Info and forum posts by 'peterman'

RE: Deepdiscountdvd `BOGOF` Boxsets - Hunter, Hercules, Xena.

Hello Matthew,

If I were you, I`d go for the first series of `Hunter as the freebie. And then go back and order the other two series (for which my mastercard has just been debited a pitiful £13.03!!) to avoid customs charges. You won`t regret it. Definitely one of my favourite series from the `80s.

Deepdiscountdvd `BOGOF` Boxsets - Hunter, Hercules, Xena.

I don`t recall seeing this Boxset `BOGOF` offer mentioned in this forum, so it`d be a shame not to post it.

Cut`n`paste the following URL, as I just can`t get it to work as a link:
"http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/promotion/buyAndGetFree_form.cfm?promoName=abb2g1_0806&page=0"

It will take you to the `deepdiscountdvd` site where you`ll find a lot of TV series at bargain prices. With BOGOF on TOP of those prices, some are just too good to miss.

I`ve gone for the first two series of `Hunter` @ $17.99 + $5.95 shipping. With an exchange rate of 53p to the dollar, that works out at £12.70 for the first two seasons of a great series! Also gone for the first 2 seasons of `Xena`. The great thing is that most of these will come it under that cursed £18 customs limit.

The Highlights? Well, try:

21 JUMP STREET (Johnny Depp) -Seasons 1 to 5 -from $17.99 to 26.99.

3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN -Seasons 1 to 5 -from $17.99 to $24.99.

THE COMMISH (pre-"Shield" Michael Chiklis) -Seasons 1 & 2 @ $35.99 each.

CRIME STORY (Michael Mann)-Seasons 1 & 2 @ £23.99 each.

HERCULES-LEGENDARY JOURNEYS -Seasons 2 to 6 @ $17.99 each.

HIGHLANDER -Seasons 1 to 6 @ $29.99 each.

HIGHLANDER-THE RAVEN @ $29.99.

HUNTER -Seasons 1 to 3 @ $17.99 each.

PROFIT -Seasons 1 @ $17.99.

XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS -Seasons 1 to 6 @ $29.99 each.

Also running:

DOOGIE HOWSER MD -Seasons 1 to 4 -from $17.99 to $23.99.
GREATEST AMERICAN HERO -Seasons 1 to 3 -from $17.99 to 23.99.
GROUNDED FOR LIFE -Seasons 1 & 2 @ $17.99 & $23.99.
RENEGADE -Seasons 1 @ $23.99.
RENEGADE -Seasons 2/3 @ $26.99.
ROSEANNE -Seasons 1 to 4 -from $17.99 to 23.99.
SILK STALKINGS -Seasons 1 to 4 -from $17.99 to $23.99.
SLEDGEHAMMER -Seasons 1 & 2 @ $17.99 each.
THREE`S COMPANY -Seasons 1 to 7 -from $17.99 to $23.99.

Plus assorted film and animation boxsets.

The offer runs until 5th September, and shipping costs to the UK are:

($0 to $25) - $5.95 & ($25 to $50) - $8.95

This item was edited on Friday, 25th August 2006, 17:16

Outer Limits at Choices direct for £9.99

www.choicesdirect.com have both Series One (6 discs-32 episodes) and Two (5 discs-17 episodes) of the wonderful 1960`s anthology series for only £9.99 each post free. Talk about value for money. And believe me, with crisp black-and-white cinematography THIS good, you won`t miss the colour!!

RE: "Outer Limits" bargains at HMV online

Amazon.co.uk now have Series 1 at £16.97 (post-free), and Series 2 at an amazing £9.97 (plus postage). And the latter is WELL worth it, if just for "Demon with a Glass Hand".

Come on, you owe it to yourself!

"Outer Limits" bargains at HMV online

You`ll find both classic series at bargain prices at "www.hmv.co.uk"

Brilliant first Series of 32 episodes on 8 discs for only £19.99.

Second Series of 17 episodes on 5 discs for only £12.99.
Not as good as the first series, maybe, but does have those great Harlan Ellison episodes - "Soldier" and "Demon With a Glass Hand" - that so obviously influenced James Cameron`s "Terminator", and that fine 2-parter "The Inheritors".

Too good to miss, if you ask me....

Choices.com - Babylon 5 Boxsets - ALL series at £17.99 each

Says it all, really....

Rockford Files1 and Soap4

Amazon.com have the first series of the wonderful Rockford Files - reg 1, natch - on pre-order at £15.50 + £3.87 p&p. (A BIG saving on the upcoming reg 2 from Amazon.co.uk).

And, DVDSoon have the last (4th) series of the delerious "Soap" at £13.30 + £2.84 p&p.

