet Earth: The Complete Collection, which also includes the Blue Planet and/or other similar episodes.

[malcom]

Took the plunge. Thanks OP. Now I have to buy a Bluray player.

[Firestorm]

Haven't received mine in Vancouver yet. Hope it gets here soon. That was fairly quick for you guys =O

I believe people buy this mostly for reference material. This is what you play to show off your TV to your friends and boast about it. I could be wrong and many people actually care enough about the documentary to pay for it. But my hunch is that people are more in it for the eye candy.Both. I hear the documentary is awesome and the eye candy is so so sweet that BluRay is definitely the way to go.

[ponikarovsky]

Thanks to this thread, I found another good deal (I think it's a good one anyways) on the Tudors Season 1&2 DVD set as a gift for someone and it was dispatched on December 19 and still hasn't arrived :(

Going to wait and see if I get the Planet Earth blu ray for Christmas and if I don't, I'm ordering!

[zappre]

Ordered mine yesterday. Thanks OP.

[SkiLLz]

been waiting to get this for a while, ordered, thanks!

[christonian]

Mine came in today and im in great north

dispatched on 18th

[Rome]

I ordered on the 18th too
Hoping it comes today


Mine came in today and im in great north

dispatched on 18th

[Dazog]

Ordered one too, thanx OP

[markdweasel]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Earth-Complete-BBC-Blu-ray/dp/B000SKNIWE/

This is the BBC version and has 5 discs. Region-Free. It adds to cart for less than listed price due to reduction of VAT I believe. After shipping it's about $48 Canadian.

The Discovery Channel one has a different narrator, less content, and is at a lower resolution.

The BBC version found in US and Canada has 4 discs instead of 5. I'm not entirely sure why. Hopefully someone can shed some light on that.

Will not arrive before Christmas under the cheapest shipping.

If there's an RFD Link for amazon.co.uk, please edit my post with it.

Thanks OP. Ordered.

Mark

[asmielia]

To those who got it already, consider yourselves lucky. Mine went out on the 18th as well but it doesn't look like it made it for Christmas :( Too bad

[p1mp]

Mine shipped on the 18th, hopefully it comes in today lol.

[LatrellMoonwell]

im a little worried, do they leave the package at your door? cuz the apt im shipping this to doesnt have a mailbox and if they leave it at the door...ppl can just steal it >.>;

[christonian]

I ordered on the 18th too
Hoping it comes today

yeah im way out in nowhere land so you should get yours in GTA

and no customs or anything like that on this end

also it comes like any other dvd/game from amazon same packaging just says UK on it. They just leave it in your mailbox

goodluck to everyone who purchased theres will get it today if not then boxing day i guess???

and anybody who hasnt taken the jump do so... its worth it and fast shipping considering its coming over seas and from their version of canada post lol

[bigmike05]

After viewing this thread, I decided to check the amazon website for the shipping date, it was sent out on the 18th. I decided to check my mail box and low and behold, it came through on the 23rd. So I just got back from the post office to get my package, it looks amazing. Amazon comes through again!

[753951]

I never, ever, get any mail on Dec 24. What dosen't come up until 23rd shows up after Christmas. Lo and behold, it was in my mail box today (sent on Dec 18). Merry Christmas Canada Post!

[Usuyami]

Didn't get mine! A little sad. :cry:

[Formula1]

Ordered the day this thread started and I haven't received mine either. I'm in Calgary.

[ahsalloum]

Ordered the day this thread started and I haven't received mine either. I'm in Calgary.

Off-topic, but congrats on your 1000th post. :cheesygri

[rascal]

Ordered as well after resisting for a few days. Thanks OP.

Can anyone who has received it already comment on it. The main feature is in 1080p correct? Also, on the description it does look like it should be region free and should work here right?

[bigmike05]

Ordered as well after resisting for a few days. Thanks OP.

Can anyone who has received it already comment on it. The main feature is in 1080p correct? Also, on the description it does look like it should be region free and should work here right?

it's 1080i and yes it is region free.

[Flying Fox]

it's 1080iWould you please confirm that other than just looking at the box? This has been causing quite a stir on the internet. :|

[Firestorm]

it's 1080i and yes it is region free.Um, are you going off the back of the box or are you going off what is being said on your 1080p TV? From what I understood, the box is wrong. The first 4 discs are 1080p while the last one is 1080i.

[Rudee]

Ordered today. Thanks OP!

[volcomstone]

Also ordered in fear that the deal will end anytime now...

Now I just need to buy a PS3 to play it:P

[Rocky03]

Thanks OP. Ordered mine.

[H0W1E]

Couldn't resist this deal any longer.
Just ordered it.... Thanks OP.

[Firestorm]

From another forum:
ok i got it yesterday shipping was fast

here are the FACTS
BBC UK ver is 5 BLU RAYS

4 discs are PE and the last disc is called "the natural world" it talks about desert lions and snow leopards. its like an add on ep

on the back of the box it says 1080i BUT the only thing that's 1080i is the BBC logo when you put in the disc and the menu screen the show is in FULL 1080p.

[notoriousbigdan]

Ordered today as well... Too many good things I've heard about it!!!

[Triple_Eh]

It is not being released until January.
http://www.amazon.ca/Planet-Earth-Complete-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B001M72JXG/ref=pd_bbs_5?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1230062594&sr=8-5


Wouldn't this version, with all the extra series/discs and content be a better bang for the buck? Blue Planet is a decent series, but I can't comment on the rest as I've never seen them. No indication of whether it's Weaver or Attenborough though. I MUST have the Attenborough version!

[howwon]

Thanks OP. With the slightly stronger dollar, price came to $44.97CAD.

Everyone, don't forget to give the OP a thank you, by clicking on the Thank You Button in the first post.

[bokchoy]

Ordered it too, thanks op!

[Tomatolita]

Thanks OP Placed my order.

[HoTiCE_]

another one bites the dust

Came out to 25.23 pounds w shipping

Xe.com brings this to 44.93$ CAN albeit CC will charge a bit more


Still a steal!

[wpooh888]

Thanks OP ! Just ordered it, great to replace my DVD copy which I'm missing the first disk :o

[TrueDon]

Just Ordered...Thanks Op..

[rkrk]

Ordered. Thanks OP!

For those of you who ordered before and received it. How long did it take from order date?

[bigmike05]

Ordered. Thanks OP!

For those of you who ordered before and received it. How long did it take from order date?

I ordered on the 18th and got it on the 23rd.

[LatrellMoonwell]

I ordered on the 18th and still havent gotten mine yet :(

[pedcat]

Ordered. Thanks OP! :-)

[madara]

ordered mine yesterday. my cc was charged $46.38 total. hoping there will be no duties and taxes to pay when it hets here.

thanks OP!

[kmchow]

ok, you guys convinced me. I ordered a set, came to $45 cdn after conversion. I hope I don't get hit with any further duties/taxes when it arrives in Canada.

[BigJonsson]

Cheapest in Canada I've seen it for is 75 after coupon.....

So I hope you are all right on the money and I don't get slapped with bad extra fees when it gets here


How the hell does shipping from the UK cost 3 pounds and shipping from BB/FS is 2 bucks per blu ray

I know its 6 bucks vs 2 bucks but come on, it has to cross a ****ing OCEAN

[xthienanx]

Thanks! Ordered 1 =)

[asmielia]

Looks like I'm one of the unlucky ones. Not only did I not get it for Christmas, but I also got hit with duties. $12.91. Boo-urns.

[queenofhearts]

Looks like I'm one of the unlucky ones. Not only did I not get it for Christmas, but I also got hit with duties. $12.91. Boo-urns.

Geez, what did you do all year that earned you that big lump of coal in your Christmas stocking? LOL.:confused:

[vilmark]

ordered mine on the 18 recieved it today and got hit with $12.85 taxes duties and handling fee.

damn but still cheaper than anywhere else. thanks op

[wpooh888]

Ordered on the 27th and just received the shipping notice.

[toad8787]

Got mine today. Ordered on the 18th. No extra shipping or duty charges. I can't wait to watch it.

Great Deal!

[tomw]

Got it today, $12.91 in charges, still a very good deal!!!

[kvos]

Just pulled the pin on this one... Can't wait!

Thanks OP!

[Firestorm]

Got mine today as well. No charges.

[LatrellMoonwell]

whats the size of the box it ships in?? im wondering if the mail guy just left it in front of my door and it got stolen -_-;

[Firestorm]

whats the size of the box it ships in?? im wondering if the mail guy just left it in front of my door and it got stolen -_-;Mine was in my mailbox. Just larger than a standard DVD box set.

[Waterstorm]

Thanks again, Firestorm!

Btw did you get the Naked Wine angel advert too?

[I_live_with_my_Dad]

Are we allowed to sell on this site?


If so, I bought the DVD set last year from Costco... and would be willing to sell it for $20 plus shipping (shipping is around $10 in Canada I think)

All the CDs must be in mint condition, I'm a freak when it comes to not smudging discs, and the back of the box has a minor crease.


So... for $30, it's yours! PM me.

[p1mp]

Man, I'm still waiting for my copy to show up in my mailbox lol.

[actionj]

i just got mine in the mail ... unfortunately the mailman thought he would scrunch it in my tiny mailbox ... so part of the box is damaged *sigh* :cry:

[Firestorm]

Thanks again, Firestorm!

Btw did you get the Naked Wine angel advert too?Haha I got a bunch of ads I didn't really look at what they were. Just chucked 'em in the trash. Amazon.ca packaging is nicer. No ads and an easy peel strip on the box!

[Formula1]

Finally got mine today. For those who got dinged for duties, how do you find out if you did or not? I'm not sure if I did. Mine came in my mailbox.

[Usuyami]

Still haven't received mine. :mad: I don't think the mailman even came today as the mailbox was completely empty. So lazy!

[Wildfire]

Got mine delivered today and didn't get any duties charged. They just tossed it on my front step.

[austery]

Got mine today. But I found 1080i on Special feature of the box. :!:
And no duties on the set.

[princessJ]

Is it too late to jump on this?

[ericdraven]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Riddick]

Just placed my order. Expected delivery date Jan 12.

[Justpete]

Ordered. Thanks OP!

[abc sushi]

received mine today. no brokerage fee:razz:

[ahsalloum]

Hoping to get mine soon! :-0

[bjan]

Got mine today - no charges. Thanks OP.

[friedriceballer]

Mine was shipped out on Dec. 19th and received mine today without any duties/customs fees attached.

Thanks to the OP for this. :D

My only complaint is with the type of box BBC used for this. My friend has the US retail set of Planet Earth (Blu-ray) and I like the relatively thin plastic casing much better as it would fit in my disc-rack. Oh well, you can't have it all.

[rgilld]

Couldn't resist anymore. Thanks OP!

[praseodymium]

Got mine today. Dinged with the $12.91 charges.

[p1mp]

Got mine today. Dinged with the $12.91 charges.

Wtf lol. This was shipped to you via Royal Air Mail, standard?

[kazeight]

got mine today as well, no charges.

[Amazing2]

I somehow missed this thread. :(
A little bit late... but just ordered one. :)

Thanks OP.

[Rome]

How were you charged? Was there a note for pickup and you had to go pay when you picked it up?

I ordered on the 18th and haven't gotten it yet:cry:


Got mine today. Dinged with the $12.91 charges.

[praseodymium]

How were you charged? Was there a note for pickup and you had to go pay when you picked it up?

I ordered on the 18th and haven't gotten it yet:cry:

Yes, there was a note on my door. Ordered it on the 18th using standard mail. Just my luck. I wonder why some of us seem to be getting charged while the majority are not?

[ericdraven]

Yes, there was a note on my door. Ordered it on the 18th using standard mail. Just my luck. I wonder why some of us seem to be getting charged while the majority are not?



Hmmm....

I'm going to place my order tonight but I think I'll try the gift option just to make sure...

[p1mp]

Just got it delivered a few minutes ago, no extra charges for me.

[espeed]

$10.43 charges, can you reject the package and get full refund?

[bizbust]

Got mine plus $12.91 bill.

Does anyone know how the duty is calculated? According to Canada Post, it's supposed to be PST + $5 handling charge, so should bill be around $3.84 (8%*$48) + $5 for a total of $8.84?

[jd604]

echo: could not resist anymore.

echo: i love/hate this site.

thanks op!

[winson82]

Been eying this Blu Ray for a long time thanks OP!

[friedriceballer]

Got mine plus $12.91 bill.

Does anyone know how the duty is calculated? According to Canada Post, it's supposed to be PST + $5 handling charge, so should bill be around $3.84 (8%*$48) + $5 for a total of $8.84?

I always thought it was $5 handling charge + GST (+PST if applicable)

[utopianbl]

Got this today - no duty paid. Thanks OP!

[chrza]

$10.43 charges, can you reject the package and get full refund?

After you've already paid and accepted the package?

Either way, i'm not sure why you'd go through that hassle. You obviously knew there would be a chance of getting charged duties. It's only $10. Cheaper than ttc fair and the tax you would've paid had you bought it in store.

[Usuyami]

Mine was shipped out on Dec. 19th and received mine today without any duties/customs fees attached.

Thanks to the OP for this. :D

My only complaint is with the type of box BBC used for this. My friend has the US retail set of Planet Earth (Blu-ray) and I like the relatively thin plastic casing much better as it would fit in my disc-rack. Oh well, you can't have it all.

I have heard numerous complaints that the first and last disc for the US set are really hard to pull out so I don't mind the design of this one. :)

Got dinged with $12.91 customs fee. Ugh. :cry:

[aximrocks]

got mine today, $7 charge ($2 GST + $5 brokerage)
thank OP!

[Zeev20]

Got mine and also Fable II LE I ordered earlier! Sadly no DLC card for Fable II

[PennyArcade]

Got mine today: thankfully no duty charged on mine. As another poster said, the packaging actually slightly crushed the box, creating creases all around it.

[rx7m3luv]

i ordered mine december 24, got it today, december 31. packaging was in pretty good condition and the best part, no customs charges!!! :razz:

[cocampojr]

just caved in and ordered it.
btw any problem playing this on region 1 players?

[g00f]

got my yesterday, someone rang front door, I sent the little missus in teddy to answer, and 10 mins later,she waltz-in with package, and no collected taxes ;) , so total price as the $49cnd paid...nice. I worked for canada post company, and I know they are way to overwelmed to collect all taxes, so its a real hit and miss when they deliver.

[danman227460]

got my yesterday, someone rang front door, I sent the little missus in teddy to answer, and 10 mins later,she waltz-in with package, and no collected taxes ;) , so total price as the $49cnd paid...nice. I worked for canada post company, and I know they are way to overwelmed to collect all taxes, so its a real hit and miss when they deliver.

Lol I wonder why ;).

[actionj]

just caved in and ordered it.
btw any problem playing this on region 1 players?

i don't think blu-ray players have regions setup so you don't have to worry ... i watched one of the shows "ice planet" and it was beautiful ... i love those penguins. :razz:

[danman227460]

i don't think blu-ray players have regions setup so you don't have to worry ... i watched one of the shows "ice planet" and it was beautiful ... i love those penguins. :razz:

They do actually. Just sometimes you get lucky and find a movie that is region free. UK movies are a hit and miss. Some of them are region locked while some aren't.

[Daijoubu]

I believe the 10mins dairy found at the end of each DVD is not included in the blue-ray version, can anyone who have received thier copy confirm this?

I think it's sold separately as a single disc?

[sassysue]

hey i got a htpc can this be played on my blue ray player?

[u4n99]

Thanks It's Good deal.

[bokchoy]

Found mine stuffed in my mailbox today (i.e. no duties). thanks op!

[ahsalloum]

Got mine -- no duties! Woot. :cheesygri

[baseline]

i got mine too! no duties, ordered a day or two before xmas
thanks OP and all
and happy new year

[semcbeth]

Ordered Dec 22, rec'd today. No duties. Guess I know what I'm doing New Years day!

Wonder if Amazon.uk is wondering what the hell is going on over here. This thread is 15 pages long already!

[tet8suo]

I gave up and ordered one, thanks OP. :lol:

[Rome]

I ordered on the 18th and haven't received it yet.
Anyone else not get theirs yet?

[Jucius Maximus]

echo: could not resist anymore.

echo: i love/hate this site.

thanks op!

RFD is making me poor! :cry::lol:

Such a common lament. :cheesygri

[Bargain_Brett]

Got mine - no duty

[Wildfire]

I gave up and ordered one, thanks OP. :lol:

it's an excellent series, you won't regret it. Plus between watching the 5 discs, it'll take forever to go through them all.

[espeed]

I tried disc 5 and the quality isn't as good as the original blu-ray 4-disc set I bought. Using HDMI cable for both.

Is this normal?

[Firestorm]

I tried disc 5 and the quality isn't as good as the original blu-ray 4-disc set I bought. Using HDMI cable for both.

Is this normal?Yes.

[BRAISKI]

So I take it, it will play on our BD players here in NA?

I thought they have Region Codes...

[Firestorm]

So I take it, it will play on our BD players here in NA?

I thought they have Region Codes...Nah. All of us have UK players and live in the UK. We just post on RFD for shits and giggles!

Seriously people at least read the thread before asking this kind of stuff.

[espeed]

Yes.

so then is the NA version superior to the UK version? I don't understand then why the UK version was made Blu-ray when it's actually DVD quality

[chrza]

so then is the NA version superior to the UK version? I don't understand then why the UK version was made Blu-ray when it's actually DVD quality

From what I read earlier in the thread, disc 5 (which is essentially a bonus disc) is 1080i, while the rest of the UK set is 1080p.

1080i is definitely better than DVD quality.

[Cjohnson202]

So I take it, it will play on our BD players here in NA?

I thought they have Region Codes...

to be nice to you, i will answer your question.

Blurays are region free, unlike DVDs

[Firestorm]

so then is the NA version superior to the UK version? I don't understand then why the UK version was made Blu-ray when it's actually DVD qualityDVD quality vs Not there at all. I think DVD quality wins ;) The other 4 discs are identical.

[howwon]

to be nice to you, i will answer your question.

Blurays are region free, unlike DVDs
You are terribly mistaken. Not all Blu-ray discs are region free.

[typer100]

For those interested, the french set in Blu-Ray is coming out january 27th.

[jibbler]

I've searched for a code but can't locate so I take it there is none available for this great deal

[espeed]

DVD quality vs Not there at all. I think DVD quality wins ;) The other 4 discs are identical.

Must be me, but when I tried one of the first 4 discs from the 5 disc version I thought the quality was a bit lower.

Why do they have to label the UK version 1080i? Is disc 5 the only one dubbed in SD-DVD?
I was wondering if the US version of 1080p is superior to the UK version of 1080i in video quality

[stern_howie]

thanks for this deal I just ran across it. Will these blu rays play on a PS3? Just checking before I purchase.

thanks

[gtruck]

thanks for this deal I just ran across it. Will these blu rays play on a PS3? Just checking before I purchase.

thanks

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=ps3+blu+ray

[stern_howie]

thanks gtruck...I've been googling around for a bit on this question. Lots of people in Europe concerned about region free for them in that area but generally my experience has been that less people are interested in the ability to play discs from the UK in NA. I recently got a PS3 so I am not quite caught up on Blu Rays.

I haven't found anyone cleary stating that their PS3 in NA plays PAL region free Blu Rays. My PS3 won't play a PAL region free DVD.

[Firestorm]

Must be me, but when I tried one of the first 4 discs from the 5 disc version I thought the quality was a bit lower.

