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Home Theatre Blu ray players: Recommendations please, Blu ray players, which one ?

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post Jan 29 2009, 09:28 PM

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actually if the person is residing in any of the EU countries...then he/she is not elligible for the VAT refund at all.....

to claim VAT, i think you can only claim the thing at the last port of departure from the EU area. e.g. if the person bought the thing in UK and go to France for extended trip and leave from france to msia...then the VAT refund would have to be done in france.....

plus the hassle of having the thing sealed and have to show it is not tampered with at the VAT refund counter.
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post Jan 29 2009, 10:36 PM

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QUOTE(michaeltan1943 @ Jan 29 2009, 05:03 PM)
Trust me, it is worth every effort. My good friend just bought a Bang and Olufsen system (beosound 4 and Beolab 3) and he carried it on board. Just the system and speakers alone, he saved like Rm30,000 compared to the Malaysian price.

I can tell you one thing, virtually every gadget in the UK is far far cheaper than Malaysia. Best advice would be, buy a few items at one go. Then at least your tambang is well worth it. Now Airasia, can do a return for RM1500.

If you get your handphone, handycam, digital camera, sound system etc, sure worth the trip.

Of course plasma and LCD TV cannot lah, it is just too big. Despite being able to claim VAT prior to sending it through luggage, I still think it is too risky to carry big items. Somemore, you know lah, all the thefts in airports.

Best to carry on board. And I think a Bluray DVD player is small enough to carry on board.

Btw, can you believe a Sharp Bluray player can be £99?

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/326936/shar...blu-ray-disc-p/

Added on January 29, 2009, 10:13 pmAmazon is selling the BDP 350 for 169 pounds. what a shocker man! If you claim your VAT, it woul be £144 pounds.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...001DN1SP4304828

How much is it sold here?

We Malaysians sure kena tipu to the max
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my bd player is from UK....by the way...i dont think you can claim VAT back for these mail order stuff..at the store...the merchant will have to seal the product....dont think amazon does it...then again i might be wrong.

Added on January 29, 2009, 10:41 pmfunny you mentioned these....most of my audio stuffs are from msia....i moved them half way round the world because its cheaper in msia....then again...my stuffs are no bang&olufsen

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post Jan 29 2009, 11:09 PM

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i cant claim VAT refund.

i guess one would have to coordinate these really well.....to order with VAT refund claim and get it on time before leaving europe.
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post Jan 30 2009, 05:20 PM

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switzerland have always remained neutral...they are not part of EU
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post Feb 2 2009, 12:08 AM

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negotiate how much to bribe the guy?
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post Feb 2 2009, 12:40 AM

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just making sure uncle mike is not promoting something illegal...hehehe
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post Feb 3 2009, 11:39 PM

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rx has multiple wives?
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post Feb 4 2009, 12:04 AM

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now i think i realize what rx is talking abt...replying to aiman's comment eh?

aiman...if you agree to his proposal..he'll ask you claim his in UK....shipping and handling not included....anytime kena tahan by custom somemore
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post Feb 6 2009, 04:46 PM

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under declaring the thing also pose a risk to oneself, isnt it? if the thing is damaged or missing, then the shipper's liability is only on the declared amount, right?
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post Feb 23 2009, 02:30 PM

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wah flirt somemore.
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post Feb 27 2009, 02:22 PM

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BDP price sure is falling......i saw the P1500 samsung for 175euro...that's approx rm800..

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post Feb 27 2009, 04:31 PM

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i wouldnt mind if my bdp can play sacd also....
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post Feb 27 2009, 04:49 PM

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i wouldnt mind the sacd function if i dont have to pay extra for it...hehe

my panasonic cant play sacd....but my ps3 can.
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post Mar 3 2009, 11:06 PM

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i have a feeling you have your BD35 set to 24fps and your display is not supporting this

then again...i am probably wrong abt this.

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"Dear Amazon.com Customer,
As someone who has shown an interest in home audio, you might like to know that when you buy a qualifying Denon home theater receiver along with the Denon DVD-2500BTCI Blu-ray player you can get the Blu-ray player for free. Add the receiver and the Blu-ray player to your Shopping Cart and the price of the Blu-ray player will be deducted automatically at checkout. Applies only to purchases made from Amazon.com."

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post Mar 18 2009, 02:18 PM

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buy one player each.......
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post Mar 18 2009, 03:43 PM

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i'll reciprocate with +1000 rx330
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post Mar 18 2009, 05:16 PM

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QUOTE(eagle.ng @ Mar 18 2009, 08:11 AM)
yup...very confuse now...
now we have Normal DVD player, HD DVD Player (HDMI) and Blu-ray player.

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Normal DVD player, Malaysia and US are not same region.
Blu-Ray player, Malaysia and US are same region
- if I buy Blu-ray player in US and play in M'sia....
- no problem at all since we are same region but if I play the normal DVD then depend on that movie are NTSC or PAL or Region Free.

2. how about HD DVD movie (HDMI)? is it have difference region problem which is same like normal DVD?

3. How about PS3? also hv region code problem?

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1. DVD player...US is region 1, Msia is Region 3 BUT seems that most msian units (if not all) has been unlocked to enable it to play any DVD (Region 0 to 6)
Standalone BD player. US is BD region A, DVD region 1. This mean it will play Region A bluray and DVD region 1 (and region free movies)
Standalone BD player. Msia is BD region A, DVD region 3. This mean it will play Region A bluray and DVD region 3 (and region free movies)

2. your so called HD DVD player has the same rule like the normal DVD player

3. PS3 would have the same rule like in #1 described above.

Clear as mud?

should i mention that some standalone BD player can be hacked (software) to play any region DVD?

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post Apr 1 2009, 03:35 PM

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wah rx.....and i thought my offer was bad enough...hehe

how's it going, buddy?
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post Apr 11 2009, 05:01 PM

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hey fellas, i was at the KL pc fair today and stopped by the panasonic booth. they are taking order for the BD60 at RM1999 comes with 1pc of blu-ray of your choice (select at speedy). the thing is the sales people there are very confident that the machine is region free....it sure wasnt convincing to me anyone here has a BD locked to region B? they were eager to try it to prove it. look for Ryan Kwan at the booth.
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