US, yes....JApanese , no.

Doesn't that shop near Gamer's Hideout sell HD-DVD?

Yes they do but they're very expensive, around RM140 a pop

whats the average price for the hd-dvd movies actually ?

Depends. HD-DVD Combo discs (one dise HD DVD, the other side, DVD) sells more expensive, at RM160 after conversion, normal ones with only single side Hd HVD can be as cheap as RM70. These are online prices.

What titles are that store near GH is selling? Might get some from there to try out the drive today.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Dec 14 2006, 10:11 AM

On amazon.com you can get many titles for $20 apiece while the newer ones is around $25-28

Haha no idea...call eddie to walk over and check for you?

Can he? I would be in his debt...or maybe get the shop's number.

Progerss report on the drive, the Fedex guys have called me just now, the thing got slapped import duties. Im contesting it right now, coz the bloody customs thought it was a DVD player. I asked them pandai2 only say its DVD player, since they already molested the packaging, open the damn thing and look at the back of the drive, got AV out or not.

Im sure they will find this:-


Stupid customs. I hate it when ignorant , ill-informed arseholes like these are in charge when it comes to taxing our imports. Simply slap tax whenever they feel like it. They must have been sakit hati because i had tons of shipment in lately, and there arent any items deemed taxable in my dclared listing. Bloody idiots!

String, bila nak open house lagi???

Wont be anymore, probably forever. As long as there are still people like this with their free-flowing mouths....

String, what did they declared it as in the end? Still DVD player?

Still in contestation, bro. Let's see what they declare it now. They have not called me yet.

What if I open house and you bring your consoles? Well just one really...and probably a video switcher....and ur tons of games and ur controllers....and the hd-dvd player...and...yeah thats about it

Aights.... Keep us informed of the progress. One reason why I try to avoid Fedex whenever possible.

Then you will get badmouthed by these arseholes, and i cant let anyone go through what mishaps that had happened to me. Seems like the ulterior motive of these idiots is having others "disassociate" themselves from me. Which is kinda pathetic, all because of "teh intarweb squabbles" and what my stand is regarding piracy.

MK bro, new update. The package now have to travel all the way back to KLIA for the i quote "100% release check". If they mess this up, and i end up getting a fcuked up drive, im gonna sue their ass over this, mark my word.

The only title that is available there currently is The Last Samurai, and that store is Kelvin DVD la guys.... same fella from Lowyat.

Oh yuck, Last Samurai only? That Tier 2 title, not exactly reference material to showcase HD-DVD capabilities.

Only 1 title...cant wait for string to do the review.....is that the only shop that selling HD-DVD????

String,
you should have asked them to put as PC DVD Drive

well, i am gonna do that when i get mine soon

Already asked PA to declare it as such, but these folks dont listen.

New update, i was talking in angry tone to the Fedex personnel just now, pity him he doesnt know what's coming at him, but i need to make my point clear. I was interrupting every single explanation he was giving about the item being transferred back to KLIA for inspection, and i asked him what are my guarantees that this further inspection would not fcuk up the Drive and i end up getting a heavy doorstopper. I asked them what their policy is against product mishandling, and if insurance covers this scenario where customs have their way with opening other people's packages sesuka hati. I was furious when he told me it was not covered or insured at all when it comes to this, and screamed to him that if i end up getting a messed up Drive, somebody will have to pay. He put me on hold when he called his supervisor to the line, and iasked him what was declared on the invoice outside the box. True enough, "Xbox 360 HD DVD Player !" Thanks a lot Play-Asia!

Knowing the customs and how the operate, i knew this is not going anywhere, and asking them to reinspect the item again for the 100% release check is going to mean risking the Drive being mishandled by idiotic customs officers, and increase the chance of them fcuking it up. So i demanded them to recall the Fedex van to double back and send the item straight to my place, and i will pay for the duty, which amounts to RM79, but with conditions. I told them straight in their faces, that if i see any signs of the item molested or mishandled in any way, any cutter marks or scissormarks that indicated the packaging has been opened, i am not accepting it, and i demand a refund. They agreed, whether this is just to get my screaming angry voice out of the phone or they will honor it remains to be seen, but as long as i refuse to accept the shipment, it will either be shipped back to Play-Asia, or in the case of damaged goods, insurance will cover the cost of the item, and Fedex will have to reimburse me with the total amount of the item.

Dont fcuk with me, i know my rights. Idiotic moron customs be damned.