Why do they have to label the UK version 1080i? Is disc 5 the only one dubbed in SD-DVD?
I was wondering if the US version of 1080p is superior to the UK version of 1080i in video qualityThis has been brought up many times in this thread. It's listed as 1080i but it's actually 1080p. Only the titles and menus are 1080i. Disc 5 is 1080i and Disc 1 - 4 are 1080p.

thanks gtruck...I've been googling around for a bit on this question. Lots of people in Europe concerned about region free for them in that area but generally my experience has been that less people are interested in the ability to play discs from the UK in NA. I recently got a PS3 so I am not quite caught up on Blu Rays.

I haven't found anyone cleary stating that their PS3 in NA plays PAL region free Blu Rays. My PS3 won't play a PAL region free DVD.Many of us, me included, are playing this on their PS3s.

[deepblue2007]

Thanks OP!

Got mine in the mailbox. No duties!

[stern_howie]

thanks Firestorm ;-)

[ahsalloum]

For those still wondering, this plays perfectly on a PS3 and is 1080p. I'm 2/5 discs down and this is an amazing documentary.

[xthienanx]

Ordered one on Dec. 29... received it today (Jan 5) in my mailbox without any duties =) Fast fast shipping =)

[Freckle Daddy]

ORdered mine on Dec. 28 and received it today, not duties either. So $46.xx all in baby. Thanks again everyone.

fd

[ponikarovsky]

which shipping method did you guys choose when ordering?

[Freckle Daddy]

which shipping method did you guys choose when ordering?

IF i recall correctly it was 'royal air mail.' If that's not an option, it was the longer delivery time between the two options.

fd

[Stetson717]

Ordered on Dec.28 and received mine today. Didn't have to pay any duties either.

[riskit]

Ordered on Dec.28 and received mine today. Didn't have to pay any duties either.

same-here :arrowu: :)

[Tomatolita]

Ordered one on Dec. 29... received it today (Jan 5) in my mailbox without any duties =) Fast fast shipping =)


Same here!! Can't wait to check it out this evening.

Now to find some cheap speaker stands haha.

[Gutty96]

Ordered Dec 29, received Jan 5. Not bad. No customs charge either!

[MrKat]

Same here!! Can't wait to check it out this evening.

Now to find some cheap speaker stands haha.

Starting tommorow London Drugs will have the Sonax S1844 stands for $10, thats right $10!

http://www.londondrugs.com/msib20/ProductImages/3026549_Large.jpg

Anyways about the PE, I dont know how you guys are getting yours so fast. I ordered mine on new years eve and it said it wont be here till Jan 14-20th, this is my air mail too.

[madara]

Ordered mine on the 29th. Received it in our mailbox last Friday, without customs charge. Sweet deal!

[Riddick]

Starting tommorow London Drugs will have the Sonax S1844 stands for $10, thats right $10!

http://www.londondrugs.com/msib20/ProductImages/3026549_Large.jpg

Nice. I've been looking for stands too! Can this be ordered online? And will they send to Ontario? Nevermind. Saw that it was not available for online ordering.

[Tharyn]

Finally caved and ordered it tonight.. here's hoping to no duties! :)

[queenofhearts]

Got "delivery" of mine today ( I think I ordered December 24th). I live in a building, so all I have right now is the pick up card so I can get the blurays from the post office. I must have bad Karma because the card says I owe 10.12 cents...what the heck is that?? Duty? tax?

[HeinzKetchup]

:cheesygri
Pretty bang on in the price. I paid 47.54 CAD
Definitely a great find!
Thx again OP

[H0W1E]

Ordered.... December 26th
Shipped.... via Royal Mail
Received.... January 5th
Total Cost.... $46.14 CDN (no duties)

Awesome Deal.... Thanks Again OP

[ditachan]

Got "delivery" of mine today ( I think I ordered December 24th). I live in a building, so all I have right now is the pick up card so I can get the blurays from the post office. I must have bad Karma because the card says I owe 10.12 cents...what the heck is that?? Duty? tax?

Get the exact details of that fee because I don't think anyone else had to pay.

[dmunteas]

Got mine today, ordered on Dec. 28th. No duties or tax !

[ahsalloum]

Got "delivery" of mine today ( I think I ordered December 24th). I live in a building, so all I have right now is the pick up card so I can get the blurays from the post office. I must have bad Karma because the card says I owe 10.12 cents...what the heck is that?? Duty? tax?

10.12 cents? You mean $10.12? That sucks.

[gmsron]

Finally decided to order this.

When I was at HMV I got curious and decided to check out how much it was going for...89.99!

Thanks OP.

[wpooh888]

Thanks OP ! Got mine today and no customs or duty charges.

[MagicWater]

Ordered.... December 28th
Shipped.... via Royal Mail
Received.... January 5th
Total Cost.... $46.58 CDN (no duties) (AMEX CC rate posted Dec 29)

Awesome Deal.... Thanks Again OP

Ordered.... December 26th
Shipped.... via Royal Mail
Received.... January 5th
Total Cost.... $46.14 CDN (no duties)

Awesome Deal.... Thanks Again OP

[EJF777]

A bit late, but could not resist...just ordered...Jan 15-21 delivery date. Thanks OP!

[heyhey]

Thank you! Got it without any custom fees. And the box was in perfect condition!

[Rocky03]

Got mine today. Perfect. No duty. Thanks OP.

[Bimmer318i]

ordered. Est delivery 13th to the 19th of Jan

Thanks OP

[rascal]

Got it in the mailbox, no duties. Thanks again OP!

[LockOut]

I ordered mine yesterday, and my DISPATCH date is estimated to be the 16-19 of Jan, and delivery 26 Jan-02 Feb... What's up with that??? :confused:

But thanks anyways, OP!

[rkrk]

Thanks OP ! Got mine today and no customs or duty charges. Ordered 27

[gtruck]

I ordered mine yesterday, and my DISPATCH date is estimated to be the 16-19 of Jan, and delivery 26 Jan-02 Feb... What's up with that??? :confused:

But thanks anyways, OP!

Thats odd, I ordered yesterday too and it shipped this morning :)

[ericchops]

Just a question. Can anyone tell me what is so good about Planet Earth Blu Ray? Everyone seems to want it, but how come? What does it offer?

[gtruck]

Just a question. Can anyone tell me what is so good about Planet Earth Blu Ray? Everyone seems to want it, but how come? What does it offer?

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=planet+earth

[uglyguy]

got mine today. ordered on Dec 19.

my first impression is the box looks cheap with its paper case and on the back it put 1080i, did anyone notice that?

cheers,

[BigJonsson]

Ordered Dec 29
Arrived today
No duty or taxes :D

[gtruck]

got mine today. ordered on Dec 19.

my first impression is the box looks cheap with its paper case and on the back it put 1080i, did anyone notice that?

cheers,

says 1080i but it is 1080p when you play it except for the bonus disc

this was discussed several times, hit the info button on your player if you need further proof :)

[Hurk]

Just ordered - January 1st, 2009.

We'll see how long it takes.

[uglyguy]

says 1080i but it is 1080p when you play it except for the bonus disc

this was discussed several times, hit the info button on your player if you need further proof :)

thank you ..
so i shouldn't explore the returning policy no more :razz:

[ShopperfiendTO]

Get the exact details of that fee because I don't think anyone else had to pay.

If it's Canada Post pick-up, the $10.12 is most likely for $5.00 Canada Post handling plus the GST and PST on the value declared by the seller.

All else who didn't have to pay were lucky and so it does appear to be karma for that person. :(

[gtruck]

thank you ..
so i shouldn't explore the returning policy no more :razz:

nope :D sit back and enjoy it!

[muzik7]

I finally caved in and ordered it today. Hope to see it in 6-10 days.

Thanks, OP! Great find.

[yoonix316]

Ordered on Jan 4/09, expected arrival date is Jan 22 - Feb 2. Kind of a long wait but it should be worth it.

Thanks OP !!

[gtruck]

Ordered on Jan 4/09, expected arrival date is Jan 22 - Feb 2. Kind of a long wait but it should be worth it.

Thanks OP !!

I guess they like me ;)

Items purchased on 5 Jan 2009:
Items dispatched on 6 Jan 2009:
Delivery estimate: 15 Jan 2009

[rgilld]

Ordered on Dec 29th got it on Jan 6th. No duties. Thanks OP!

[no idea]

I ordered on Dec 30th - still nothing - but given the previous posters' experiences I may be getting it tomorrow!

[queenofhearts]

Finally decided to order this.

When I was at HMV I got curious and decided to check out how much it was going for...89.99!

Thanks OP.

Oh bless you. I seem to be one of the few unlucky ones who got dinged $10.12 extra (5 for "handling", PST 3.15, GST1.97). Now that I know it sells for 90 bucks at HMV, I feel like I still got a bargain. Not as much of a bargain as everyone else but heck, still a bargain.

[pradesian]

Ordered on Dec. 28th and got it today. My wife picked it up from our super mailbox - no duty! Thanks a ton, OP!

[Justpete]

Ordered on Dec. 28th and got it today. My wife picked it up from our super mailbox - no duty! Thanks a ton, OP!

Same.

I'm slightly disappointed with the quality of some of the video though...

[howwon]

Ordered December 27 and it arrived today.

Woohoo. :D

[gtruck]

Same.

I'm slightly disappointed with the quality of some of the video though...

it states on the package that not all content is hd....

[Peanut69]

Don't know how I missed this earlier

Just ordered:

Delivery estimate: 16 Jan 2009 - 22 Jan 2009
Dispatch estimate for these items: 8 Jan 2009

thanks OP!

[ericchops]

UGHHHH i gave in..
Can someone please reassure me that this UK version is really spectacular because i really realy don't want to be disappointed when i get it. And i'm crossing my fingers that i don't get dinged duty.

[Justpete]

it states on the package that not all content is hd....

ah.. didn't know that. I assumed that because it was blu-ray, that it'd be all HD.

[Riddick]

Just got mine today ... with no taxes, woohoo :razz: Ordered on Dec 29th. Plays great on my PS3.

[liquidimpulse]

thx op, came up to around $45 cdn shipped! i'll keep my fingers crossed and hopefully i dont get hit with customs/duty fees

[doonboy]

Received my copy. No customs charges. Thanks, OP. Delivered via Canada Post.

[kmchow]

Yeah baby, I love you RFDers, Arrived no duties. Wheww...I'm usually the unlucky guy who gets hits with duties.

[TheRequiem]

No duties on mine. Left in mailbox.

[bolmsted]

Couldn't resist. I was eyeing this for a while but the US version.

Saw it so much more expensive for the US version (4 disc) at so many places such as FutureShop / BestBuy or gawd knows HMV and Amazon.ca/com which I believe would be the US rather than UK version. 5 sweet discs.

Hope I don't get dinged with duties but it seems vast majority of people aren't here. I sent it as a gift so harder for customs people LOL Suspect it will just arrive in my mailbox in a week.

25.23 GBP = 44.2331 CAD

[Rocha70]

Got it yesterday in the mail, no duty. I watched the first disc last night, some reallly amazing footage in it.

[Rome]

Finally got it last night. Had to pay $7 in duty...strange amount, but whatever, cheaper than what others were paying for duty.

I ordered it on Dec. 18...took forever.

Watched an hour or two of the first disc...awesome.

Thanks OP!

[volcomstone]

I got mine an incredible 2 1/2 days after ordering it even though the delivery estimate said it was going to be another 10 days. No duty charges.

NOW I JUST NEED A PS3 TO PLAY IT!!! :(

[twotterdhc6]

I got mine in the mail yesterday as well, 1.5 weeks ahead of the estimated date, and no duties!
I had to pay duties the last time I ordered from Amazon UK, so I'm 1 for 2. :razz:


I got mine an incredible 2 1/2 days after ordering it even though the delivery estimate said it was going to be another 10 days. No duty charges.

NOW I JUST NEED A PS3 TO PLAY IT!!! :(
Now why would you waste your money on something that's absolutely useless to you? If you have more disposable income to dispose, I'll PM you my bank account #.

[Roo13]

How are you guys getting them so soon? I ordered mine Dec 23rd and Im still waiting.

[bigjee]

I got mine an incredible 2 1/2 days after ordering it even though the delivery estimate said it was going to be another 10 days. No duty charges.

NOW I JUST NEED A PS3 TO PLAY IT!!! :(

A good example of putting the cart before the horse.

[bolmsted]

How are you guys getting them so soon? I ordered mine Dec 23rd and Im still waiting.

I ordered today and is expected to be delivered by Jan 16th according to Amazon so we'll see.

[Rudee]

Ordered on Dec 26th. Received today (Calgary). Total = $46.14 No customs fees/duty were added.

[Rome]

i ordered on Dec. 18 and rec'd it Jan. 6.

I had a letter in my mailbox saying Final Notice for pick up.
I never rec'd any notices prior to that.
Maybe check with your post office.

Unfortunatly I think the people who get it quickly don't pay extra, but if it takes longer, you are usually dinged...

How are you guys getting them so soon? I ordered mine Dec 23rd and Im still waiting.

[JD2000]

ordered on 24 Dec
received on the 5th of Jan 09, no extra cost.
went trough 3 discs and have some problems like:
- image shakes laterally
- sound lvl is different and low have to crank it up to 60 on my tv.
- overall impression is OK but not fascinating.
someone aware of the issues like that? I just got my Sony BRAVIA TV and Sony BD player is there any settings to be adjusted to enhance the outcome?:!:

[Rudee]

ordered on 24 Dec
received on the 5th of Jan 09, no extra cost.
went trough 3 discs and have some problems like:
- image shakes laterally
- sound lvl is different and low have to crank it up to 60 on my tv.
- overall impression is OK but not fascinating.
someone aware of the issues like that? I just got my Sony BRAVIA TV and Sony BD player is there any settings to be adjusted to enhance the outcome?:!:

I noticed similar issues with sound level. After watching all 5 discs I think I will sell the box set as overall I'm not that impressed with the video's.

[pedcat]

Ordered on Dec 27th, received today, delivered to my office. No customs fees/duty were added. :cheesygri

[dreadknot69]

ordered on 24 Dec
received on the 5th of Jan 09, no extra cost.
went trough 3 discs and have some problems like:
- image shakes laterally
- sound lvl is different and low have to crank it up to 60 on my tv.
- overall impression is OK but not fascinating.
someone aware of the issues like that? I just got my Sony BRAVIA TV and Sony BD player is there any settings to be adjusted to enhance the outcome?:!:

I borrowed this set from a friend when it first came out. My family and I watched those discs almost every night. I can't say I had any of the technical issues you're mentioning.

Regarding the sound, does your TV output 5.1? I notice when I play discs through my TV, I can barely hear the voice. I always end up running the sound through my 5.1 speakers, and then it's fine.

I'll admit - Planet Earth is a more family oriented series than any of the usual wildlife shows. Most of the other stuff I've picked up over the years usually focuses on "Watch this cheetah rip apart it's meal!" or "Watch carefully as the baboon mounts a male! No wonder their population is going DOWN!"

Thankfully, my family finds it both fascinating and entertaining. There's very few things we can watch that will get the whole family together like this series does.

[trixR4kids]

pretty nice deal

[fleecy]

Ordered on Dec 24th, received a notice from the post office to go pick it up tomorrow.

$10.02 duty charge. No deal for me, I guess.

[stern_howie]

I haven't yet received mine but I only ordered a few days ago...a couple of points.

Don't worry about the long estimated delivery dates....sending things from the UK to Canada is usually pretty fast. I have lot's of experience here.

Also, sending it to yourself as a gift makes no difference whether you get to pay duty or not. I found this out the hardway when my Dad in the UK sent me a DVD box set for my birthday via amazon and I was dinged with $20.00 in taxes etc. Had HE sent it himself no taxes or duty but simply having Amazon send it as a gift doesn't count.

Either way with or without duty this is still a very good deal.

[prettyha8]

A good example of putting the cart before the horse.

I need a 1080P monitor or tv, blu-ray player or PS3, some form of 5.1ness. And I ordered 2!

Was a spontaneous purchase, as I was just watching the NTSC version on Discovery that night. I will probably gift them, or make friends with 1080P ppl.

[greatdeal]

for those who has got their discs, pls kindly advise how many choices of sub-titles and languages available? Thanks.

[porksoda]

BD player is there any settings to be adjusted to enhance the outcome?:!:

put the player on the internet and check the firmware for an update.

[da1nonly_jsa]

thanks op...

put my order in yesterday...

just got the 80gb ps3 for the family this xmas as our blu-ray player/game/media center.

haven't bought a blu-ray movie yet so i'm hoping this is a good one to start with. hehehehe some reviewer said it brought tears to their eyes.... i just want something that will show off what my blu-ray and 46" 120hz samsung can do.

Total for this order: £25.23

Delivery estimate: 19 Jan 2009 - 23 Jan 2009
Dispatch estimate for these items: 9 Jan 2009


THANKS.

[Roo13]

Got it yesterday.

Got to agree with the poster that said the box was cheap. It is, and mine was slightly bent at the top, but not a big deal.

Looks great, the quality of the footage and the way they put everything together is great.


NO Customs fees either!

[domi]

This is the 5 disc difference:

From amazon.co.uk reviews: "A warning: It seems that the BBC has been cheese-paring and, as a result, the disc 5 extra included with the blu-ray version of this excellent series, entitled 'Natural World', is not at all the same as the disc 5 extra included with the standard DVD version of the series. Let me explain: Disc 5 of the blu-ray version, entitled 'Natural World', contains two separate documentaries; one entitled 'Desert Lions', and the second entitled 'Snow Leopards'. These two middling documentaries, also narrated by David Attenborough, although certainly watchable, do seem rather like an add-on, almost to fill space. In my opinion, they fall well short of the outstanding viewing quality of the main series, as shown on the first four discs in this five-disc box set.

However, the disc 5 extra included with the standard DVD version of 'Planet Earth' is entitled 'The Future', and this contains three excellent documentaries. These three documentaries (namely; ' Saving Species'; 'Into The Wilderness' and 'Living Together') amount to one complete whole: namely, a cry for action to save the future, our future. This is about global warming, habitat destruction, poaching, pollution, global overpopulation - all the threats to those magnificent animals and habitats - and ultimately ourselves - that we have just seen in the main series. The use of film footage from the main series (and some new film clips) - supported by a superb commentary both from the film-makers themselves and experts, including David Attenborough and others - carries a real impact. To give one example, the polar bear and global warming. Blu-ray customers never get to see the full picture about how this magnificent animal faces an increasing struggle to survive as global warming destroys its habitat - because this disc 5 gem is included as part of 'The Future' documentaries on the disc 5 extra with the standard DVD boxset, but not with the disc 5 extra of the blu-ray DVD boxset. Yet, in my opinion, these 'The Future' documentaries are essential viewing. So it really is inexcusable that they have been excluded from the disc 5 extra included with the blu-ray version of the 'Planet Earth' series."

[da1nonly_jsa]

This is the 5 disc difference:

From amazon.co.uk reviews: "A warning: It seems that the BBC has been cheese-paring and, as a result, the disc 5 extra included with the blu-ray version of this excellent series, entitled 'Natural World', is not at all the same as the disc 5 extra included with the standard DVD version of the series. Let me explain: Disc 5 of the blu-ray version, entitled 'Natural World', contains two separate documentaries; one entitled 'Desert Lions', and the second entitled 'Snow Leopards'. These two middling documentaries, also narrated by David Attenborough, although certainly watchable, do seem rather like an add-on, almost to fill space. In my opinion, they fall well short of the outstanding viewing quality of the main series, as shown on the first four discs in this five-disc box set.

