Its your personal preferences i would say. And i believe Amazon UK delivery is lot quicker than US (depending on shipping factors)
Looking at the price tags, UK titles are far reasonable compared to US ; again it depends on the titles you would like to purchase though..

I think The Green Hornet 3D is selling at RM150.00 while the Tron 3D is selling at RM169.90.

But this Tron I got from Amazon US comes with 3 discs (3D, 2D, and DVD) + digital copy and somemore so much cheaper than Malaysian stores.

So for 3D titles, definitely you'll get much more savings buying from Amazon than from the local 'potong' shops.

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Added on May 20, 2011, 10:51 amCan anyone help me?

I'm thinking of getting I, Robot from Amazon UK.

The title of that BD doesn't stated its Region Free, but if you click to read details & description, its stated as All Regions. Confusing....

This post has been edited by tankiasu: May 20 2011, 10:51 AM

I, Robot by TCF , Region Free

Hey..

As de sayin goes YMMV.. local shops sell instant gratification.. buy pay n go home n use.. buyin frm US/UK online stores need waitin n de occasional luck for everytin to cum thru 'unscathed'..

One way to bypass tis confusion is to a get a rgn free bdp.. once wif tat .. dont hv to worry liao..
I suffered tis as well until I got d oppo.. n then a dune..

D

just received 2 more package from AMZ UK today, arrived in 8 days, as usuall, everything cool.

not cheap in seoul. amazon cheaper for western titles. local releases of western titles have korean text.

blu-ray takeup in S.Korea hasn't really gone mainstream yet. probably due to their "download" culture (fast internet speeds and local seeds). also, HD is nothing new to them (they've had HD channels for years).

for tourist friendly place, you can try COEX Mall. If you want to be more adventurous, try Yongsan electronics market. but may not be worth your while, depending on what you're looking for. my 2 cents.

amazon UK is still the place to buy . tempted to try amazon france but postage is far more expensive

Just received my copy of Human Planet and The Way Back.

This post has been edited by low98944: May 20 2011, 02:24 PM

some sharing/analysis on the freight cost:

i always chhose the cheapest mode, my ranking as below:

1 - AMZ UK - Cheapest, average GBP1.80/unit for 8 units & above - AMZ UK refund 17% of VAT, if your disc is around GBP10, the VAT refund is good enough to cover your freight. choose the box set, eg. BORNE TRILOGY 3 disc at GBP17, VAT refund is around GBP2.5 & freight is only GBD1.8 for 3 disc, so u actually paid less, usually arrived within 10 days. no custom nor finas

2 - AMZ GERMAN - EURO14/SHIPMENT - so don't just buy 1 or 2 disc, try 7 disc, average EURO2/DISC, usually arrived within 2 weeks. AMZ GERMAN disc $ is cheaper than AMZ France

3 - AMZ US - average U$4.70/disc for 8 disc & above - slow speed if AMZ US use IPARCEL

4 - AMZ CANADA - tricky one, average cost is C$4/disc for 5 disc & above, but if AMZ canada use normal post, the espected delivery time is around 90 days. so far we are lucky to enjoy DHL 1st class by paying normal freight cost, however, we need to visit FINAS if u are in PENANG.

5 - AMZ FRANCE - most expensive - EURO5/disc for 4 disc & above - usually arrived in 2 weeks

after buying from all 5 above, i love UK the most, i believe the package is direct from UK to Penang without going to KL 1st, it saved at least 1 week.

AMZ US is 2nd chooice, original disc packing, good quality, but will wait for sales season. sometimes it took 50 days to arrive

AMZ CANADA is for cool steelbook, same zone a with amz us
AMZ DE is for cool packing,
AMZ France is for some weird/available titles.

u can buy from lowyat garage sales if u always buy in small quantity. the $ is not much dif after u included the freight/risk/time for waiting

Hi to all,

I'm a newbie here which haven't try to purchase direct from Amazon US or UK before...

Would want to ask whether i need to pay anymore tax from our custom side if i just purchase 3 to 4 pieces of blu-ray in one shipment?

Thanks....

the malaysia custom rule is "postage below RM500" no tax, so always keep your $/shipment (included freight) under RM500

Johnbluraylover, thanks for your sharing, your comparison chart above really answer my curiosity. Appreciate it.

Perfect comparison! love it , due to slow delivery on US, that why I sometimes choose Priority Courier. For UK, DE - no need, just Standard is fine.

Hi,

I d Like to add on d part in bold.. I dont tink u can bypass de main customs entreport in Sepang if u r importin anytin frm abroad by mail..
De reason I believe is becos there are more direct flights from UK to KL.. which de cargo 'tompang'..

At least tat was wat I was told by a postal worker..
D
PS.. all de rest is veri informativ n gud to know..

This post has been edited by dirtrun: May 20 2011, 03:49 PM

ya brother, maybe u are right, reason i think UK direct to PG is just my personnel thought. recently, i saw most of my parcel got the stamp "dilepaskan" OLEH KASTUM is the PG stamp, not the KL stamp. my US parcel usually got 2 stamp. anyhow, this is just my personnel opinion.

Got people received - Kubrick Limited Edition Collection already! Wow! I want mine now! Still got at least 2 weeks before it can arrived in my hand!

http://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-movies-no...tml#post4749163

Thanks for the info...

speed = $, i used to choose 1st class shipment by DHL, but always kena FINAS, so now stick to normal post.

haha, maybe i ordered to much, i have a calender of when my shipments out & when expected to arrived.

i just bought 120 disc in this 2 months! i am gonna to eat instant noodles like u.

I think my case, all Standard Shipping went thru KL before came to JB, but Priority Courier from Amazon US is from Singapore to JB.

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Added on May 20, 2011, 4:31 pm120 discs! wow! ... yalo! I need to eat grass soon!


This post has been edited by Andrewtst: May 20 2011, 04:31 PM

wow, i though it has not been release yet. anyhow, patient my friend. yours is yours.