"Fried Green Tomatoes" dvd free with Mail on Sunday -NOT Saturday.

Sorry about previous posting - I`m living in a time warp.

"Fried Green Tomatoes" dvd free with Daily Mail on Saturday.

The heading says it all, really.

RE: Sharp 80gb Hard-Disc Dvd Recorder for only £199.77 - grab it while you can!

It might be worth waiting for the Sharp DVHR350H (same machine with a 120gig harddrive)
which EmpireDirect are advertising as "due soon" for £299.77. Another 40gig for just £35
more has to be worth thinking about.

This item was edited on Friday, 17th June 2005, 20:19

Sharp 80gb Hard-Disc Dvd Recorder for only £199.77 - grab it while you can!

My best buy in YEARS has got to be the Sharp DVHR300 hard-drive DVD recorder that I bought to replace my video recorder.
Last year I got it on-line, from Comet, for £299 - when it was selling for £599 elsewhere!

Now you can get it from:

http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/html/SHA-DVHR300H.htm - for only £199.77.....

Details are as follows -

Sharp DVHR300H - Dvd Recorder Dvd-Rw 80gb Hard-Disc

# DVD player with 80Gb Hard Disk
# 80GB Hard Disc Size
# 100 Hours Recording Time
# High Speed Dubbing: 12x
# -R,-RW Recording Format

* Playback: -R,-RW, +R,+RW,CD,VCD,MP3,CD-R,CD-RW
* Connections: DV In,Scart(2),S-Video Out,
S-Video In,Composite AV Out,Coaxial Out
* Channel Coverage: UHF
* Colour: Silver

This is a really great machine that gives you excellent recordings that you can then burn to DVD (and play back) on the same machine.
Although it`s region2, you can make it region-free by downloading a patch and flashing the hardware. To do this, visit the indispensible Sharp DVHR300 Forum at - http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/11/81845 - and you`ll find details of where to find the patch, and how to use it.

This really is just TOO good to miss!

RE: Free Shipping is back at DVD Soon.

The "Free Shipping" lasts until the end of the year - so one can`t complain at that!

Region 1 bargains include the wonderful "Laura" for only £4.81 - with deleted scene, audio commentaries and two 45-minute docs on both Gene Tierney and Vincent Price. Unmissable! Do yourself a favour....

And staying with Vincent Price - 2 of my favourites: "The Abominable Dr.Phibes" and "Dr.Phibes Rises Again" - at only £3.37 each. Pity I`ve already got them. Oh, and "The Haunted Palace/Tower of London" at £5.40.

Last off, season one of the brilliant "Larry Sanders Show" for a mere £12.27. And I`m sure I saw it yesterday for only £10.50 - I really must get into the habit of jumping in when I see a real bargain....

RE: 10 Adult DVD`s for just £38.90! PLUS A BONUS!

Shouldn`t the heading read "10 Adult DVD`s! PLUS A BONER!" ?

3rd Rock bargains at Play.com

Play.com has series 1 & 2 of 3rd Rock from the Sun at £13.99 each delivered,
and series 6 (the last) at £9.99.

Definitely give the Ist (and best) series a try if you`ve somehow missed this on tv.

DVDSoon cheapos rides again!

Just a few more bargains at DVDSoon.

If you like Vincent Price in manic mode, you`ll find the following at C$6.98 - just £3.14.

The Fall of the House of Usher
The Pit and the Pendulum
Masque of the Red Death/The Premature Burial
Dr Phibes Rises Again. (You`re too late for "Abominable Dr Phibes", though!

And some great box sets -

Soap - series 1 & 2 at C$26.98 - £12.13 each. Go on, treat yourself!

And last, but not least, The Larry Sanders Show 1st series at C$36.98 - £16.63

RE: DVD Recorder with 80GB HDD & timeslip at £299

If you`re getting that dialogue about the latest version of acrobat, click "ok", close the box and proceed as normal. The PDFs take a while to load but should get there eventually.

However, if you try the following link below, you`ll find that it`s getting some really good response in the forums. And yes, I have just ordered one!

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/81845

This item was edited on Tuesday, 7th September 2004, 18:55

RE: Jackie Chan`s "Police Story 3" -subtitled- for only £5.46!

Well, Stuart, this is definitely the original "Police Story3" aka "Supercop", and not "Supercop2".

Mike - I`ve got no problems with the disk as I don`t mind the lack of stereo. And the Deltamac version went on eBay for 26 quid a
couple of weeks ago, with the following comments:-.