However, the disc 5 extra included with the standard DVD version of 'Planet Earth' is entitled 'The Future', and this contains three excellent documentaries. These three documentaries (namely; ' Saving Species'; 'Into The Wilderness' and 'Living Together') amount to one complete whole: namely, a cry for action to save the future, our future. This is about global warming, habitat destruction, poaching, pollution, global overpopulation - all the threats to those magnificent animals and habitats - and ultimately ourselves - that we have just seen in the main series. The use of film footage from the main series (and some new film clips) - supported by a superb commentary both from the film-makers themselves and experts, including David Attenborough and others - carries a real impact. To give one example, the polar bear and global warming. Blu-ray customers never get to see the full picture about how this magnificent animal faces an increasing struggle to survive as global warming destroys its habitat - because this disc 5 gem is included as part of 'The Future' documentaries on the disc 5 extra with the standard DVD boxset, but not with the disc 5 extra of the blu-ray DVD boxset. Yet, in my opinion, these 'The Future' documentaries are essential viewing. So it really is inexcusable that they have been excluded from the disc 5 extra included with the blu-ray version of the 'Planet Earth' series."


I read this in the reviews as well even before I put my order in.... but for $44... it still seems to be worth the buy.

Being a person that has never seen the dvd or the blu-ray boxsets... I won't really know what I'm missing.

Ignorance is bliss.

[skyc280]

This is the 5 disc difference:

From amazon.co.uk reviews: "A warning: It seems that the BBC has been cheese-paring and, as a result, the disc 5 extra included with the blu-ray version of this excellent series, entitled 'Natural World', is not at all the same as the disc 5 extra included with the standard DVD version of the series. Let me explain: Disc 5 of the blu-ray version, entitled 'Natural World', contains two separate documentaries; one entitled 'Desert Lions', and the second entitled 'Snow Leopards'. These two middling documentaries, also narrated by David Attenborough, although certainly watchable, do seem rather like an add-on, almost to fill space. In my opinion, they fall well short of the outstanding viewing quality of the main series, as shown on the first four discs in this five-disc box set.

However, the disc 5 extra included with the standard DVD version of 'Planet Earth' is entitled 'The Future', and this contains three excellent documentaries. These three documentaries (namely; ' Saving Species'; 'Into The Wilderness' and 'Living Together') amount to one complete whole: namely, a cry for action to save the future, our future. This is about global warming, habitat destruction, poaching, pollution, global overpopulation - all the threats to those magnificent animals and habitats - and ultimately ourselves - that we have just seen in the main series. The use of film footage from the main series (and some new film clips) - supported by a superb commentary both from the film-makers themselves and experts, including David Attenborough and others - carries a real impact. To give one example, the polar bear and global warming. Blu-ray customers never get to see the full picture about how this magnificent animal faces an increasing struggle to survive as global warming destroys its habitat - because this disc 5 gem is included as part of 'The Future' documentaries on the disc 5 extra with the standard DVD boxset, but not with the disc 5 extra of the blu-ray DVD boxset. Yet, in my opinion, these 'The Future' documentaries are essential viewing. So it really is inexcusable that they have been excluded from the disc 5 extra included with the blu-ray version of the 'Planet Earth' series."

To me the 5th disc is irrelevant. I would only care to know if the first 4 discs are exactly the same as the 4discs box set we have here in North America. If it is, then it's good enough for me. 5th was just a bonus anyway.

It's irrelevant to compare to DVD version because dvd was never an option to consider when we have blu ray.

[zabuza]

Received mine a few days ago, no customs.

Woop. Great buy.

[ayb]

I'm glad I held off ordering this..... I finally caved in after a few times re-visiting this thread, specially after I saw the price has gone down by £5.00 :D

Thanks OP!!

[gtruck]

I could care less about the 5th disc. Bottom line is I am saving big :D Thanks op!

[ericchops]

BAH!! it went down 5 pounds!! is there price protection on this???

[themanfromvlad]

BAH!! it went down 5 pounds!! is there price protection on this???

Remember it listed at 25, but went down to 22.15 upon adding to cart, er, "basket." Now it's 18.23 once you go to checkout. That's just 3.92 more. But yes, you should be able to email amazon and get refunded your 3.92 pounds if you ordered recently.

UPDATE: Just emailed Amazon using their online form, I will post again when I hear back from them.

[moguy]

Shoot, I ordered two sets yesterday.

Hopefully they give me back the difference.

[markdweasel]

Remember it listed at 25, but went down to 22.15 upon adding to cart, er, "basket." Now it's 18.23 once you go to checkout. That's just 3.92 more. But yes, you should be able to email amazon and get refunded your 3.92 pounds if you ordered recently.

UPDATE: Just emailed Amazon using their online form, I will post again when I hear back from them.

Thanks for the heads up. I ordered mine recently and sent them the email. Hopefully, there would be a refund on my account. Still, a great deal an no duties for me as well.

BTW, no issues with sound or picture quality ( superb, BTW). Using PS3 as BD player.

Mark

[Aerius Zension]

I'm glad I held off ordering this..... I finally caved in after a few times re-visiting this thread, specially after I saw the price has gone down by £5.00 :D

Thanks OP!!

About how long from ordering did you receive it?

[ericchops]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=1040614

Looks like they will not honour the price protection once the package has been dispatched.
dangit!!!

[nden]

I just placed 1 order today.

[moguy]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=1040614

Looks like they will not honour the price protection once the package has been dispatched.
dangit!!!

Where do you see that?

According to multiple posts I've seen, they do price protect.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=309282

Fingers crossed, as I just missed this by one day on two sets.

[moguy]

Another example.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=333429

Hopefully this policy hasn't changed.

[no idea]

Got it today (Vancouver) - no extra charges - ordered Dec 30th.

[ericchops]

From some searching I think they changed their policy on Sept 2008. I'm hoping its not true, but something tells me that we might be SOL.

Another example.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=333429

Hopefully this policy hasn't changed.

[gregv]

Amazon.com stopped price protection in 2008.
Prior to that you had around 30 days.

I don't know about Amazon UK.

[da1nonly_jsa]

crap... just ordered this last night and it the priced went down from $22.15 to $20.95...

I lost out on $2.14 canadian....

I wonder if I can still cancel my original order and reorder it again...

yes I know ... it's crazy to squabble over $2 but I'm and rfd'er... that's a big mac in my stomach (if you get the $4 for 2 big macs mentioned in another posting)... hahaha...

and I hate that I ordered it late last night only to find out the price went down a couple hours later....

[gc99]

crap... just ordered this last night and it the priced went down from $22.15 to $20.95...

I lost out on $2.14 canadian....

I wonder if I can still cancel my original order and reorder it again...

yes I know ... it's crazy to squabble over $2 but I'm and rfd'er... that's a big mac in my stomach (if you get the $4 for 2 big macs mentioned in another posting)... hahaha...

and I hate that I ordered it late last night only to find out the price went down a couple hours later....

hey, i ordered yesterday and just noticed the price drop too! lol

[moguy]

Amazon.com stopped price protection in 2008.
Prior to that you had around 30 days.

I don't know about Amazon UK.

Well that would stink.

Since they accept returns withing 30 days, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to not do price protection within that time.

For their shoppers in the UK, free shipping would make the return a no-brainer.

It works out to about $15 difference for me, so I hope I get it, but I'm not feeling to positive about it.

Oh well, good luck to anyone else trying for the same :)

[ericchops]

Umm.. are you using the conversion rate properly?

crap... just ordered this last night and it the priced went down from $22.15 to $20.95...

I lost out on $2.14 canadian....

I wonder if I can still cancel my original order and reorder it again...

yes I know ... it's crazy to squabble over $2 but I'm and rfd'er... that's a big mac in my stomach (if you get the $4 for 2 big macs mentioned in another posting)... hahaha...

and I hate that I ordered it late last night only to find out the price went down a couple hours later....

[moguy]

crap... just ordered this last night and it the priced went down from $22.15 to $20.95...

I lost out on $2.14 canadian....

I wonder if I can still cancel my original order and reorder it again...

yes I know ... it's crazy to squabble over $2 but I'm and rfd'er... that's a big mac in my stomach (if you get the $4 for 2 big macs mentioned in another posting)... hahaha...

and I hate that I ordered it late last night only to find out the price went down a couple hours later....

Actually the price difference is about $7 dollars. You're comparing the VAT included current price with the VAT excluded old price.

[da1nonly_jsa]

Umm.. are you using the conversion rate properly?

what's the conversion rate?

the price dropped by $1.20 from when i ordered it last night....

$1.20 there = $5-7 over here???

[skyc280]

got email back from amazon.co.uk csr, they will NOT refund the difference

[gc99]

the price dropped by $1.20 from when i ordered it last night....


same here

[moguy]

www.xe.com

around 1.75 yesterday

4 pounds = 7 dollars CDN

[themanfromvlad]

got email back from amazon.co.uk csr, they will NOT refund the difference


When did you place your order?

[da1nonly_jsa]

www.xe.com

around 1.75 yesterday

4 pounds = 7 dollars CDN

well the price difference for me was $1.20 pounds...

i paid 22.15 pounds last night and today its 20.95 pounds

so like i said... i lost out on about $2 canadian not $7 dollars.

[ponikarovsky]

when i was ordering, the price came up to 18.23 pounds + 3 pounds shipping. when converted into Canadian currency, the total came up to $38. did i order the right thing?

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3800/planetearthkp7.jpg

[quiksilver_blue]

i JUST ordered it.

same thing happened to me...it said 20.97.
but when i checked out.... it was 18.23.... after VAT it was 21.31


i put the same item back in my cart... and it was 20.97, something is screwy but i went into my account to view my order... i clicked on the link of the item i ordered and it was right.

hope for the best i guess?

[ponikarovsky]

yeah, i ordered a few minutes before making my post as well. hopefully that's the price we get it at :D

[moguy]

well the price difference for me was $1.20 pounds...

i paid 22.15 pounds last night and today its 20.95 pounds

so like i said... i lost out on about $2 canadian not $7 dollars.

20.95 is the price before the VAT is removed. The 22.15 you paid was based on a 25 pound pre VAT price.

VAT is removed after checkout. You would have been billed 18 pounds + shipping.

[moguy]

no price protection


****************
Dear Customer

Thank you for contacting Amazon.co.uk.

The discounts we offer for items on our website do vary from time to time.

I've checked your order #XXXXXXXXXX and found that we now offer a greater discount on "Planet Earth: Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray]" than at the time you placed your order.

Unfortunately, we cannot extend a refund to you for the difference between the original price and the lower price you saw posted on our website.

While we don't always beat the best available price on every product, we do offer deep discounts on many thousands of items. From time to time, prices on some items will change due to special offers from suppliers and manufacturers or our inventory and sales volumes. When we can offer a lower price for new purchases we will, but we cannot extend these discounts to completed orders.

If you have any further questions, you can contact us at the following link:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/email

I am sorry for any disappointment that this may cause. I hope you'll be able to take advantage of the many discounts we offer on your next visit to our store.

Thank you for shopping at Amazon.co.uk.

Please let us know if this e-mail answered your question:

If yes, click here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/rsvp-y?c=xxxxxxxxxx
If not, click here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/rsvp-n?c=xxxxxxxxx

Please note: this e-mail was sent from an address that cannot accept incoming e-mail.

To contact us about an unrelated issue, please visit the Help section of our website.

Warmest regards

[alamshahid]

This is wicked, did anyone buy anything else with it?

Any other good deals on amazon.uk?

[skyc280]

When did you place your order?

Dec 29

[ericchops]

lol
i got the exact same message word for word. I guess they have a template. Well at least they are pretty fast responding to inquiries...

no price protection


****************
Dear Customer

Thank you for contacting Amazon.co.uk.

The discounts we offer for items on our website do vary from time to time.

I've checked your order #XXXXXXXXXX and found that we now offer a greater discount on "Planet Earth: Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray]" than at the time you placed your order.

Unfortunately, we cannot extend a refund to you for the difference between the original price and the lower price you saw posted on our website.

While we don't always beat the best available price on every product, we do offer deep discounts on many thousands of items. From time to time, prices on some items will change due to special offers from suppliers and manufacturers or our inventory and sales volumes. When we can offer a lower price for new purchases we will, but we cannot extend these discounts to completed orders.

If you have any further questions, you can contact us at the following link:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/email

I am sorry for any disappointment that this may cause. I hope you'll be able to take advantage of the many discounts we offer on your next visit to our store.

Thank you for shopping at Amazon.co.uk.

Please let us know if this e-mail answered your question:

If yes, click here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/rsvp-y?c=xxxxxxxxxx
If not, click here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/rsvp-n?c=xxxxxxxxx

Please note: this e-mail was sent from an address that cannot accept incoming e-mail.

To contact us about an unrelated issue, please visit the Help section of our website.

Warmest regards

[ponikarovsky]

what's up with the ps3 remote control costing 39 pounds at amazon.co.uk lol

[uglyguy]

wow, just lost 10 loonies with the price drop ..

hot deal ...

[bolmsted]

oh well. couple of bucks. it's still way cheaper and the better version (than the US version you would get on the amazon.com or amazon.ca or local FS/BB/Walmart/HMV) Looking forward to getting it in the mail

[stern_howie]

man and I only ordered on Monday....I emailed them but I suspect the same canned response. If I get dinged on duty as well that will really chap my....

[rgilld]

Yup. Got the same response. No adjustment

[da1nonly_jsa]

got the exact same email response too...

oh well... didn't lose out on too much...

can't wait to see it

[ridsama]

Got a similar reply:

Dear Mr ****,

Thank you for contacting Amazon.co.uk.

The discounts we offer for items on our website do vary from time to time. I've checked your order #******************* and found that we now offer a greater discount on "Planet Earth: Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray]" than at the time you placed your order.

Unfortunately, we cannot extend a refund to you for the difference between the original price and the lower price you saw posted on our website. I apologies for this inconvenience.

While we don't always beat the best available price on every product, we do offer deep discounts on many thousands of items. From time to time, prices on some items will change due to special offers from suppliers and manufacturers or our inventory and sales volumes. When we can offer a lower price for new purchases we will, but we cannot extend these discounts to completed orders.

Please note that only orders placed on or before September 1, 2008 were eligible for a price difference refund under the Post-Order Price Guarantee policy. However, we do continue to offer our Pre-order price guarantee.

If you have any further questions, you can contact us at the following link:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/email

I am sorry for any disappointment that this may cause. I hope you'll be able to take advantage of the many discounts we offer on your next visit to our store.

Thank you for shopping at Amazon.co.uk.

[dreadknot69]

I just got my buddy to order this this morning, when it was 5 pounds higher. Poor guy, he's gonna be pissed that I finally caved in when it dropped in price. :)

[Firestorm]

Thanks for the update guys. Editted title and added a FAQ.

[bhp]

I was going to order last week but wanted to know why some got charged duty while others weren't. With this price drop, I finally ordered. Won't be too upset if duty is charged, since I was happy to pay around $50.

[Amazing2]

Got the package this morning.
No duties and surcharges.

CC shows $45.89.

So... not as good as $38 but still not bad. ;)

[rsohal]

Got the package this morning.
No duties and surcharges.
Ordered on 28th dec.
The DVD box says FORMAT:1080i, please confirm if this is what you all have recieved or does it say FORMAT:1080P on your DVD box.

[Amazing2]

Got the package this morning.
No duties and surcharges.
Ordered on 28th dec.
The DVD box says FORMAT:1080i, please confirm if this is what you all have recieved or does it say FORMAT:1080P on your DVD box.

As per Firestorm's first post (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7903199&postcount=1):


Q: Is it 1080p?
A: Yes. The box says 1080i, but video is 1080p. The only things that are 1080i are the opening logos and menu.

[dingmah]

Thank you OP! I finally caved after revisiting this thread for about the 1000th time!

[dgs]

Me too!! Finally caved - at this price I could not resist any longer.

Thanks OP!

[scoper]

This series is the reason to buy a blu-ray player, truly remarkable and very rewatchable. Don't like the constant pauses in the narration of the North American version, at this price this is a steal. Ordered, thanks OP.

[bishopper]

Great price, even if you do get taxed. Thx OP!

[Riddick]

Not sure how you guys are getting $38 Cdn. When I ordered at £22.15, there was a £3.08 shipping fee for me. Total came to £25.23 or about $46 Cdn. So now that it is £20.97, you should still add the £3.08 to get £24.05. Doesn't that translate to around $43-$44 Cdn?

[bishopper]

Not sure how you guys are getting $38 Cdn. When I ordered at £22.15, there was a £3.08 shipping fee for me. Total came to £25.23 or about $46 Cdn. So now that it is £20.97, you should still add the £3.08 to get £24.05. Doesn't that translate to around $43-$44 Cdn?

Total for this order (incl shipping): £21.31

21.31 GBP

=

38.3539 CAD

[Firestorm]

Not sure how you guys are getting $38 Cdn. When I ordered at £22.15, there was a £3.08 shipping fee for me. Total came to £25.23 or about $46 Cdn. So now that it is £20.97, you should still add the £3.08 to get £24.05. Doesn't that translate to around $43-$44 Cdn?When you ordered the listed price was higher than £22.15. When you added to cart it became £22.15. VAT is included in the listed price. When they realize you're in Canada it's taken off.

[themanfromvlad]

Hi guys,

I placed my order on the 6th, and it was dispatched yesterday. They initially refused my request for a refund, but when I pointed out how it had shipped less than a day ago they refunded me the £3.92. They did say they were making a special exception.

[kohlio1979]

it was in my cart a few days ago but i never pulled the trigger... i did just now! awesome

[Netcruzer]

Wow, super hot price for the High-Def true British BBC version.

I already own the BBC DVD box set, as it was a lot cheaper last year than Blu-Ray and I wanted to see the diaries and the future disc.

I'm exited to see the documentary again in HD, I am absolutely going to order at this price. *Boom, pulled the trigger, hope I don't get charged duty*

I do have a question about the audio quality and encoding though. Does it use Dolby Digital 5.1 (or the newer Dolby HD/True HD stuff), or is it just digital 2 channel?

I had an issue with the Galapagos Blu-Ray, it's audio was encoded in 2 channel digital, and I had to change my PS3 from bitstream to PCM output in order to hear audio with my 5.1 system. Very odd, and the only Blu-Ray disc I've encountered that was like that. All my other blu-rays have great sound using bitstream, and my Z5500 detects it as DD5.1 or DTS. I'm hoping the Planet Earth has good 5.1 audio. It would be very disappointing to have worse sound than the DVDs. I've just searched the reviews on Amazon.co.uk, seems that the audio is DD5.1, should work ok.

Let me know for those who already have it. Thanks.

[JLennon1009]

Ordered~thanks op!

[Routs]

Ordered tonight. Thanks for the great deal OP!

The wife and I can't wait to watch it.

[deuces]

Total for this order (incl shipping): £21.31

21.31 GBP

=

38.3539 CAD

Yup same price here as well. Thanks OP!

[ronein]

Gave in as well.
Thanks OP!
Hopefully i dont get charged with taxes.

[napoleon1769]

What is so good about Planet Earth?

[DVDManiac]

Added to my cart, it was 20pounds something, 20 minutes later, 25pounds something...my luck, oh well.

[ericchops]

LOL they raised the price back up. Could this be an rfd effect?

[Netcruzer]

LOL they raised the price back up. Could this be an rfd effect?

HAHA, they did raise the price. Wow I'm happy I made my impulse purchase lastnight at 1:30am. I already got the email this morning that my order has been dispatched.

I paid a total of 21 pounds, should be about $38 cad.

[torseller07]

Damn, now I regret I didn't order last night. :(

New total (after 2.5% Visa conversion fees) is about CAD 45.

Update: Looks like price at BB has gone down $10 (now $79.99; price still at $89.99 at FS). It's obviously not a good deal but hopefully both FS and BB would realize at some point they are giving their businesses away to foreign competitors with their out-of-date, inflated prices on demanding items.

[volcomstone]

I got mine in the mail yesterday as well, 1.5 weeks ahead of the estimated date, and no duties!
I had to pay duties the last time I ordered from Amazon UK, so I'm 1 for 2. :razz:



Now why would you waste your money on something that's absolutely useless to you? If you have more disposable income to dispose, I'll PM you my bank account #.

hahah the funny thing is i cannot afford a ps3 now.. but i figured,-i am definitely getting one (partially for the blu-ray player).. it's just a matter of when (sometime in the next few months). i also figured that i will definitely be getting the planet earth series in hi-def so why not get it now when it's 50% off, to save money down the road.

[ponikarovsky]

Damn, now I regret I didn't order last night. :(

New total (after 2.5% Visa conversion fees) is about CAD 45.

Update: Looks like price at BB has gone down $10 (now $79.99; price still at $89.99 at FS). It's obviously not a good deal but hopefully both FS and BB would realize at some point they are giving their businesses away to foreign competitors with their out-of-date, inflated prices on demanding items.

well by that logic, amazon.ca is also losing customers to a foreign competitor, no?

the british site must just be trying to clear their stock or something like that..

anyways, ordered mine yesterday at the 18 pound price and today it was dispatched! hopefully i get it next week

[uglyguy]

What is so good about Planet Earth?

All it cost for your answer is approx. 40 loonies (providing you already have a BD player).

If after you finished the whole series and found that there's absolutely nothing amazing about this documentary, not a single scene, 40 of us in here will give you each a loonie back.

Wait! I am kidding, I am just speaking for myself. It is a good and informed piece of documentary to watch.

cheers,

[torseller07]

well by that logic, amazon.ca is also losing customers to a foreign competitor, no?

Yes they are. But BB and FS are losing bigger on this opportunity in particular.

[Captain Snazzypants]

Amazon.co.uk Order Summary
Items: £22.15
Postage & Packing: £3.08

Total before VAT: £25.23
VAT: £0.00

Order Total: £25.23


That's $45.61 in Canadian $ today, after shippin, so the price is a bit lower again it seems...

[ericdraven]

Got mine today!!!

Ordered on 12/31/2008
Shipped it 01/06/2009

Is it possible???


No duties or taxes

Box and everything else in perfect condition...

The only problem I had was with Canada Post leaving it on the balcony.

They could have at least knocked as there was someone home...


OOPS!!!
:)

[TorontoR]

just ordered mine, thanks op!

[ayb]

About how long from ordering did you receive it?
Haven't received it yet. I just placed my order prior to that post I made yesterday.

[MooseTits]

Ordered, thanks.

[Chiggy335]

Ordered and also picked up The Big Book of "Top Gear" 2009", which is a lot cheaper than on amazon.ca

Thanks OP!

[cocampojr]

Got mine today!!!

Ordered on 01/31/2008
Shipped it 01/06/2009

Is it possible???


No duties or taxes

Box and everything else in perfect condition...

The only problem I had was with Canada Post leaving it on the balcony.

They could have at least knocked as there was someone home...

it took almost a year? :lol:

[ayb]

it took almost a year? :lol:
beat me to it..... :D

[kloostec]

Got mine. No duties or anything. Total cost on the credit card after conversions and everything was $46.14. Video quality is stunning.

[Keiichi]

Curse you redflagdeals!

I don't even have a blu-ray player yet and I still couldn't resist this deal!!!!!

[JLennon1009]

Ordered mine yesterday for a total of £21.31! thanks op!

[mkenov]

Ordered... thanks OP!

[TdotO]

Curse you redflagdeals!

I don't even have a blu-ray player yet and I still couldn't resist this deal!!!!!
same here.

[roby2003]

got it.
shipped jan 5. received jan 9 in perfect condition.
no duties.

thanks OP !!

[apexuw]

argh.. Please tell me I am not the only sucker who was charged $5 service charge and $1.67 of tax !!!!!

[Routs]

argh.. Please tell me I am not the only sucker who was charged $5 service charge and $1.67 of tax !!!!!

Lots of people on here had to pay customs fees. Some paid as much as $12 so yours isn't so bad. Like most things Canada Post does it is very hit or miss. At least you can take solace in the fact that you still ended up with a great deal compared to buying it here.

[vancityroots]

ok just ordered. Total price including shipping is 25.23 gbp

[Wildfire]

Just watching the 3rd disc now, and my fav part so far has been when Attenborough says the following :

"Female asses are mysterious creatures. They come and go as they please and much of their behavior seems unfathomable to an outsider."

:lol:

[gmsron]

How much did your order end up costing in Canadian dollars....Not including any customs etc...So, what the actual cost was on your credit card.

[winson82]

Got mine a few days ago and didn't get dinged with any custom charges. Thanks again OP!

[BigJonsson]

how much did your order end up costing in canadian dollars....not including any customs etc...so, what the actual cost was on your credit card.

46.08

[Toronto]

No customs charges for me and mine arrived in 6 business days (well one of those days was new years day so technically a holiday).

[tehownt]

Just watching the 3rd disc now, and my fav part so far has been when Attenborough says the following :

"Female asses are mysterious creatures. They come and go as they please and much of their behavior seems unfathomable to an outsider."

:lol:

mine would be:

"The light litterally shines out of it's backside"
(caves glowworm)

And the ammount paid was $47.21.

[rangersfan]

Received mine in less than a week. No customs charges and CC charge from Amazon was $45.40.

[Cjohnson202]

this is still so tempting, I really want to watch this series

[actionj]

No duties or tax for me ... thank goodness

Looks like Disney is coming out with a documentary "Earth" (aka Planet Earth?): http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/earth/

funny how i've seen a lot of the scenes already on the discs already :lol:

[howwon]

I just finished watching the first disc. This being my first Blu-ray/HD movie watched on my new 46" 1080p TV, this will set the reference point for me to compare other Blu-ray/HD movies.

I am very happy with the PQ/AQ, though I was only using the TV speakers. A proper audio system is in the works.

Cheers

[speedway84]

Ordered mine last week. Billed $46.01 on mastercard - was £25.23 total on order.

Crossing my fingers for no duty/taxes!

[ThirteenInchMags]

Ordered on Jan 6th, received it today (Jan 12th).
No customs fees.
Came in amazon packaging and fit perfectly in my mail box.

[speedway84]

Ordered on Jan 6th, received it today (Jan 12th).
No customs fees.
Came in amazon packaging and fit perfectly in my mail box.

Ordered mine on the 6th too - hope it comes as quick, and without customs fees.

[cocampojr]

just got mine in the mailbox. no additional fees. thanks op.

[jerschwab]

Just received mine on the weekend. About $46 after conversion, no duties or fees. Great deal!

[pr3dat0r]

Got mine too. no duties and tax, Great deal!

[Tharyn]

Ordered on the 5th
Dispatched on the 6th
Arrived Today (12th)

Can't complain, and no duties either! :D

[bolmsted]

Couldn't resist. I was eyeing this for a while but the US version.

Saw it so much more expensive for the US version (4 disc) at so many places such as FutureShop / BestBuy or gawd knows HMV and Amazon.ca/com which I believe would be the US rather than UK version. 5 sweet discs.

Hope I don't get dinged with duties but it seems vast majority of people aren't here. I sent it as a gift so harder for customs people LOL Suspect it will just arrive in my mailbox in a week.

25.23 GBP = 44.2331 CAD


Ordered on Jan 7th, arrived today. That was fast, like 3 days in transit unless they count weekends! Straight to the mailbox so no customs/duties/taxes.

First time ordered from Amazon UK, but I believe have ordered from COM and definitely .CA. Wonder if that matters as far as volume of stuff ordered? I had it marked as a gift rather than merchandise or commercial if that matters too as far as not getting tagged.



What's the "2" in a box with the word "Entertain" below it mean on the back and also on the side? Is this the region as I thought this was supposed be region free? Or is this some sort of volume number of a collection?

Based on the number on the side saying BBCBD0001 I would surmise this is the BBC's first BD disc, so perhaps volume # doesn't correlate.

This is definitely region free, right?


Would like to know about other UK deals that are region free if possible. That Batman+Darknight collection looks pretty sweet but I have both movies now.



Product details

* Actors: David Attenborough
* Format: Widescreen
* Language English
* Region: All Regions
* Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
* Number of discs: 5
* Classification: Exempt
* Studio: 2 Entertain Video
* DVD Release Date: 12 Nov 2007
* Run Time: 550 minutes

[Tharyn]

Ordered on Jan 7th, arrived today. That was fast, like 3 days in transit unless they count weekends! Straight to the mailbox so no customs/duties/taxes.

First time ordered from Amazon UK, but I believe have ordered from COM and definitely .CA. Wonder if that matters as far as volume of stuff ordered? I had it marked as a gift rather than merchandise or commercial if that matters too as far as not getting tagged.



What's the "2" in a box with the word "Entertain" below it mean on the back and also on the side? Is this the region as I thought this was supposed be region free? Or is this some sort of volume number of a collection?

Based on the number on the side saying BBCBD0001 I would surmise this is the BBC's first BD disc, so perhaps volume # doesn't correlate.

This is definitely region free, right?


Would like to know about other UK deals that are region free if possible. That Batman+Darknight collection looks pretty sweet but I have both movies now.

It's just the publishing company that did the set: http://www.2entertain.co.uk/

[insanity]

Ok forget the price comments for now...So tell us how the set is, I've been waiting for someone to at least post comments about quality, and if it lives up to their expectation?

Can I watch this with kids (i.e. do they any topics on reproduction etc?)

[dgs]

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/668/planetearth.html

[Toronto]

Ok forget the price comments for now...So tell us how the set is, I've been waiting for someone to at least post comments about quality, and if it lives up to their expectation?

Can I watch this with kids (i.e. do they any topics on reproduction etc?)

If you like documentaries and animals, you won't find better than this. Some of the shots they get are remarkable especially when they slow them down.

You can watch it with your kids. It's all about animals and nature. They don't show the animal kills in too much length or detail. Several quick shots of animals mating but it's not animal porn if that's what you're afraid of.

[insanity]

Ok couldn't resist, ordered right now.

Amazon.co.uk Order Summary
Items: £22.15
Postage & Packing: £3.08

Total before VAT: £25.23
VAT: £0.00
Order Total: £25.23

[bolmsted]

It's just the publishing company that did the set: http://www.2entertain.co.uk/

Thanks. makes sense. just had to check before I crack it open.

[bolmsted]

CC nabbed me with $2-3 no biggie


25.23 GBP = 44.2331 CAD


Transaction Date Posted Date Transaction Details Debit
Jan. 07, 2009 Jan. 08, 2009 AMAZON EU AMAZON.CO.UK $25.23 GB POUND @ 1.847403 $46.61

[88wingnut]

Ordered my set today. Been eyeing this for a while now, can't beat the price. Thanks OP!

[Keiichi]

Got mine today....no duty or taxes!

Now I need a blu-ray player! hehehe
Any good deals on the Panasonic ones?

[Martin (deal addict)]

For standard DVD players there were players that were able to be made region free however didn't have the ability to convert pal to ntsc (so the only discs from other regions that could be watched were R2 Ntsc Japanese discs).

Not saying that'll translate to Blu-ray but it's something that's come up in the past for ordering standard dvds

There are cheap DVD players here in Canada that can be easily "hacked" using the remote control to make them play any region standard DVDs . e.g. I bought a Diamond DVD player from Walmart which I easliy hacked and use to play my UK DVDs.

It tends to be the cheap ones that can be converted - companies with a vested interest in the movie industry usually cannot e.g. Sony.

I'm not aware of any hackable Blu-ray dvd players.

[alba_luvr]

Thanks OP

Got mine for around $42/43 CDN after taxes. NO other suspicious charges added

Ordered jan 4. Shipped jan 7. Received jan 12

THANKS

[ponikarovsky]

sweet, credit card was charged $39.57! if i don't get any customs fees, i'm happy!

[stock_junkie]

Received mine today so thanks OP! Didn't have to pay any duty so that was nice as well.

I think I got a crappy exchange rate with my AMEX though? $21.31 pounds showed up as a charge of $40.03 Canadian.

[dreadknot69]

Got charged 39.54 on CC, so let's see if I get dinged with any duties when it arrives.

[dstylez]

Which method did you guys select for shipping? I didn't see any shipping prices so I just selected Royal Mail assuming its the cheapest?

EDIT: Checked on Amazon again and it says shipping estimate Jan. 20th...so I guess you guys picked the express one? Did it cost anymore?

[MrKat]

I dont know what the hell is taking this so long to get here. I ordered on 31st, doesnt ship till the 6th and now its the 13th and still not here. I just about dont even want it anymore, I might just sell it when it gets here.

[ericdraven]

I dont know what the hell is taking this so long to get here. I ordered on 31st, doesnt ship till the 6th and now its the 13th and still not here. I just about dont even want it anymore, I might just sell it when it gets here.



Strange... I ordered mine as well on the 31st - It was shipped on the 6th and I got it on the 9th...

Got it in perfect condition and no duties and taxes...

[speedway84]

Ordered on the 6th arrived today no customs fees!

[BRAISKI]

to be nice to you, i will answer your question.

Blurays are region free, unlike DVDs

To be nice to you too, I will tell you that some Blu-ray have region code...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Region_codes

[da1nonly_jsa]

sweet!!!

ordered on the jan 7th at like 11pm and still got it today jan 13. no custom fees.

shipped in a brown box. blu-ray still sealed in plastic.

can't wait to try this with the family...

[vasya]

sweet!!!
ordered on the jan 7th at like 11pm and still got it today jan 13. no custom fees.
shipped in a brown box. blu-ray still sealed in plastic..

The same packaging. Ordered on Jan 8, got it today. No custom fees. Watched some parts. Amazing quality as stated (1080p). Paid 21.31 Pounds. Credit card charged $40.03CAN. Thanks OP. Very good value for 5 BR disks.

[lurker99]

Ordered Jan 9th and got today for $39.54, no duty. Now, have to buy blu-ray player:lol:

[Martin (deal addict)]

To be nice to you too, I will tell you that some Blu-ray have region code...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Region_codes

Here is a hack posted by an owner of a Samsung BDP-1500 (not me I'm thinking of getting one) which is a popular model and a subject of a current popular thread.

....................................
Region code hack posted by khkim, November 03 2008:

I coundn't hack my DVD for 3 months and I almost gave up.
Now I did it today. I used the same script that 'Silver Surfers' posted for DVD-HD860. (Thanks again!)

My region code is 1 & version starts with '040808.02...'. My remote is 000613J.
You don't need special code for your current region ('2-9-3-3-4' stuffs). It never worked for me. Samsung probably have changed the firmware and it seems easier for region hack!!!

1. OFF/ON your DVD
2. Open the tray
3. Press 'INFO', you'll see version code
4. Press '9' repeatedly untill you see '9' overlapped with the version code
5. OFF/ON and enjoy!

I didn't expect it would work so I pressed '9' like crazy and I recognized '9' already appeared. I don't know how many times I pressed (maybe 10 times?). It doesn't matter because I would never try it again. If you find exactly how many times it requires, just let me know.

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''

[BRAISKI]

I just ordered mine...

[Martin (deal addict)]

To be nice to you too, I will tell you that some Blu-Ray have region code...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Region_codes

Took the following from Wikopedia. Looks like it may be possible to work out which Blu-Ray DVDs on Amazon.co.uk are region free.

Region codes

Regions for Blu-ray standard

A: East Asia (except Mainland China and Mongolia), Southeast Asia, the Americas and their dependencies.
B: Africa, Southwest Asia, Europe (except Russia), Oceania and their dependencies.
C: Central Asia, East Asia (Mainland China and Mongolia only), South Asia, central Eurasia and their dependencies.

Blu-ray Discs may be encoded with a region code, intended to restrict the area of the world in which they can be played, similar in principle to the DVD region codes, although the used geographical regions differ. Blu-ray Disc players sold in a certain region may only play discs encoded for that region. This is primarily used for market segmentation, or price discrimination, but it also allows motion picture studios to control the various aspects of a release (including content and release date) according to the region. Discs may also be produced without region coding, so they can be played on all devices. The countries of the major Blu-ray manufacturers (Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, etc.) are in the same region as the Americas. As of late 2008, almost 70% of all released discs were region-free.[51]

Major studios have different region coding policies. Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios have released all of their titles region free.[52][53] Sony Pictures and Warner Bros have released most of their titles region free, but titles released by Warner's New Line division were, initially, region-coded but subsequently have been released without being locked. Titles released by other labels on behalf of New Line are still subject to some region locking.[54][55] Lionsgate and Walt Disney Pictures have released a mix of titles that were region free and region coded.[56][57] 20th Century Fox has released all but three of their titles region coded.[58]

In the Blu-ray region coding system, the United States is placed in region A while regions B and C are used for countries which can experience localization delays before U.S. titles are officially released. The opposite, though, is sometimes true and a few new titles such as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Running Scared were released in certain European countries before the U.S. release.[59] In response to the DVD region system, multi-region and region-free DVD players became dominant in certain markets; certain Blu-ray player models have been modified to allow for playback of Blu-ray and DVD discs with any region code

[liquidimpulse]

got it today, 3 days earlier than i expected! watched the first disc and almost sh*t my pants!! Looks incredible, and was worth every penny!

[ericdraven]

Took the following from Wikopedia. Looks like it may be possible to work out which Blu-Ray DVDs on Amazon.co.uk are region free.

Region codes

Regions for Blu-ray standard

A: East Asia (except Mainland China and Mongolia), Southeast Asia, the Americas and their dependencies.
B: Africa, Southwest Asia, Europe (except Russia), Oceania and their dependencies.
C: Central Asia, East Asia (Mainland China and Mongolia only), South Asia, central Eurasia and their dependencies.

Blu-ray Discs may be encoded with a region code, intended to restrict the area of the world in which they can be played, similar in principle to the DVD region codes, although the used geographical regions differ. Blu-ray Disc players sold in a certain region may only play discs encoded for that region. This is primarily used for market segmentation, or price discrimination, but it also allows motion picture studios to control the various aspects of a release (including content and release date) according to the region. Discs may also be produced without region coding, so they can be played on all devices. The countries of the major Blu-ray manufacturers (Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, etc.) are in the same region as the Americas. As of late 2008, almost 70% of all released discs were region-free.[51]

Major studios have different region coding policies. Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios have released all of their titles region free.[52][53] Sony Pictures and Warner Bros have released most of their titles region free, but titles released by Warner's New Line division were, initially, region-coded but subsequently have been released without being locked. Titles released by other labels on behalf of New Line are still subject to some region locking.[54][55] Lionsgate and Walt Disney Pictures have released a mix of titles that were region free and region coded.[56][57] 20th Century Fox has released all but three of their titles region coded.[58]

In the Blu-ray region coding system, the United States is placed in region A while regions B and C are used for countries which can experience localization delays before U.S. titles are officially released. The opposite, though, is sometimes true and a few new titles such as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Running Scared were released in certain European countries before the U.S. release.[59] In response to the DVD region system, multi-region and region-free DVD players became dominant in certain markets; certain Blu-ray player models have been modified to allow for playback of Blu-ray and DVD discs with any region code


I picked The Dark Knight Blu-Ray with my Planet Earth order...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001CEE1WG

I ordered it mainly because of the Blu-Ray cover which I haven't seen one like that in Canada....

It's Region 2 and it plays no problem on my NTSC Sony PS3 no probs...
I was kind of worried it would not play but it does!



=

[ahsalloum]

I picked The Dark Knight Blu-Ray with my Planet Earth order...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001CEE1WG

I ordered it mainly because of the Blu-Ray cover which I haven't seen one like that in Canada....