Video Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Letterboxed) - in better condition than the Mega Star DVD
Audio: Cantonese and Mandarin synch sound languages - Original Dolby Digital - NOT the terrible 5.1 remix the Mega Star DVD had
Optional Subtitles: English, Traditional & Simplified Chinese
Reversible Cover
Trailer
Interactive Menu
Scene Selection
All Region - NTSC
DVD Released by Deltamac

With regard to the Disney dubbed version, the thought of Tom Jones singing "Kung Fu Fighting" on the soundtrack IS a little bit
frightening!

You can`t go wrong at this price, can you......

Jackie Chan`s "Police Story 3" -subtitled- for only £5.46!

If you look at DVDpricecheck, and leave it at that, you`ll thinkthat only dubbed Disney region 1&2 versions
are available of this great film. Well, just try - www.dddhouse.com - and you`ll find subtitled region 0
versions from both MegaStar and Deltamac (which I believe is supposed to be the better edition) for only
HK$40+$30 s&h. Now, that`s £3.12+£2.34 for airmail. £5.46! My copy arrived this morning and I couldn`t
wait to see that wonderful stunt where Michelle Yeoh, hanging from a speeding van, flips out of the way of an
approaching bus with split-second timing. Breathtaking!

Why on earth did Disney release a dubbed-only version? Can`t be cost, surely - or do they really have
such a low opinion of the public`s taste and intelligence? And off on a tangent, I don`t know if any of you
caught it on tv recently, but that wonderful french swashbuckler "Le Bossu" (The Hunchback) is only
available in a French-only NO-SUBTITLES version. Now doesn`t that strike you as insane? The film was a
great international success, and a subtitled version is obviously available, so why not release THAT and
increase the potential market a thousand-fold. Both decisions are patently absurd.

And before I go, if you haven`t bought "SOAP" yet, do it now! I`ve spent the last month watching one
episode a day so that I could really savour it, and it`s even funnier than I remember. And DVDSoon is the
place to go.

This item was edited on Wednesday, 15th October 2003, 12:44

Help! DVDSoon registration problem

Has anyone managed to register with DVDSoon of late?
I`ve been trying for 10 days now and can`t get any reaction at all.

I tried preordering a box-set, filled in all my details on their registration page, and received the following on-line message -

"In a few moments, you should receive an e-mail, to the address you
indicated below, confirming your registration and password."

Needless to say, I`ve heard damn-all from them since. I`ve e-mailed them three times
at the info@ address and re-registered three more times, but no reaction at all.....
What an extraordinary way to run a business. I can`t order until I get the "registration
and password" - and they`re not providing it. Has anyone else had this problem?
How am I supposed to order before they finish with their free shipping offer?

Any suggestions or explanations would be very much apppreciated.

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1st series of legendary "SOAP" (with Billy Crystal) for less than £13!

I`m re-posting this as the original heading

**"Confused? you won`t be..." - 10 hours of SOAP for less than £13!**

could have referred to ANY old cr*p!
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Soap" was, IMHO, just about the funniest tv program that`s ever been.

Well, next month you can get the whole of the first series from DVDSoon - for the
mind-blowing pre-order price of $27.98 CAD, s&h free. That`s 600 minutes of sheer
bliss for an incredible £12.67! Worth it, if just for the great line from a young Billy Crystal -

"Remember when we were kids, and mom gave us plastic razors for Xmas?
Well, I used to shave my legs....."

RE: Choices Direct.Any good?

ChoicesDirect seem fine, but I should point out that DVDSoon have it for
$89.98 Canadian, which is only £40.77- s&h free!

"Firefly" from DVDSoon - customs friendly?

If you search on the DVDSoon site, you`ll find that they`ve got Josh Whedon`s
wonderful (and unbelievably cancelled) "Firefly" due out next month - on pre-order
for $42.98 CAD. That`s £19.47, which is just above the magic customs limit.

Now, it has been mentioned that DVDSoon is customs friendly - does that mean that
they mark it at just under £18, or that it`s a gift? I`d hate to get stuck with
duty+VAT for being a bit over the limit.

"Confused? you won`t be..." - 10 hours of SOAP for less than £13!

Soap" was, IMHO, just about the funniest tv program that`s ever been.

Well, next month you can get the whole of the first series from DVDSoon - for the
mind-blowing pre-order price of $27.98 CAD, s&h free. That`s 600 minutes of sheer
bliss for an incredible £12.67! Worth it, if just for the great line from a young Billy Crystal -

"Remember when we were kids, and mom gave us plastic razors for Xmas?
Well, I used to shave my legs....."

RE: Alias only £9.99 @ DVD Concept

Thought you might like to know that DVDSOON have the following
for pre-order with free shipping -

Alias series 1 - $57.98 CAD = £26.27 -release 02 sept 2003

Alias series 2 - $54.98 CAD = £24.91 -release 02 dec 2003