It's Region 2 and it plays no problem on my NTSC Sony PS3 no probs...
I was kind of worried it would not play but it does!



=
That TDK cover is identical to the NA one, FYI.

[dgs]

Mine arrived today - ordered Jan 7 - 21.31 GBP - 40.03 CAD

[liquidimpulse]

I picked The Dark Knight Blu-Ray with my Planet Earth order...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001CEE1WG

I ordered it mainly because of the Blu-Ray cover which I haven't seen one like that in Canada....

It's Region 2 and it plays no problem on my NTSC Sony PS3 no probs...
I was kind of worried it would not play but it does!



=



really..?? i was thinking of picking up Band of Brothers on blu-ray, but i was afraid my ntsc ps3 would not play it, being region 2 and PAL format...can any1 confirm this..?

[Firestorm]

really..?? i was thinking of picking up Band of Brothers on blu-ray, but i was afraid my ntsc ps3 would not play it, being region 2 and PAL format...can any1 confirm this..?

Wouldn't it be cheaper to just use Amazon.ca with the $10 coupon? Or was BoB cheaper a while ago?

[kvos]

Ordered mine Dec 29th, arrived Jan 12th, with no extra charges!

Sure, it took a while, but it's worth it!

Thanks OP.

[Anarchy]

Sounds like you guys paid 21.31 Pounds, but it shows 25.47 pounds now. Did the price go up??

[jibbler]

Mine arrived today with no extra charges-I marked mine as a gift that gives you a better chance avoiding any customs fee's

Thanx OP.

[ahsalloum]

Sounds like you guys paid 21.31 Pounds, but it shows 25.47 pounds now. Did the price go up??

Went down for like half a day and then back up, so don't feel too bad.

[TamedReckless]

That TDK cover is identical to the NA one, FYI.

really..?? i was thinking of picking up Band of Brothers on blu-ray, but i was afraid my ntsc ps3 would not play it, being region 2 and PAL format...can any1 confirm this..?


The uk version of band of brothers is region free, for a list of disks and if they are region free or not check Here (http://www.blurayregioncodes.com/index.php?region=b) just select the region at the top and look on the list, UK titles are region B ;)

[Martin (deal addict)]

I picked The Dark Knight Blu-Ray with my Planet Earth order...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001CEE1WG

I ordered it mainly because of the Blu-Ray cover which I haven't seen one like that in Canada....

It's Region 2 and it plays no problem on my NTSC Sony PS3 no probs...
I was kind of worried it would not play but it does!


=

According to the above most Warner Brothers discs are actually region free - I guess this standardizes production. Interesting the box says region 2 though.

[philharmonic]

Ordered on the 8th, received today. Plays beautifully in my PS3.

Total charge on the credit card = $39.57CAD

Thanks OP!

[ssiu]

Ordered on the 8th, received today.

Ditto. No custom/duty charge for me, yay! Thanks OP!

[yakkers]

I got mine today but they do not play in my laptop or DVD player due to "region codes"?

Im sorry but I havent read all 31 pages of this thread, can someone point me out to the problem? can this be played here in Canada?

[JLennon1009]

I got mine today but they do not play in my laptop or DVD player due to "region codes"?

Im sorry but I havent read all 31 pages of this thread, can someone point me out to the problem? can this be played here in Canada?

Does you laptop or "DVD player" play blurays?

[dingmah]

I got mine today but they do not play in my laptop or DVD player due to "region codes"?

Im sorry but I havent read all 31 pages of this thread, can someone point me out to the problem? can this be played here in Canada?

Are you sure your laptop can even play Blu-Ray discs? AFAIK there aren'y very many Blu-Ray equipped laptops to be begin with, and by the way you worded your question, it doesn't sound like you checked your format before ordering...

[yakkers]

Does you laptop or "DVD player" play blurays?

I bought the regular DVD version?

am I screwed? I have an upconverting DVD player.

I had no clue that there were region codes, why dont they warn u when ordering?

It woudnt play on my DVD player or on my LAPTOP

[Firestorm]

I bought the regular DVD version?

am I screwed? I have an upconverting DVD player.

I had no clue that there were region codes, why dont they warn u when ordering?

It woudnt play on my DVD player or on my LAPTOPBecause most (all?) DVDs are not region-free and it was on the UK website? O_o;

[dingmah]

I bought the regular DVD version?

am I screwed? I have an upconverting DVD player.

I had no clue that there were region codes, why dont they warn u when ordering?

It woudnt play on my DVD player or on my LAPTOP

All DVD discs have region codes that prevent you watching a DVD from outside your region. In our case, North America is region 1, while UK/Europe region 2.

Now you probably won't be able to watch the DVD on your standalone, unless you know it's hackable. I won't get into that, but Google it and who knows what comes up.

So your only solution is to watch the DVD on your laptop using VLC which ignores region lockout codes.

[JLennon1009]

I bought the regular DVD version?

am I screwed? I have an upconverting DVD player.

I had no clue that there were region codes, why dont they warn u when ordering?

It woudnt play on my DVD player or on my LAPTOP

As far as I know, many DVD players are hackable. After hacking, your DVD player will be region free. Most of the time is just pressing a series of buttons on your remote. Google up your DVD model number or get more info from videohelp.com

[yakkers]

what is VLC?

[ahsalloum]

what is VLC?

Google.

[DubKrazy]

I bought the regular DVD version?

am I screwed? I have an upconverting DVD player.

I had no clue that there were region codes, why dont they warn u when ordering?

It woudnt play on my DVD player or on my LAPTOP

Yeah, don't blame amazon for your mistake. You should have clarified whether the DVD's were region-free. ppl here only said the BR was region-free not the DVD's.

Answering your question: Yes you are screwed. However you could probably try maybe selling it on ebay to someone that can play it. You might lose some money since you opened it, but it's still better than using em as coasters.

Or use one of the solutions above :P

[yakkers]

Yeah, don't blame amazon for your mistake. You should have clarified whether the DVD's were region-free. ppl here only said the BR was region-free not the DVD's.

Answering your question: Yes you are screwed. However you could probably try maybe selling it on ebay to someone that can play it. You might lose some money since you opened it, but it's still better than using em as coasters.

Or use one of the solutions above :P

im not blaming amazon, but when an order comes in from North America, one would think they would warn you.

I dont think the average joe knows about these region codes, im not angry with amazon but irritated all in all.

[dingmah]

what is VLC?

Do you know what Google is? It is your best friend. Try typing in those 3 letters and see what results you get.

I don't mean to pick on you, but the moment you do not know something, your first instinct reaction should be to Google it. We live in an information rich generation, and you need to learn the ability to search and filter out for information you require. Inability to do this is unacceptable in this day and age.

[dasurge]

what is VLC?
VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html) is a media player for the PC which will play just about any media you try to open with it.

If you play a DVD with it, it will ignore the region coding on the dvd (unlike unhacked DVD players).

In general, many users highly prefer it to Windows Media Player as well.

[howwon]

Hello yakkers,

It is not Amazon's place to warn people from other countries, about region coding. Imagine for a moment, how many orders Amazon.co.uk receive from Countries, other than the UK and it would involve a lot of wasted man power to do, what you suggested.

Your post is also OT as this thread is about the Blu-ray version.

As other people have mentioned, Google is your best friend.

Cheers

[stern_howie]

received my order yesterday...6 days to arrive + no duty. :-)

I think someone mentioned it here or maybe on Amazon but the commentary doesn't seem very loud when it's combined with the music. I guess I can live with that but I was a bit suprised.

[dstylez]

Which method did you guys select for shipping? I didn't see any shipping prices so I just selected Royal Mail assuming its the cheapest?

EDIT: Checked on Amazon again and it says shipping estimate Jan. 20th...so I guess you guys picked the express one? Did it cost anymore?

Anyone?

[Freckle Daddy]

Anyone?

I picked royal air, as I'm assuming most people here did. My package arrived about 5 days earlier than was estimated by amazon. HOpe that helps.

Fd

[w01f]

Anyone?

I bought this on the 04th of Jan. and it gave me the same shipping estimate...

hwvr... I JUST GOT IT IN YESTERDAY!

No duty or anything else; delivered via Canada Post.



THANKS O.P. GREAT DEAL.

[HoTiCE_]

Anyone?

You'll want to use Royal Mail vs any other solution anyways. Its fast, cheap and is the most likely to end up waiving the custom fees since it hands off its mail to Canada Post.

Worse...you'll have have 5$ to pay.

Don't expect UPS to be this lenient (and cheap)

[Martin (deal addict)]

As far as I know, many DVD players are hackable. After hacking, your DVD player will be region free. Most of the time is just pressing a series of buttons on your remote. Google up your DVD model number or get more info from videohelp.com

Yes - there are many hackable SD DVD players, usually the cheapest ones as there is no money in the budget to build regional versions. Apparently some are even multi-region out of the box. I bought a Diamond player from Walmart about 2 years ago for $20 which I use to play the DVDs I brought with me to Canada when I moved here from the UK.

Laptops (or rather the DVD player software in them ) usually alow you to change the region a few times and then "stick" on say the fifth change so be careful you don't inadvertantly make it a region 2 player.

[Netcruzer]

My Blu-Ray Planet Earth set arrived today. No Duty! Got it for the cheapest price when Amazon lowered it down to ~18 pounds. Sweet Deal. Ordered Jan 9, arrived Jan 14. Shipped Standard Royal Airmail. Can't beat that, I'm very happy.

[betaboy00]

Mine arrived today as well. No duty.

Order Date : Jan 3
Invoice Date : Jan 5
Arrival Date : Jan 14

all in $45CDN. Happy with it.
thanks OP

[jackass_ca]

Did anyone that received theirs already have to sign for it, or did they just leave it in the mailbox?

[ericdraven]

Did anyone that received theirs already have to sign for it, or did they just leave it in the mailbox?


No Signature...

Canada Post left mine lying on the Balcony for anyone to pickup and go...
:mad:

[gregv]

Thanks op!
Ordered January 8th during the price drop, rec'd today.
No duty. $40.03 cdn on my credit card.

[jackass_ca]

No Signature...

Canada Post left mine lying on the Balcony for anyone to pickup and go...
:mad:

Oh, where's your apartment at and when are you ordering some really big expensive stuff??:twisted:

[yoonix316]

Ordered on Jan 4/09, expected arrival date is Jan 22 - Feb 2. Kind of a long wait but it should be worth it.

Thanks OP !!

Shipped on Jan 7th
Recieved on Jan 14th
No duties

Thanks again OP, cant wait to watch it.

[Kvnjmpl]

And another one...
Ordered January 8th
Arrived January 14th
No taxes due
No signature required
$39.57 charged on Visa

[liquidimpulse]

Wouldn't it be cheaper to just use Amazon.ca with the $10 coupon? Or was BoB cheaper a while ago?

nah, amazon.ca shows BoB at 79.95, plus free super saving shipping and the taxs all in close to $90 shipped. wheras amazon.uk is around $59.27 shipped.

[TrueDon]

Did anyone that received theirs already have to sign for it, or did they just leave it in the mailbox?

They left mine in the mailbox and my mailbox isn't really deep so you could see that there was a package in the mailbox from the street. Maybe it's time to get a new deeper mailbox for these situations.

[Fox]

There are ways to make your DVD players region free so that it might play these DVDs. Let me know which model of DVD player you have and I'll see if I can help.

im not blaming amazon, but when an order comes in from North America, one would think they would warn you.

I dont think the average joe knows about these region codes, im not angry with amazon but irritated all in all.

[MrKat]

Why did I even bother ordering from the UK, it would be a miracle for mine to actually arrive sometime this year! I might just cancel it and call it off, Ive lost interest in even owning it now. Next time ill just buy it from the store and save myself the hassle.

[tet8suo]

Ordered January 1st
Dispatched January 7th
Arrived January 14th
No duty or taxes due
Has to go to post office to pick it up

[bhp]

Thanks op!
Ordered January 8th during the price drop, rec'd today.
No duty. $40.03 cdn on my credit card.

Same here, ordered on the 8th and got it today. Same $40.03 using AMEX. Some others were charged $39.xx using VISA on the 8th. No duty as well. 4 business days to deliver for lowest cost shipping is crazy.

[keross1ve]

Just placed an order. Thanks OP :). I'll post back here when I get it and whether I got charged customs.

[Nemy]

Just got in on this too, thanks OP!

I knew there was a reason I tried to stay away from this site :o

[themanfromvlad]

Ordered Jan. 6, received Monday at my door, no duties or taxes, charged $39.76 on Visa.

[greatdeal]

Shipment is really fast!
Ordered Jan 8, dispatched Jan 9 and received today Jan 15!
Cost C$39.57 no duty and taxes.
Thanks OP!!

[Importspeed]

ordered Jan 7 and got mine yesterday. No duties or fees. Thanks OP

[liquidimpulse]

ended up jumping the gun on BoB Blu-Ray as well for around $60 shipped. not sure if thats hot, but amazon.ca had it going for $90 shipped. I'll keep my fingers crossed that hopefully it will play on the ps3 :\

[dingmah]

Received my copy today via Royal mail. Ordered Jan. 9 and no duties at all.

Thank you RFD!

[ruhroh]

Ordered it.

Now I just need to get a blu-ray player :cheesygri

[aa355]

Ordered on the 9th. Received today. No duties or taxes. Thanks to the OP.

[bhavers]

Also ordered on the 9th, received on the 15th, no duties, Total C$46.84

Quality is excellent. Justifies the purchase of a Blu-Ray player.

David Attenburough rocks

Thanks OP

[bhavers]

Also ordered on the 9th, received on the 15th, no duties, Total C$46.84

Quality is excellent. Justifies the purchase of the Blu-Ray player.

David Attenburough rocks

Thanks OP

[MiGkYo]

thanks for the notification!
I have been wanting to buy this!
BB has it for $89.99...
Now getting it thru amazon.co.uk for only $48!
I am risking to pay tax... but i am praying not to! :cheesygri

Thankssssssssssssssssss million :)

The delivery timeline:::
Delivery estimate: 27 Jan 2009 - 2 Feb 2009
Dispatch estimate for these items: 19 Jan 2009

[jasonchewy]

Ordered Jan'6, received Jan'15.
Mailed by Royal Mail.
no duty.

box was a little bit squished, just cosmetics, all the contents are good.
Thanx OP!

[88wingnut]

Ordered Jan 12
Dispatched Jan 13
Arrived Jan 16 (estimated Jan 22)

Lightning fast delivery!

Thanks again OP. Now which disk should I watch first?

Edit: No duties or taxes.

[flexo96]

Ordered mine Jan 12
Arrived Jan 16

:lol:

[dingmah]

Now which disk should I watch first?

Uh, disc 1 of course!

[jackass_ca]

Ordered Jan 12
Dispatched Jan 13
Arrived Jan 16 (estimated Jan 22)

Lightning fast delivery!

Thanks again OP. Now which disk should I watch first?

Edit: No duties or taxes.

Ordered mine Jan 12
Arrived Jan 16

:lol:

Damn, I ordered Jan 9th, dispatched Jan 10th, and still haven't received it, if it doesn't come Monday, I have a fear that it is in Customs Limbo!

[efstuck]

I borrowed my sister's PS3 and she had this blu ray set. It's awesome.

Sweet deal. too bad I haven't jumped on the blu-ray wagon yet. I don't really feel like getting a new collection of discs to replace my dvds.

[stallion_dh]

Correct me if I'm wrong, isn't Canada practically is UK in some sort of way? The queen is on our bills and coins and the level of government works the same way too. We don't pay VAT because we are not in say... the same (province). So we should not have to pay any taxes or whatever. Right?

[Firestorm]

Correct me if I'm wrong, isn't Canada practically is UK in some sort of way?Not since 1867, no.

[moguy]

Mine arrived last week.

5$ brokerage fee and 2$ tax. I had to pay at the door.

Strange method of calcualtion.

[4flava]

correct me if i'm wrong, isn't canada practically is uk in some sort of way? The queen is on our bills and coins and the level of government works the same way too. We don't pay vat because we are not in say... The same (province). So we should not have to pay any taxes or whatever. Right?

wow! :D

[jackass_ca]

Mine arrived last week.

5$ brokerage fee and 2$ tax. I had to pay at the door.

Strange method of calcualtion.

What method of shipping did you select, if CP delivered it, there shouldn't have been a brokerage fee... UPS charges one, as did DHL, and that fee, is for them to sign for it, pretty much.

I hope I don't get dinged for extra fees, I selected the cheap regular post method, that most other people here selected.

[CanuckFlyHigh]

Correct me if I'm wrong...... Right?

You're wrong.

[Tharyn]

What method of shipping did you select, if CP delivered it, there shouldn't have been a brokerage fee... UPS charges one, as did DHL, and that fee, is for them to sign for it, pretty much.

I hope I don't get dinged for extra fees, I selected the cheap regular post method, that most other people here selected.

Your answer is here: http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manual/pgcustoms-e.asp#1382719

If duties are charged, Canada Post collects a $5 handling fee per item, plus the duties, in the case of the poster, $2.

[jackass_ca]

Your answer is here: http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manual/pgcustoms-e.asp#1382719

If duties are charged, Canada Post collects a $5 handling fee per item, plus the duties, in the case of the poster, $2.

Oh, cool, thanks
I just wish it would show up!

[bhp]

Why not just mark it as a gift?

3.2.3

Gifts

Gifts from friends and relatives, valued at $60CDN or less, are duty and tax exempt. In cases where the gift is valued at more than $60CDN, the CBSA will assess duties and taxes on the excess amount. The gift must be sent to the recipient personally and include a card or other notice indicating that it is a gift. Items that do not qualify as gifts include:

* tobacco
* intoxicating beverages
* advertising material
* items sent by a business to a consumer in Canada.

[jackass_ca]

Why not just mark it as a gift?

3.2.3

Gifts

Gifts from friends and relatives, valued at $60CDN or less, are duty and tax exempt. In cases where the gift is valued at more than $60CDN, the CBSA will assess duties and taxes on the excess amount. The gift must be sent to the recipient personally and include a card or other notice indicating that it is a gift. Items that do not qualify as gifts include:

* tobacco
* intoxicating beverages
* advertising material
* items sent by a business to a consumer in Canada.

That's why!

[game_fanatic]

That's why!

He'll probably need a minute or two to wipe the egg off his face:lol:

[jackass_ca]

He'll probably need a minute or two to wipe the egg off his face:lol:

I wasn't trying to be assy, I thought the same thing, as I have used this many times on EBAY purchases out of the US, but then I read that line myself, honestly, only 10 minutes before!

[howwon]

Correct me if I'm wrong, isn't Canada practically is UK in some sort of way? The queen is on our bills and coins and the level of government works the same way too. We don't pay VAT because we are not in say... the same (province). So we should not have to pay any taxes or whatever. Right?
We have our first candidate for the JA post of the year.
Congratulations.

[bolmsted]

All I gotta say is wow! I just watched the first episode "Pole to pole" and it is breath taking. When my mom comes over to visit next time I gotta say this is what HD is all about.

The slow motion photography is amazing. The shark grabing the seal in mid air (oops sorry spoiler LOL! :lol:)

The narrator is awesome too and I imagine way better than Sigourney could do.

I gotta say wow one more time. Wow!


This was the best $46-48 I've spent in a long time. That was 45 minutes and there are 2 more episodes on this disc and 4 more discs.

[deuces]

Rec'vd Jan 13th no extra duties/taxes as well. Thanks!!

[LanEvoVII]

Ordered on the 12th, received it today on the 19th! Fast shipping no extra fees :cheesygri

[TorontoR]

ordered mine on Jan 9th and just checked the mailbox, still not here!

[givemeferreros]

i just ordered it today. i was considering this for a few months now and i was just waiting for a good price. but after seeing it in my friend's school last night on the ps3 i was blown away and i had to get it. awesome price. £24.98 on the website but my invoice shows:

Item(s) Subtotal: £21.72
Postage & Packing: £3.08
-----
Total Before VAT: £24.80
VAT: £0.00
-----
Total: £24.80
-----
Grand Total: £24.80

Delivery estimate Jan 28-Feb 3

[queenofhearts]

We have our first candidate for the JA post of the year.
Congratulations.

Um....I'm not sure if you are joking but I am pretty sure the original poster was being facetious..... at least I hope he/she was. :confused:

[hohohong]

How do you guys type "£" on US english keyboard?

I'm using copy and paste now to the one above.

[scoper]

Bought Jan 9th, received today, no duties, taxes or other charges.
Wicked Deal!!!

[vancityroots]

received today in the mail, no duty. wicked thx op!!

[Fox]

I'm picking up this Blue Ray.

I noticed while browsing the site that they have the PS3 HDMI cable for £2.95.Worth adding to the cart if you're picking this up.

I also see Little Big Planet for £17.99. Will this play in North America? If so, I'm grabbing it too for that price.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-LittleBigPlanet-PS3/dp/B0019CGTXK/ref=pd_sim_vg_h__6

Update: I tried to buy it and they won't ship the game to Canada. Let me know if anyone has better luck.

[friedriceballer]

I'm picking up this Blue Ray.

I noticed while browsing the site that they have the PS3 HDMI cable for £2.95.Worth adding to the cart if you're picking this up.

I also see Little Big Planet for £17.99. Will this play in North America? If so, I'm grabbing it too for that price.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-LittleBigPlanet-PS3/dp/B0019CGTXK/ref=pd_sim_vg_h__6

Update: I tried to buy it and they won't ship the game to Canada. Let me know if anyone has better luck.

They may or may not allow shipping of video games to North America.

LINK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=524836)

[dingmah]

I'm picking up this Blue Ray.

I noticed while browsing the site that they have the PS3 HDMI cable for £2.95.Worth adding to the cart if you're picking this up.

I also see Little Big Planet for £17.99. Will this play in North America? If so, I'm grabbing it too for that price.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-LittleBigPlanet-PS3/dp/B0019CGTXK/ref=pd_sim_vg_h__6

LBP works fine on North America PS3s. I know, because my friend just got his UK copy last week and we played it on his PS3.

However, the save data has to match the same disc region. IE: We played my NA copy of LBP and saved data on his PS3. But his UK LBP wouldn't load my NA LBP save data. Get it?

[dingmah]

They may or may not allow shipping of video games to North America.

LINK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=524836)

That's weird, because his copy is from Amazon.co.uk. He's sitting next to me, and he just showed me his email invoice. He got lucky I guess.

[Fox]

I get this message when I try to buy LittleBigPlanet, or any video game:

*** We're sorry. This item can't be shipped to your selected destination. You may either change the shipping address or delete the item from your order by changing its quantity to 0 and clicking the update button below. ( See geographical restrictions.) ***

Restrictions are here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/524836/pop-up/ref=ord_cisa_isr

[tet8suo]

How do you guys type "£" on US english keyboard?

I'm using copy and paste now to the one above.
if you're using Windows XP then
Start->All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Character Map
e.g with font Arial, scroll down the list, you should be able to find ₤ somewhere,
select and copy

[4flava]

How do you guys type "£" on US english keyboard?

I'm using copy and paste now to the one above.

Just Hold "ALT" key and type "0163"

check this site for all the Alt codes.

http://www.coloryourprofyle.com/phade/alt.html

[malaujai]

I ordered mine early last week and received it today. £25.XX shipped to my door.

[Routs]

Sent January 12th and received today (January 19th). Total was $39.43 Canadian with no additional charges from Canada Post. Item in perfect condition.

Thanks again, OP!

[jackass_ca]

All I gotta say is wow! I just watched the first episode "Pole to pole" and it is breath taking. When my mom comes over to visit next time I gotta say this is what HD is all about.

The slow motion photography is amazing. The shark grabing the seal in mid air (oops sorry spoiler LOL! :lol:)

The narrator is awesome too and I imagine way better than Sigourney could do.

I gotta say wow one more time. Wow!


This was the best $46-48 I've spent in a long time. That was 45 minutes and there are 2 more episodes on this disc and 4 more discs.
I have to agree, finally received mine yesterday, no duties (yay), and watched Pole to Pole with amazement.... and David is a terrific Narrator.

I noticed while browsing the site that they have the PS3 HDMI cable for £2.95.Worth adding to the cart if you're picking this up.


You can get those cables right now for less than $10 at RCSS... they are the SONY branded ones, as well, you can get the 2 pack of HDMI and USB cable if you can find it for $9.94 as well, and the Optical Audio cable, for $4.94

[Martin (deal addict)]

I get this message when I try to buy LittleBigPlanet, or any video game:

*** We're sorry. This item can't be shipped to your selected destination. You may either change the shipping address or delete the item from your order by changing its quantity to 0 and clicking the update button below. ( See geographical restrictions.) ***

Restrictions are here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/524836/pop-up/ref=ord_cisa_isr

If you know someone in the UK get it shipped to them for free then ask them to pop it in the post for you marked as a gift so no taxes. You may need to order them a small gift certificate as well to cover postage and hassle.

[dianefun]

i just got back from vacation in the UK i LOVED it! http://golfclubsreporter.info/images1/smile.jpg:lol:

[setell]

Thanks OP for the wicked deal. Ordered and received it last week without any duties/customs etc. $46CAD for Planet Earth is just amazing!

[guardian71]

Got mine last week, 22GBP came to $40CDN. Delivered via UPS, which sent me a separate billing for $5 ($0 duty / $2 Customs GST / $3 Ont PST). So $45 in the end, still beats the pricing at BestBuy.

[MrKat]

I just got my refund, having to wait almost a month to get nothing, what a complete waste of my time. Screw that. No reason it should take this long.

[Kick_me]

I just got my refund, having to wait almost a month to get nothing, what a complete waste of my time. Screw that. No reason it should take this long.

Strange that it took that long, last time I had a long Amazon order, I found out that my post office had stashed it for 2 weeks because somebody didn't empty out the section of the community mailbox the day it was recorded as being delivered.

[Skippy]

Thank you Firestorm for this excellent deal!

Received mine for $46.01 No additional charges by Canada Post

[bender2k]

I just got my refund, having to wait almost a month to get nothing, what a complete waste of my time. Screw that. No reason it should take this long.

Hey MrKat, I'm in Edmonton and I still haven't received it either. Mine was shipped on the same day as you.

[trini_2_d_bone]

Thanks,

Great deal. got mine today.

[Routs]

Strange that it took that long, last time I had a long Amazon order, I found out that my post office had stashed it for 2 weeks because somebody didn't empty out the section of the community mailbox the day it was recorded as being delivered.

Agreed. It had probably something to do with Canada Post and not Amazon.

[alextruong]

thanks op , ordered !

comes up to 40$ CAD with shipping, i didn't read the whole post but should i expect duties or tax ??

[pierrefleur]

Ordered my copy from amazon UK on Dec 30th.

Received a Delivery Notice from Canada Post. Gonna have to pick it up.

The notice mentions "Amount Due: $12.95".

Taxes? wtf.....

[Jon Lai]

I've been on and off about this deal.. and just when I think I'll go ahead building a Blu Ray HTPC, the price on this goes up!! GRR..:mad:

[alextruong]

how come the price is going up ? op paid olike 48 and its now 40 ..or am i wrong ?

[Fox]

If you know someone in the UK get it shipped to them for free then ask them to pop it in the post for you marked as a gift so no taxes. You may need to order them a small gift certificate as well to cover postage and hassle.

Way too much effort to save $20 or whatever on a game. :) Maybe if I were already going over there to visit family I'd order it ahead of time and pick it up, but otherwise...

[gregv]

I've been on and off about this deal.. and just when I think I'll go ahead building a Blu Ray HTPC, the price on this goes up!! GRR..:mad:

:confused:
Did you sign in to amazon.co.uk and see the price at check-out?
Amazon UK can not calculate shipping or adjust the VAT until it knows where you are. Link shows 24.98. In my cart it is 21.72 + 3.08 = $24.80 shipped. At todays exchange this is under $44 cdn. I believe this has all been covered several times in this thread.

Except for a few hours around January 8/9 the price has remained the same as op.

[kyc]

I just got mine today, I thought someone mentioned this version is 1080p but on the box, it says the video format is HD 1080i/16:9... :confused:

Edit: nvm.. I should learn to read the first post

[alextruong]

:confused:
Did you sign in to amazon.co.uk and see the price at check-out?
Amazon UK can not calculate shipping or adjust the VAT until it knows where you are. Link shows 24.98. In my cart it is 21.72 + 3.08 = $24.80. At todays exchange this is under $44 cdn. I believe this has all been covered several times in this thread.

Except for a few hours around January 8/9 the price has remained the same as op.

Do you mean when you check out and buy the bluray, the total cost doesn't include the shipping fee ?? I just ordered one for 24.80 EUR, i hope it includes shipping

[Jon Lai]

:confused:
Did you sign in to amazon.co.uk and see the price at check-out?
Amazon UK can not calculate shipping or adjust the VAT until it knows where you are. Link shows 24.98. In my cart it is 21.72 + 3.08 = $24.80. At todays exchange this is under $44 cdn. I believe this has all been covered several times in this thread.

Except for a few hours around January 8/9 the price has remained the same as op.

I read in the middle of the thread and people got it for 18.xx pounds.. lol. That's what I meant by it "going up" :P

[gregv]

Do you mean when you check out and buy the bluray, the total cost doesn't include the shipping fee ?? I just ordered one for 24.80 EUR, i hope it includes shipping

?
I said the VAT is reduced. The price for canadians is 21.72. There is 3.08 shipping. The total is 24.80 UK pounds (not euros).

[singhownethu]

**** my life..

Paid 80 dollars for this at Futureshop.

[alextruong]

oh its ok i didn't read carefully lol. yeah i dont know why i wrote EUR when it is UK. but for 40$cad, its a hell of a deal.

[bender2k]

I finally received my copy after it shipped on the Jan 6th, can't wait to watch it! Did get hit with a 8$ custom fee though, although it might have something to do that with the fact that I ordered one for my friend as well

[bluestreetlight]

**** my life..

Paid 80 dollars for this at Futureshop.

Paid CAD$100 for the HK version in HK... :o

Just finished watching the first disc. I really enjoy watching it in my language, so the extra premium is well spent.

[pierrefleur]

Ordered my copy from amazon UK on Dec 30th.

Received a Delivery Notice from Canada Post. Gonna have to pick it up.

The notice mentions "Amount Due: $12.95".

Taxes? wtf.....

damn it canada customs.

I had to pay 12.95.

I told the canada post lady about this thread, a lot of people not paying taxes. She said that this is random.

bad luck, ok, I accept it.

[madoushi]

What the hell...?

I got hit with 8 dollars for fees as well.

Why did some get hit and not others?

Perhaps I should've marked it as a gift?

[shani_d_best]

Thanks a lot OP...

Really Nice Deal...

Can anyone post what are the features of this Edition?:?:

Thanks...

[Anarchy]

Ordered Jan 15
Arrived today (Jan 22)

Awesome! No customs charges
Paid $47.63 CAD...sweet deal!

[HoTiCE_]

What the hell...?

I got hit with 8 dollars for fees as well.

Why did some get hit and not others?

Perhaps I should've marked it as a gift?

What's wrong with people complaining...we all know its hit and miss.

You're ordering something from amazon.CO.UK so expect duty fees to apply.

If you want 100% no duties then order from .CA!!!!

[cujo]

I finally received my copy after it shipped on the Jan 6th, can't wait to watch it! Did get hit with a 8$ custom fee though, although it might have something to do that with the fact that I ordered one for my friend as well

Got mine without any custom fee's.. simply amazing dvd set regardless, makes the hdtv look so badass

[thnx4yorhelp]

Hi all,

Currently interested in this deal. However, is there any truth to the UK edition being 1080i and the North America being 1080p?

Thanks

[pierrefleur]

Hi all,

Currently interested in this deal. However, is there any truth to the UK edition being 1080i and the North America being 1080p?

Thanks

that would be a bummer.

I hope not.

[a1lama]

Thanks OP!
paid 46.32 CAD! hottt deal!

[vladislav]

that would be a bummer.

I hope not.

They are exactly the same, don't listen to that nonsense. The real issue is that DVD has some extras that HD media doesn't :(

[bolmsted]

Currently interested in this deal. However, is there any truth to the UK edition being 1080i and the North America being 1080p?


The four main discs are 1080p and the fifth disc is 1080i (perhaps an upconversion from SD).

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Earth_(TV_series))

2 entertain, which publishes and distributes BBC programming on DVD, produced four-disc high-definition versions of Planet Earth on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD in the US. The boxed sets were released on 24 April 2007, just after the series ended its run on the Discovery Channel.[8] Both the Blu-ray and HD DVD versions feature high-definition transfers (in 1080p resolution, although these releases are labelled as 1080i on the back cover of the packing)[citation needed] of the original UK broadcast, as narrated by David Attenborough — even though the US Discovery Channel broadcast featured Sigourney Weaver as its narrator. The Blu-ray set contains four single-layer BD-25 discs,[9] while the HD DVD set uses four dual-layer HD DVD-30 discs.[10] Except for a small amount of extremely hard-to-obtain footage,[11] the series was originally filmed entirely in high definition.[12] However, the high-definition releases omit the extra disc of bonus features that is present on the standard-definition boxed set.[13] The Blu-ray region B boxed set and HD DVD boxed set (as sold in countries such as the UK and New Zealand [14]) includes a fifth disc containing two episodes from the BBC Natural World series, "Desert Lions" and "Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth". It is not known exactly why the standard definition and high-definition versions have this differing content but given that the Natural World content is in 1080i it is hypothesised that the Planet Earth Diaries and Planet Earth: The Future were filmed in standard definition only, and that there was an intention to avoid standard definition material where possible in the Blu-ray release.

[rfd_test]

I ordered on Jan. 11, it was shipped on Jan 12, but I have not received it yet. Does anyone else have the same experience?

[rfd_test]

I ordered on Jan. 11, it was shipped on Jan. 12, but I have not received yet :mad:

[AnthraX]

Ordered Jan 15, received Jan 22. Picked it up this morning $7.04 charge. $5 for handling and $2.04 gst.

[bender2k]

I ordered on Jan. 11, it was shipped on Jan 12, but I have not received it yet. Does anyone else have the same experience?

I ordered on the 7th and got it on the 22nd. Don't worry.

[Lowis]

Thank You Op

Ordered Jan 14, received Jan 20 . No duties fees.

47.01 $ well spend

[queenofhearts]

I finally just watched the first disk of this collection and OMG, it is spectacular. Not to sound sappy (okay I am a sap) but there were scenes where the beauty just moved me to tears. Truly awe inspiring.

[MiGkYo]

YaY! The disks have arrived today at work :)
Ordered on Jan 16th and received on Jan 23rd by ROYAL MAIL!
No Tax, No Duties etc...
I am not sure how much i paid in CDN coz' i haven't looked at my bills yet!
I am sure it's under $45 :)
I am looking forward watching it!

Thanks so much again! yay!:cheesygri

[mconway]

Ordered Jan 9th, received today. Just left in the mailbox with no additional fees. $39.57 to the door. Thanks OP!

[NewfZX7]

Ordered on Jan 11...Shipped Jan 15...Received Jan 23 (Newfoundland)

No duty.

Very pleased!! Thanks to the OP!

[pierrefleur]

bb and fs still selling at $80+ right?

so this is "da deal", even with duty taxes.

[shani_d_best]

Does anyone think that extras will come on HD???

[Jon Lai]

Does anyone think that extras will come on HD???
I doubt they'll release another Blu Ray version, at least not until 10 years later or something called "10 year anniversary edition" lol.

[shani_d_best]

I doubt they'll release another Blu Ray version, at least not until 10 years later or something called "10 year anniversary edition" lol.

lol... thanks..

[MC25]

I bit the bullet... so much praise, i figure ill give it a go.
$24.80 pounds, after $3.08, shipping was the total. It said "VAT $0.00" at the checkout, I though VAT would give some sort of discount, or what?

After conversion, It says it is $42.12, before any taxes, but I put "gift" on the item, so hopefully it will avoid customs.

[ratnrol]

Just purchased one as well. Looking forward to sharing with the family.

Thanks OP.

PS. didn't think of sending this as a gift. Wondering if it will make any difference on my final landed cost.

Cheers

[keross1ve]

I ordered 2, one for a friend and one for me. I ordered one on the 15th and one on the 16th. I received the one I ordered on the 16th first (I sent it as gift on the order with a giftnote as well, but still got charged $6.64 customs, so the gift thing doesn't work, its totally random). However, I still have not received the one I ordered first on the 15th. Strange:confused:

[HoTiCE_]

I bit the bullet... so much praise, i figure ill give it a go.
$24.80 pounds, after $3.08, shipping was the total. It said "VAT $0.00" at the checkout, I though VAT would give some sort of discount, or what?

After conversion, It says it is $42.12, before any taxes, but I put "gift" on the item, so hopefully it will avoid customs.

VAT = Value Added Tax.

Unlike North America, a lot of European countries display prices with the sales tax (VAT) INCLUDED.

Therefore, since your shipping address is on this side of the pond, they have removed the VAT....

[poisonmonkey]

Ordered the 19th
Got it today.
No customs.

[Limech]

Same here.
Ordered 19th, dispatched 20th, received today.
No custom. Amazing! :)

[dan17]

Ordered 19th, Got it today. They're on to me! 10 bucks duties...Obviously still worth it.

[ahsalloum]

Got charged $17 in customs! :mad:

[deppiz]

rec'd it today and watching it now... total $46.5+ $10.2custom...still a good deal.

[pierrefleur]

customs is really random then.

[alextruong]

ordered jan 22, dispatched jan 23, received today !!!! no custom fees !! how could it be that quick ? its like quicker than amazon.ca ...i really don't understand...its like if Royal mail are operating on weekends lolll.

only 42$CAD shipped :D

[Fox]

They must have shipped them all at once.

Ordered Jan 20th, received yesterday. That's pretty fast.

Total came to $44.77 Canadian. No duty. Got the bad end of the exchange rate $1.80, since it's at $1.71 now.

I watched a bit last night and it really shows you what HD can do. These BR discs look amazing. I love that they use the entire screen (unlike my other Blue Rays, which don't, unless I stretch the picture).

[ans2]

customs is really random then.

In my experience, customs is random on low cost items such as this. Probably less than 10% of the times for items costing less than $75 there is a small fee as some have reported. But don't quote me on that.

That is when an item is shipped by government postal services.

Thanks again OP for this one.

[jed]

Wow - Thanks OP for this one! Ordered this the 20th, received it today, and I'm in the middle of Alberta, where its not the end of civilization but you can see it from here.

Paid just the 21 pounds + ship, no Customs. I think it may have to do with it being pounds, not dollars on the Customs slip for the variability of who gets charged duties and not.

[trini_2_d_bone]

I purchased another copy for my sister and received it today with no duties charged.

[Rometiklan]

I'm thinking about placing an order for this. I don't suppose anyone's got a coupon code to sweeten this deal even more? Hope I don't get tagged with duties. Thanks.

[madman604]

I cant believe i watched them all....awesome :)

[MrKat]

I must be the only one who had their order lost somewhere and was sent out on the 6th and still havent got it. I got my full refund last week and just went to FS and bought it. It wasnt worth the hassle for me, but then again im not a penny pincher so paying a bit more for convenience is ok with me.

[Jon Lai]

I must be the only one who had their order lost somewhere and was sent out on the 6th and still havent got it. I got my full refund last week and just went to FS and bought it. It wasnt worth the hassle for me, but then again im not a penny pincher so paying a bit more for convenience is ok with me.

In this case it's $50 pincher...

[MrKat]

In this case it's $50 pincher...

Hardly, I got it for $80 from FS, only $30 more. And uhh unlike you, we dont have 92% tax here so stop assuming everyone here has the same tax rates. 5% tax for the win!!!

[Jon Lai]

Hardly, I got it for $80 from FS, only $30 more. And uhh unlike you, we dont have 92% tax here so stop assuming everyone here has the same tax rates. 5% tax for the win!!!

$30 is still 60% more expensive...

[ayb]

$30 is still 60% more expensive...
and one disc less..... don't we have just the 4 disc version here?

[Narutard]

paid 10.33$ on duties, but still a great deal

[game_fanatic]

Hardly, I got it for $80 from FS, only $30 more. And uhh unlike you, we dont have 92% tax here so stop assuming everyone here has the same tax rates. 5% tax for the win!!!

That's funny, I didn't hear about a tax hike...then again, you would think a 79% increase in taxes would cause some sort of stir...:|

edit: Oh, and what a poor excuse for an RFDer, spending 60% more on something...for shame, mr. kat...I guess having that low 5% tax didn't save you money this time after all! hahh!

[kkkat]

Thanks OP. Just ordered. Wasn't a hassle at all for me. I didn't even have to step out of the door. And what are the chances of the thing getting lost in the mail?? I guess i am safe. :cheesygri

[Jon Lai]

That' funny, I didn't hear about a tax hike...then again, you would think a 79% increase in taxes would cause some sort of stir...:|

edit: Oh, and what a poor excuse for an RFDer, spending 60% more on something...for shame, mr. kat...I guess having that low 5% tax didn't save you money this time after all! hahh!

LOL yea exactly. Assuming $45CAD after conversion, and him paying $79.99+tax, he effectively paid a 77.78% RFD impatient tax :O

With its proximity to 79%, I think Albertans are the one who wants a 79% tax hike XD

[jackass_ca]

For those wondering about randomness of duties, customs, etc... A while back, I had an item come from the US, through Ebay, and the envelope was empty, Customs, after I asked about it, said it was that way when they got it, but I asked why they chose that envelope, was told by a Customs inspector in the Windsor sorting facility, that it is completely random. I am sure that some packages catch their eye, but for others, it is random. As far as marking it as a gift, remember, this does not work when shipped from a BUSINESS. Even though you can send an item as a gift, I think it may be packaged differently and the invoice will go to you, not the recipient, it is SENT as a gift package, but CUSTOMS still treats it as incoming goods, subject to the Regulations of that Country, might be different if the sister lives in the US, or Europe etc...

[moku]

Ordered on the 14th and received it yesterday. no duties.

just a quick question, on the box it says 1080i, is the one you buy here 1080i as well? do they make 1080p? does it make a difference?

[strictbiz]

ordered this January 23rd and received today!!! so quick!! no duties either

[Firestorm]

I must be the only one who had their order lost somewhere and was sent out on the 6th and still havent got it. I got my full refund last week and just went to FS and bought it. It wasnt worth the hassle for me, but then again im not a penny pincher so paying a bit more for convenience is ok with me.Actually if you didn't try to penny pinch and just went to Future Shop in the first place you wouldn't have had to go through all that hassle.

By the by, it's $89.99 at Future Shop. Along with 5% sales tax. Did I just miss a sale or was it at a magical Future Shop in fairyland that you're the only one who has access to ;)
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FSM2128752&catid=24082

[horco]

Thanks kindly OP.
http://www.***************/katsup/spacer.gif

[Jon Lai]

Actually if you didn't try to penny pinch and just went to Future Shop in the first place you wouldn't have had to go through all that hassle.

By the by, it's $89.99 at Future Shop. Along with 5% sales tax. Did I just miss a sale or was it at a magical Future Shop in fairyland that you're the only one who has access to ;)
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FSM2128752&catid=24082

Yea, it's $90 at FS, but I gave him the benefit of the doubt, since at @$80, he's still paying a 77% RFD tax.

[adolson]

I've been curious about this documentary for a while. I found this thread (can't recall how, probably Google, but I shoulda really just checked here first... heh) and decided to give it a go.

here's how it shows up on my credit card:

2009-01-22 AMAZON EU AMAZON.CO.UK AMT 24.80 POUND STERLING $44.72

No duties.

It arrived yesterday, 2009-01-27. Haven't watched it yet (was busy getting my Platinum Trophy in Fallout 3!), but I was impressed by the view on the box. :)

Thanks OP for this awesome deal. Had I bought it locally, it'd be about $89.99 + 13% tax, so I saved over $56!

Amazon.ca is selling it for $79.99 ($69.99 using MAPNEWNCSAVE), though, so I technically only saved $34. Still, that's enough to make it worth it, especially with that bonus disc and David's narration.

[davidle]

Does anyone know of, or heard about this "version" at amazon.ca? It was supposedly "released" on Jan 27, 2009, but it's been OOS. I've tried searching, but have no idea if this has any new features.

http://www.amazon.ca/Planet-Earth-Complete-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B001M72JXG

[sledbc]

Got mine a week after order was placed, no taxes/duties/etc....
Also got Band of Brothers from .ca in the other thread.....
still don't have a bluray player, but I NEED one soon for my new 100" projector setup.

http://photos-g.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1916/19/104/876785581/n876785581_5330742_4302.jpg

Thanks OP

[dms327]

I almost bought this from FS couple of weeks ago. I would have paid $100 including 12% taxes here in BC. But once I saw this tread went for it and ordered on 21-Jan and received on 26-Jan. First time I ordered anything from outside North America, but this must be the fastest delivery ever. Playing great on my PS3. Credit card charged me CA$44. No extra duties/taxes. So I saved $56 + saved time going to the store. Also heard there is an extra disk in this UK version. Thanks RFD. Are there any other differences in this set compared to Canadian version ?

[ayb]

Ordered on the 14th and received it yesterday. no duties.

just a quick question, on the box it says 1080i, is the one you buy here 1080i as well? do they make 1080p? does it make a difference?

I remember reading someone confirming somewhere in the thread that the actual main feature is 1080p. Menus and the last disc (i think) was 1080i.
And yes, our version here says 1080i as well, but you only get 4 discs.

[bolmsted]

These BR discs look amazing. I love that they use the entire screen (unlike my other Blue Rays, which don't, unless I stretch the picture).

There must be something wrong with your setup then. If you are talking about black bars, this will occur on all films with aspect rations > 1.78:1 (on a widescreen TV). With 1.85:1 you don't see it either because of the overscan on your TV, but 2.35:1 or 2.40:1 will show black bars which is the way the film was intended to be seen.

[Jon Lai]

There must be something wrong with your setup then. If you are talking about black bars, this will occur on all films with aspect rations > 1.78:1 (on a widescreen TV). With 1.85:1 you don't see it either because of the overscan on your TV, but 2.35:1 or 2.40:1 will show black bars which is the way the film was intended to be seen.

My bets is he used the "zoom" feature on his TV.

[BiGGiEx3]

Received mine and had to pay $7 duty... blah

[danman227460]

Eh, don't feed the troll. Mr Kat's posts are usually made to taunt and bait people. From the posts Ive read from him, hes always got something negative to say.

On topic, still on the fence about this thing. I want it but not sure if I am gonna watch it more than once with it being a documentary and all.

[jasonchewy]

Eh, don't feed the troll. Mr Kat's posts are usually made to taunt and bait people. From the posts Ive read from him, hes always got something negative to say.

On topic, still on the fence about this thing. I want it but not sure if I am gonna watch it more than once with it being a documentary and all.

I don't think I'll watch it more than once as well....but I can play it when people come over and can marvel at my AV setup/HD goodness. :D

[PeteAce]

Paid $44.34, received in a week (wow) and no tax/duty in Vancouver. Thanks again OP.

[pete]

anyone know if we could use the petro points to redeem for a gift certificate and then use that on amazon uk?

[Fox]

My bets is he used the "zoom" feature on his TV.

No, I don't.

It's straightforward. The aspect ratio of Planet Earth is 1.78:1. 16/9 = 1.78 to 1. It fills the entire screen naturally. The aspect ratio of my other Blue Rays is primarily 2.4:1. Therefore, you have black bars. I like the 1.78 on Planet Earth because it uses my entire screen. It looks good.

[LanEvoVII]

Mine is full screen too, not zoomed or stretched playing on the PS3

[jacleee]

got it for 45 bux shipping included.

ordered it on jan 24th got it on jan 27th
suprisingly fast

no tax charged.

[Jon Lai]

No, I don't.

It's straightforward. The aspect ratio of Planet Earth is 1.78:1. 16/9 = 1.78 to 1. It fills the entire screen naturally. The aspect ratio of my other Blue Rays is primarily 2.4:1. Therefore, you have black bars. I like the 1.78 on Planet Earth because it uses my entire screen. It looks good.

Apologies, I forgot Planet Earth was standard 16:9 HD ratio, not cinematic 2.35:1 ratio.

[ayb]

Just got my cc statement $40+change, no duties paid. Now I just have to wait for my buddy to come through with my BD55 and i'm a happy man... :D

[hshamshu]

Got mine within a couple of days, credit card was charged $45.XX, no duty or other charges. Awesome deal! It's a birthday gift for my Dad so I'll have to wait until late March to actually watch it. Thanks OP and others for their comments/contributions.

[MC25]

Received today, total cost was $43.47, no customs or duty!
I marked it as a "gift", and on the box, the "gift" box was ticked on the shipping label.

[Jamin3131]

mine was $46.01 :( still awesome but i guess my CC co is ******...

It did arrive pretty fast though. Ordered between xmas and new years and arrived 2nd week of Jan :)

[xeno]

Thanks OP! Ordered Jan22 recieved Jan27. Paid $44.81 and no duty/tax!

[keross1ve]

Man, how are you guys getting away with not paying customs charges? I ordered 2, the second one the day after I ordered the first. Both shipped the day after they were ordered. The second one arrived first and was marked gift, and I got charged $6.64. The first one arrived a week later and was not marked gift, and I was charged $9.91:mad:

[porksoda]

Man, how are you guys getting away with not paying customs charges? I ordered 2, the second one the day after I ordered the first. Both shipped the day after they were ordered. The second one arrived first and was marked gift, and I got charged $6.64. The first one arrived a week later and was not marked gift, and I was charged $9.91:mad:

Canada post randomly does this.

I have fought and believe it or not gotten lot of money back.

e.g charged me duties and taxes on warranty repair item n such.


I am not sure if its meant to be charged duties or not but call customer service to see what they can do.

[littlesammi]

Got my planet earth blue ray discs without duty charges too. Great deals. Thanks so much.:lol:

[lemailme]

Question

when they charge you extra fees on duty etc
does it come COD? or do u just get charged more on your CC?

[FroogleDude]

Question

when they charge you extra fees on duty etc
does it come COD? or do u just get charged more on your CC?http://www.***************/pics/img/1856/y09w0131xdtc/82(2).gif

It's usually COD. You pay the driver generally via cash or C.C.

[sofa_king]

Received mine on Jan 30th ordered Jan 26th in the UK (wow) with no extra charges.

Came wrapped in cardboard 10x6x2 in. and was just stuffed in my mail box.(info for Latrell Moonwell)

[iakai]

received my set within a week. super fast shipping ~~~ thanx a lot OP !! No tax as well

[pete]

What if i live in an apartment building?

probably leave you a door knocker to come pick it up at your local post office, and from there you would need to pay the duty.

**********************
hmm.. I replied to the post below mine.. strange how now my post is before his/hers!

[MC25]

I prepaid CC for mine, no COD...it was just delivered to my mail box, no customs. Ive gotten charged customs before, of course, for items over $35 from the states not marked as a gift, etc.

[mwb27]

Ordered mine Jan. 27th. Haven't seen it just yet, but based on others' posts I'm anticipating it'll arrive any day now. CC hit for $44.55 CDN. Keeping my fingers crossed for no duties/customs charges...

[regedite]

What if i live in an apartment building?

Yeh this was the same question that I had. Where do they leave it for an appartment building? http://www.sharepicupload.com/img2/8/u.gif

[lemailme]

It's usually COD. You pay the driver generally via cash or C.C.

What if i live in an apartment building?

[j3390659]

Ordered on Jan 26.

Shipped on Jan 27.

Received on Feb 02.

No tax and duties.

[FroogleDude]

What if i live in an apartment building?http://www.***************/pics/img/1856/y09w0131xdtc/82(2).gif


Then they card the item. They will leave something in your mailbox, under your door, or on the door knob with instructions on where to pick it up. :)

[Ziggy007]

Mine came in under a week, no duties.

[crimsonh4wk]

Ordered it on Jan 22, got it Jan 29. Claimed it as a gift, no taxes or duty. Didn't get right away, but was in my parcel box in my neighbourhood mailbox. It's so magnificent in HD!

:cheesygri

[NES]

Just got mine in Whitby Ontario was charged $11.30 of Duty and fees even though I marked as a gift...just my luck. Pretty fast though about a week.

[Genblue]

Ordered: Jan. 27th.
Shipped: Jan. 28th.
Arrived: Feb. 3rd

Handling fee: $5 plus taxes = $6.83 :(
CC charge of $44.70.

Still a great deal! Thx OP.

[mwb27]

Ordered mine Jan. 27th. Haven't seen it just yet, but based on others' posts I'm anticipating it'll arrive any day now. CC hit for $44.55 CDN. Keeping my fingers crossed for no duties/customs charges...

Just got mine today. Thankfully no duty or extra charges! What a deal to get this set for less than $10 CDN per disk! I would be happy to get the standard def version of this set for less than $50 bucks, but to be able to get the Blu-ray version is simply a steal. Thanks RFD!!! :cheesygri

[scotty01]

Just ordered. Thanks OP.

Item(s) Subtotal: £21.72
Postage & Packing: £3.08
-----
Total Before VAT: £24.80
VAT: £0.00
-----
Total: £24.80
-----
Grand Total: £24.80

According to http://www.xe.com/ucc it looks like that will be a charge of $44.02 CAD to my credit card hopefully.

Do I need to contact them to ask them to mark it as a GIFT on the customs label or have they been doing that automatically?

[pakwan]

Thanks, OP!

Ordered: January 28th
Received today, no duties!

[nirianto]

Thanks OP!
Got mine today! Ordered on Jan 26th.

[HBP]

Just ordered. Thanks OP.

Item(s) Subtotal: £21.72
Postage & Packing: £3.08
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Total Before VAT: £24.80
VAT: £0.00
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Total: £24.80
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Grand Total: £24.80

According to http://www.xe.com/ucc it looks like that will be a charge of $44.02 CAD to my credit card hopefully.

Do I need to contact them to ask them to mark it as a GIFT on the customs label or have they been doing that automatically?

I believe you had to select the gift option while purchasing.

[meatwork]

I got Mine! thanks to OP and everyone's sugestions. $44.32cad no tax or duty. Ordered Thursday 29th and came today. it's unbelieveable!

[kopirhyte]

just ordered one, since people say putting "Gift" on the package doesn't work, i'm trying "WARRANTY REPLACEMENT: Value = £5" as the gift note

keeping my frugal fingers crossed :D

[ahsalloum]

just ordered one, since people say putting "Gift" on the package doesn't work, i'm trying "WARRANTY REPLACEMENT: Value = £5" as the gift note

keeping my frugal fingers crossed :D

LOL, smart.

[Rometiklan]

Thanks OP. Can't wait to watch this baby.

Ordered on Jan 27.

Shipped on Jan 28 by Royal Mail.

Received on Feb 02.

No tax, no duty.

Item(s) Subtotal: £21.72
Postage & Packing: £3.08
-----
Total Before VAT: £24.80
VAT: £0.00
-----
Total: £24.80
-----
Grand Total: £24.80

[torontoraptor]

just ordered one, since people say putting "Gift" on the package doesn't work, i'm trying "WARRANTY REPLACEMENT: Value = £5" as the gift note

keeping my frugal fingers crossed :D

Don't they have an actual label with the official value on it?

Oh well, good luck, maybe you'll get a newbie who won't know the difference! :cheesygri

[tadk666]

Got this in less then a week. No duty was charged. thanks op.

[scotty01]

I didn't see anywhere during the checkout process where you were to mark the order as a gift or anything else for that matter???

[kopirhyte]

Don't they have an actual label with the official value on it?

Oh well, good luck, maybe you'll get a newbie who won't know the difference! :cheesygri

nope, they say that if you put a gift message there, they will not put the price on the shipping slip and the invoice isn't included...hope they aren't liars!

[kopirhyte]

I didn't see anywhere during the checkout process where you were to mark the order as a gift or anything else for that matter???

after you order, you will get shipping confirmation in your email, click on your order number and it will bring you to the page where you can edit your order...
from there, you can add a gift note

[HBP]

nope, they say that if you put a gift message there, they will not put the price on the shipping slip and the invoice isn't included...hope they aren't liars!

Indeed, too bad the value is still marked on the outside for customs (21.84), but I guess since it says GIFT, I didn't get tagged with duty. Or maybe they didn't inspect mine.

[NG]

Indeed, too bad the value is still marked on the outside for customs (21.84), but I guess since it says GIFT, I didn't get tagged with duty. Or maybe they didn't inspect mine.

Back when it often used to be cheaper to order DVDs from the UK than here I found Amazon UK (along with Computer Geeks) to be the most "hit or miss" etailer out there for sliding by customers

[mc_molineux]

Finally ordered. Thanks Firestorm. Fingers crossed for no customs!

[torontoraptor]

after you order, you will get shipping confirmation in your email, click on your order number and it will bring you to the page where you can edit your order...
from there, you can add a gift note

Actually there is an option for gift options when you're checking out.

[darren22]

Ordered Jan. 29, shipped Jan. 30, arrived Feb. 5.

Paid $45.17, no duty. I didn't even mark it as a gift - the "merchandise" option was clearly selected on the packing slip on the outside of the box, but they just dropped in on my doorstep. Woohoo!

Thanks OP!

[Blitzo]

Ordered yesterday. Thanks OP! Should arrive next week. I'm hoping no duty/customs charges.

[bandit373]

Ordered Jan. 29, shipped Jan. 30, arrived Feb. 5.

Paid $45.17, no duty. I didn't even mark it as a gift - the "merchandise" option was clearly selected on the packing slip on the outside of the box, but they just dropped in on my doorstep. Woohoo!

Thanks OP!


ditto:cheesygri

[drool]

Wow this is one of the longest running deals http://**********************/s/happy.gif

Still in stock!

[torontoraptor]

Amazon must have made a tidy little profit just from the people buying it from this thread.

[BoBBo!]

Purchased on Feb 1st. Arrived on Feb 6th. Marked as gift at checkout --> no duties. $44.84 total!

Thanks OP!!

[drool]

Purchased on Feb 1st. Arrived on Feb 6th. Marked as gift at checkout --> no duties. $44.84 total!

Thanks OP!!

I hope to get mine next week


There is at least 100 people who bought it from this thread already http://**********************/s/happy.gif

[HBP]

I'm displaying at 1080px24hz, should that be 60hz? I'm a noob at this stuff, since I wasn't the one who bought the screen (never researched it).

[Firestorm]

I'm displaying at 1080px24hz, should that be 60hz? I'm a noob at this stuff, since I wasn't the one who bought the screen (never researched it).24hz is what you want. Not all TVs can do 24hz.

hz refers to how many times a second the TV is refreshing. 24hz = 24 times a second. 60 hz = 60 times a second. 120 hz = 120 times a second.

You'd think more is better, but movies are filmed at 24 frames a second. So if the TV refreshes 24 times a second and there are 24 frames a second, you get 1 new frame every time the screen refreshes. Even exposure to each frame.

With 60 refreshes for 24 frames, you don't get an even number. As a result, one frame is shown for 3/60 of a second while the next is shown for 2/60. This alternates between the two so you get 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2... instead of 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1... This causes a more jittery motion, especially in slow pans.

TV shows are filmed at 30 fps though (more specifically 29.97 I believe) so your tv will be in 60hz for that stuff.

[ahsalloum]

I hope to get mine next week


There is at least 100 people who bought it from this thread already http://**********************/s/happy.gif

A better estimate, I'd say is like 10,000. This thread has 58,000 views and threads on RFD eventually make it to other, smaller websites. Not to mention people buying several copies for friends, etc.

[HBP]

A better estimate, I'd say is like 10,000. This thread has 58,000 views and threads on RFD eventually make it to other, smaller websites. Not to mention people buying several copies for friends, etc.

No way 10,000. Nooooo way.

Thanks for the info Firestorm.

[happygolucky1]

No way 10,000. Nooooo way.

Thanks for the info Firestorm.

10,001 :) I just ordered one

[ISeeker]

Just ordered one too..

[dealluvr]

Thanks OP....ordered! This is a great gift for family and friends who are getting a bluray player this year.

[coldpower27]

Order Arrived today!! No taxes or duty! Awesome!!

[Fox]

Has anyone noticed the repetition of footage across several discs?

[Bcrasher]

Got mine in about a week, no taxes or duty as well!

[toyboy]

Just placed my order, can't wait to recieve it..thanks OP.
Tried to order the Wrapped Poo along with it, but due to restrictions I was unable to complete my order with it in my basket. Had to drop the poo.

[torontoraptor]

Got mine today too. Took exactly a week. No customs or tax charges.

The packaging is really nice. Much nicer than how they crammed everything in one blu-ray case in the US version.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k199/vc15_2006/PlanetEarth2.jpg

Thanks OP :)

[stanahc]

Thanks to OP, I ordered mine on Feb 3, notified it is shipped on Feb 4 and received in the mail on Feb 10. Total charged 45.82 (no tax). I also marked that as a gift during checkout.

[drool]

Got mine today too. Took exactly a week. No customs or tax charges.

The packaging is really nice. Much nicer than how they crammed everything in one blu-ray case in the US version.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k199/vc15_2006/PlanetEarth2.jpg

Thanks OP :)

very nice snapshot for those wondering how it looks like! http://**********************/s/happy.gif

[happygolucky1]

I just got mine, my friends are going to be soooo jealous

[hot_potato]

Got mine in the mail just recently.. took just over a week and no customs charged. Thanks to the OP for a good deal!

[scotty01]

Mine too took less than a week to arrive upon ordering and I wasn't charged any duty/customs fees at all. It was just in my mail box with the regular mail and shipped using Royal Mail.

[paleo]

Mine took over a week but $46cdn on my m/c and was in my mailbox no customs!

THANKS OP!

[webstien]

Whats with overseas shipments and the post office leaving things in front of my apartment door instead of knocking???

This happens for all shipments from hongkong & europe (amazon uk).

Thankfully I notice it before it gets snatched.

[Daijoubu]

Whats with overseas shipments and the post office leaving things in front of my apartment door instead of knocking???

This happens for all shipments from hongkong & europe (amazon uk).

Thankfully I notice it before it gets snatched.

Contact your local post office? They should normally leave a delivery notice card and leave it to pickup, but since these package are not marked against "safe drop", they do it because of lazyness?

[torontoraptor]

Contact your local post office? They should normally leave a delivery notice card and leave it to pickup, but since these package are not marked against "safe drop", they do it because of lazyness?


I notice even if packages say "do not safe drop", they just leave it in the mailbox anyways. Amazon packages always just show up in the mailbox without them knocking or leaving a notice. It just get delivered with the regular mail.

[adwoodw]

Mine arrived this morning and I ordered on Feb 5. There were no extra charges/customs levied on it.

[Daijoubu]

I notice even if packages say "do not safe drop", they just leave it in the mailbox anyways. Amazon packages always just show up in the mailbox without them knocking or leaving a notice. It just get delivered with the regular mail.

Royal mail is still handled by CanadaPost, so if the parcel fit in the mailbox and is not too heavy, the postman on duty can pick it up? else it gets delivered by truck

[Cjohnson202]

seeing that pictures makes me want to buy it :) i've been on the fence for so long!

[paleo]

There are picture quality issues with this BBC version. I am not 100% certain that the US discovery version is better, but I think it might. Most of this series is breath taking, but some is just awful - like vhs awful. This is definitely the actual source material as some of it is filmed in SD. Look at "Fresh Water".... at the beginning there is alot of grain on rock faces and even a strobe type of flickering effect. This occurs on both the BD and HDDVD versions.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=10548393#post10548393

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=997666

[torontoraptor]

There are picture quality issues with this BBC version. I am not 100% certain that the US discovery version is better, but I think it might. Most of this series is breath taking, but some is just awful - like vhs awful. This is definitely the actual source material as some of it is filmed in SD. Look at "Fresh Water".... at the beginning there is alot of grain on rock faces and even a strobe type of flickering effect. This occurs on both the BD and HDDVD versions.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=10548393#post10548393

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=997666

If the source is SD, which it has been established that some of it is, the Discovery version will not be any better.

[paleo]

If the source is SD, which it has been established that some of it is, the Discovery version will not be any better.

You're right, the only diff is the narrator and the BBC has some extra footage. Still it should be known that both versions have some serious video noise in some scenes. I would be embaressed to showcase some of it for friends.

[markdweasel]

You're right, the only diff is the narrator and the BBC has some extra footage. Still it should be known that both versions have some serious video noise in some scenes. I would be embaressed to showcase some of it for friends.

I found the caves having a lot of these issues. Mind you, the arctic episode, especially the Emperor penguins was spectacular. Deserts was nicely shot as well.

Mark

[ukhan]

Got mine last week. Stupid Customs were crazy enough to take the time to charge a $1.95 tax on it + $5.00 service charge. Seriously why go through the trouble?

Anyways, the set is great....the pictures and footage are stunning.

[ayb]

I found the caves having a lot of these issues. Mind you, the arctic episode, especially the Emperor penguins was spectacular. Deserts was nicely shot as well.

Mark

odd.... I've seen the four discs so far and have not noticed these problems that others have reported. I may have to take a closer look tonight at the caves and the waterfall scene everyone's mentioning.

[johnpa]

Got mine last week. Stupid Customs were crazy enough to take the time to charge a $1.95 tax on it + $5.00 service charge. Seriously why go through the trouble?

Anyways, the set is great....the pictures and footage are stunning.

Me too! i think we were random picked with luck, even i had box marked gift. still good deal though.

[drool]

I would be embaressed to showcase some of it for friends.

Do you have a low self esteem or something?
I suggest you purchase a home Imax setup to compensate for what ever you are compensating http://**********************/s/happy.gif

[paleo]

No I bought the set to show what my hdtv can do, and when there is MAJOR grain and flicker on some scenes, it doesn't make my bluray and $2k tv look too hot!

Do you have a low self esteem or something?
I suggest you purchase a home Imax setup to compensate for what ever you are compensating http://**********************/s/happy.gif

[paleo]

start by watching "fresh water"...you will see major grain and flickering on the rock faces when the camera is moving through... it's definitely a source problem.

odd.... I've seen the four discs so far and have not noticed these problems that others have reported. I may have to take a closer look tonight at the caves and the waterfall scene everyone's mentioning.

[ayb]

start by watching "fresh water"...you will see major grain and flickering on the rock faces when the camera is moving through... it's definitely a source problem.
I'll look it up tonight.... thanks.

[drool]

No I bought the set to show what my hdtv can do, and when there is MAJOR grain and flicker on some scenes, it doesn't make my bluray and $2k tv look too hot!

You are still trying to show off though.
Buy a blu-ray movie like dark night or something to show your friends.

[Lee83]

I could be way off here, but is there a correlation between having to pick up your copy from the post office after receiving a delivery card and getting hit by taxes? Has anyone here that had to pick it up spared? Still contemplating whether I should pick this up or not, knowing that I have to pick up all packages from the post office which sucks for me.

[Daijoubu]

I could be way off here, but is there a correlation between having to pick up your copy from the post office after receiving a delivery card and getting hit by taxes? Has anyone here that had to pick it up spared? Still contemplating whether I should pick this up or not, knowing that I have to pick up all packages from the post office which sucks for me.

You get hit at the border/sorting center, not at your local post office, which only do COD if needed (collect on delivery)
I've picked up many packages with no dues

[Lee83]

You get hit at the border/sorting center, not at your local post office, which only do COD if needed (collect on delivery)
I've picked up many packages with no dues

:arrowu:thanks; I guess I'll pull the trigger then

[zzricezz]

Got my copy yesterday and no extra fees for me :)..

[willygyno]

Got mine last night.. Ordered last week on Thursday night.. Was very fast shipping.

Postie left it in the mailbox for me, so no additional fees.

I did notice that on the customs declaration sticker, it said "unknown" under item description. I don't know if that helped keep the price down. No one from Customs opened the box, but it is plastered with Amazon UK everywhere.

[tanulanand]

Got mine yesterday!!! No extra fees. i guess buying blu-rays from Amazon.co.uk is cheaper than most of the places.

[hip]

DAHHH! Damn you all. Just ordered. (I suppose a thanks to the OP is in order, so THANKS!)

I guess NOW it's time for the Bluray player / HTPC !!

[drool]

Got mine last night.. Ordered last week on Thursday night.. Was very fast shipping.

Postie left it in the mailbox for me, so no additional fees.

I did notice that on the customs declaration sticker, it said "unknown" under item description. I don't know if that helped keep the price down. No one from Customs opened the box, but it is plastered with Amazon UK everywhere.

most people didn't have problem with customs,
I think its not worth the hassle for such cheap item http://**********************/s/happy.gif

[rdiz1]

Got mine yesterday after about a week and a bit after ordering. Also, no duties! Quality of scenes are simply amazing ...Thanks OP.

[SteveWhip]

Thanks OP!

[wildpack]

Wow! No tax collected, received 5 days (which includes weekend) after placing order!

[The_Professor]

Thanks OP. I placed my order Friday, it shipped out Saturday via Royal Mail, and I received it yesterday (Wednesday), no duties or other charges!

[toyboy]

Received mine yesterday!

Ordered: Feb 12th (evening)
Received: Feb 18th (morning)
Duty free!

Thanks again OP!

[G77]

Thanks OP - mine arrived in the UK yesterday, getting my parents to bring it over when they visit in May :cheesygri

[Jon Lai]

Thanks OP - mine arrived in the UK yesterday, getting my parents to bring it over when they visit in May :cheesygri

Why didn't you have it shipped here? Shipping is a measly 3 pounds...

[nornet]

Are any of the David Attenborough DVDs non Blue Ray region free? All the ones I looked at are region 2.

[HBP]

Are any of the David Attenborough DVDs non Blue Ray region free? All the ones I looked at are region 2.

I'm not sure if I understood what you're saying, but...

http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Earth-Complete-David-Attenborough/dp/B000MR9D5E

[G77]

Why didn't you have it shipped here? Shipping is a measly 3 pounds...

I'm in no rush for it, I saw it when it was on TV back in the UK - getting them to bring it avoids any nonsense with customs too :cheesygri

[nornet]

I'm not sure if I understood what you're saying, but...

http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Earth-Complete-David-Attenborough/dp/B000MR9D5E

I went to amazon.com to see what there was. The ones I found were in 4:3 aspect ratio (must have been older). I missed the one you mentioned. Actually I was looking for the one on birds but it is quite old (2002), I'm going to check out the BBC store.

[Holydude]

I am so jealous of all you people receiving your orders in a week. I ordered mine on February 2nd and it still has not arrived yet via royal mail. does anyone know who I can contact about not receiving my planet earth?

[Lee83]

I am so jealous of all you people receiving your orders in a week. I ordered mine on February 2nd and it still has not arrived yet via royal mail. does anyone know who I can contact about not receiving my planet earth?

Your best bet is to contact amazon.co.uk; they should have to deal w/ the mail service if it gets lost

[drool]

I am so jealous of all you people receiving your orders in a week. I ordered mine on February 2nd and it still has not arrived yet via royal mail. does anyone know who I can contact about not receiving my planet earth?

RFD is a wrong place to contact, try amazon customer service, check the address you provided to them, that the most likely mistake.

Hope it helps http://**********************/s/happy.gif

[happygolucky1]

I've finished watching the series over the weekend. Great set, highly recomend it to everyone. The deal is still alive :!:

[phobix]

Thanks for this deal! Unbelievable service from Amazon.co.uk, ordered on the 18th, just received the set today. No duties! :)

[eggshen]

Thanks for this deal! Unbelievable service from Amazon.co.uk, ordered on the 18th, just received the set today. No duties! :)

+1

Ordered on Feb 14th (Saturday), dispatched (love that word) on 16th and arrived on the 24th. 10 days from the UK to Vancouver!!!! BTW, no extra taxes or duties :)

Credit card came out to C$46.04

Thanks OP

[fireman]

Just ordered mine to. Thanks OP !!! :D

[riceboy]

Thanks to the OP for this deal... Ordered on the evening of Feb 23rd, and I received it yesterday Morning (Feb 27th). No customs/duties etc.

The set is awesome!

[GSter]

ef.

I just ordered...loved my DVD set which im gonna sell.

[HockeyFan]

Just ordered mine. Thanks OP.:cheesygri

[cyborg]

Long time reader first time poster here.

This is a great deal, thank you for sharing this!

[hugewallet]

Planet Earth: Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Earth-Complete-BBC-Blu-ray/dp/B000SKNIWE/

it ships to canada.

for those of you who got this deal last time, how much is the shipping and do we have to pay duties?

[Lee83]

I just received mine on Wednesday, one week after ordering with no taxes, duties, etc.; total came out to $45.98 CAD. BTW I believe the other thread still exists

[Kick_me]

The answers to both questions are, it depends.

I'll assume you know about the thread from last time since you know other people already have it. Details about the duties are there. Basically nothing or $5 + tax.

For shipping, you can try to check out, should tell you how much shipping costs before you actually commit to buying it.

[HBP]

Massive repost: http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=673883.

[komal]

Planet Earth: Complete BBC Series

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Earth-Complete-BBC-Blu-ray/dp/B000SKNIWE?tag=wwwdealseacom-21

it ships to canada.

[B]for those of you who got this deal last time, how much is the shipping and do we have to pay duties?

If you know you are reposting, why the hell did you do it?

Some people need at least temporary bans.

[XShadowX]

If you know you are reposting, why the hell did you do it?

Some people need at least temporary bans.

he could mean the HD DVD thread?

[hugewallet]

i thought the last deal was over long time ago.

[drool]

It comes to under 50 bucks canadian for shipping, taxes and the moviefor those wondering http://**********************/s/happy.gif

[happygolucky1]

i thought the last deal was over long time ago.

On the contrary, its been running for a loooong time.

[Firestorm]

i thought the last deal was over long time ago.As far as I can tell it's Amazon UK's regular price.

[dr.slump]

ordered it a couple of weeks ago and got it today. However, there was duty on it :(

there was a duty of about $3.5 and then a pst and gst tax of about $5 (which i don't know how the heck they got - 13% on a $3.5 duty??) and than another S&H fee by canada post for $5.00.. comes out to about $13.5 just for a $3.5 duty... :( can anyone explain to me the logic of taxing a tax??? #@$%^&*(

[HBP]

ordered it a couple of weeks ago and got it today. However, there was duty on it :(

there was a duty of about $3.5 and then a pst and gst tax of about $5 (which i don't know how the heck they got - 13% on a $3.5 duty??) and than another S&H fee by canada post for $5.00.. comes out to about $13.5 just for a $3.5 duty... :( can anyone explain to me the logic of taxing a tax??? #@$%^&*(

13% on the total amount, not on duty. $5 brokerage.

[opzero]

I ordered this a while ago but never posted. The item arrived within a week (from Europe, holy crap) and I wasn't charged any additional duties or taxes upon delivery. Final price was ~$45 as posted.

Thanks for the post :razz:

[GSter]

forgot to update my order..got it after exactly after 5 business days.

my total was 42.50$ all in..no brokerage or whatever taxes.

[cityslicker]

I ordered mine on the 19 and I received it today. Exactly 5 business days. I paid $45.43 CAD including shipping fee. It's a pretty good deal considering that Costco sells the set for $90. My only observation is that the quality is in 1080i not 1080p. Nevertheless, it's worth it.

[darren22]

I ordered mine on the 19 and I received it today. Exactly 5 business days. I paid $45.43 CAD including shipping fee. It's a pretty good deal considering that Costco sells the set for $90. My only observation is that the quality is in 1080i not 1080p. Nevertheless, it's worth it.

Only the bonus disc is 1080i. The rest is 1080p. Google around, there's lots of discussion of this as a result of the box saying 1080i.

[smokeythebear]

Not as good as this deal, but Futureshop has "The BBC Earth Collection" that has planet earth 4-disc :( and Earth the Biography for 54.99 with tax its 62.xx? not as good but if you don't want to wait/for whatever reason want the earth the biography?? hey?

can't find it on the site but it has the "more music more video" sticker price otherwise it would be 99.99

[kazoober]

Ordered mine on April 8 and received it today. NO duty. Paid $46.15 total.

Great deal

[lokyee]

impulsively ordered....

hopefully no duties, no tax.....pls pls pls pls

[kazoober]

Best Buy has this on sale right now for $59.99

Two problems:

1. They are currently out of stock
2. Their set only contains 4 discs.

The Amazon.UK set includes 5 discs... bonus disc called Natural World, Desert Lions and Snow Leopards.

Plus, the Amazon.UK set is still $13 cheaper than Best Buy price!

Those that want this excellent Blu-ray set better order from Amazon.UK

[lokyee]

ordered it a couple of weeks ago and got it today. However, there was duty on it :(

there was a duty of about $3.5 and then a pst and gst tax of about $5 (which i don't know how the heck they got - 13% on a $3.5 duty??) and than another S&H fee by canada post for $5.00.. comes out to about $13.5 just for a $3.5 duty... :( can anyone explain to me the logic of taxing a tax??? #@$%^&*(

despite hoping for no duties, I had to pay them too...$45.65+$12.73 = $58.38 still cheaper than getting it here I suppose... :cry:

[DJ Trance AZ]

Ordered mine on May 2nd and chose Expedited Shipping (UPS). The package came on May 6, with an additional fee of $4.99CDN.

So total amount: $64.50+$4.99=$69.49CDN.

[simon151]

I saw at the costco in Brampton they have the 5-disc version for $48.xx
If you have a membership it is a good deal since you don't have to wait for shipping and you won't have to wonder if you will pay the taxes cause you will ;)
Simon

[densil_lopez]

I saw at the costco in Brampton they have the 5-disc version for $48.xx
If you have a membership it is a good deal since you don't have to wait for shipping and you won't have to wonder if you will pay the taxes cause you will ;)
Simon

are you sure it was a bluray set?? you may have seen the dvd set for48.xx

[terranaj98]

$43.92 everything in.
Gotta love the canadian dollar strength.
Thanks OP!
Way better than 89.99 at bestbuy and futureshop
PLUS TAXES.