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Have not really looked into it yet - but get the impression you buy from Amazon

More than that, the master list shows exactly which titles are actually region free discs and available from Amazon, and therefore importable safely and quickly at much cheaper prices with a much bigger range, as region free titles plays on all blu-ray players worldwide. The list titles are links to Amazon to make things even easier.

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I could'nt believe the price of blue ray dvd's here and to get the info that you provided to me was unreal. I was ordering some within five mins

Glad to help.

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I have now been through the process once and will approach the next effort confidently

I admit the first time I did it, I was nervous but ecstatic when it all went as smooth as smooth could be. Never had a problem, and I am sure you will find the same.

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If I order a Blu-ray on Amazon, how do you know if it's a region free?

I know it is hard to blindly follow a list, but I have collated a lot of homework, and it is based on many factors including which studio releases the title, and information from other independant international testers. So far I have never had an issue with a listed title not being region free. You may see a warning when purchasing from Amazon, but I encourage you to watch the video on my F.A.Q. page for clarifiaction on this.

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Not so much the tutorials, but I would like to purchase and receive blu ray movies in 1 weeks time and not 4-5 weeks. How can I arrange this as this is new to me?

Importing from overseas will always take time, but 4-5 weeks is unlikely, with most people surveyed receiving their titles using only standard Amazon shipping within 3 weeks. See below. Personally I order every couple of weeks, so I get something in the mail every couple of weeks regardless, and cuase the prices are so low, a couple of weeks in the mail means little to me.

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Just need clarification on mail delivery costs good idea to use a working example or a matrix/table showing benefits in savings on multi ordering. Might entice people to put more orders through.

I guess it's not a bad idea to add this on the F.A.Q. page. I know what you mean though. Amazon, like most distributors has a standard parcel fee, and then each title is charged above that. You can average the cost of the parcel fee downwards by adding extra titles. i.e. getting 2 discs means you are paying the shipping price + half the parcel price per disc, whereas getting 6 or so means the parcel price is only cents added per disc. I might try and explain this better in a F.A.Q. update as per your suggestion.

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you should also include UK amazon because sometimes they have the region that US amazon don't have and could be cheaper

Amazon UK are in a price bracket somewhere between Amazon USA and what we are forced to pay locally at retail stores. That being said, this is still a good idea as there are over 100 titles that are not available to us on the list, as they are not region free. Rather than pay top dollar at your local store, a list of what is available in Region B (our Region), imported from Amazon UK might be a nice little addition. Good suggestion. i will get to work on it!

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I have been into Blu-ray since 4/2007 and been buying titles from USA, UK & Aust.

That's great news. You were clearly ahead of your time. Hope the list is helping you with your passion!

How about a list with only the region free list on it to make it easier for us to choose one's we want rather then check through the entire list of Blu-rays

A lot of people want to check on titles they know have come out, so what I might do, when my web skills improve, is have a switch at the top of the list to only show with and without. Your thoughts?

If possible some blu ray player reviews...

Coming soon :)

discs for regions such as australia

Will probably add a Region B section for us to enjoy extra titles from, yes. Thank you.

Don't think user photos of home cinema set-ups is a good idea - unlikely but could lead to house break-ins

Wow. Maybe so. I would never post a picture with anything other than a username anyway, and only after getting a go ahead from the submitter. But good to see someone is security concious!

Uno what is useful - a firmware driver page to upgrade the software of blu ray players. I have noticed when i purchased National Treasure 1/2 from Amazon (US) that the menu interface was way slow - I dunno why - maybe its the drivers or blu-ray movie itself? Perhaps a commentary on what the "Wow" Blu ray movies are (must buy section) and a bit about new blu ray recorders/new products affiliated with blu ray - is it worthwhile section?

I think I would agree that we should have a section on 'exceptional' titles, as voted by you. So if you buy a disc that you think exceeds expectations in special features, quality of picture and movie rating, please send me the title, and I may start marking a select Best of on the list. I feel that this is a good suggestion and may help people looking to start a collection pick their first titles well.

Region free blu rays (from other areas) sound good as I lived and worked in Kuala Lumpur for 8yrs+ and hve watched some awesome eastern movies especially in the horror genre from Japan and Korea

I agree that I should add this as for Westerners, many of these fantastic movies actually have English subtitles, or voice over, and also some of our community are of Asian descent, and would enjoy having thee available. I will get on to it soon.

I have made purchases from UK amazon.

I have taken this on board and will be adding this as well. In fact I suspect I will be making a 'super list' in the near future.

My main interest in your site is the region free list.

And some will only use just this, fair enough. The other info, trailers etc. is there if you ever feel like a browse.

To early to tell yet

Hope to see more of you!

all i can say is thanks to you i have been able to build my collection up without it costing me a fortune, it is great to be able to pick up some from the 80's and 90's to thanks heaps.

Awesome. That's great feedback and makes me feel my time spent is worthwhile.

Keep up the good work, we need to have a user friendly source for Blu Ray information.

Love this. All motivating stuff.

Bluray dvds out class any pictures that we have seen at the cinema.

Interesting point. The smaller size of the TV really showcases 1080p, but the cinema is a film projection and is actually closer to 4000p if we had to put a figure on it, but the screen is so big, it often looks sharper at home. One day in the distant future, we may well have 4000p (4k) in our homes and you can guarantee I will be there telling you about it. In the meantime a 4k camera has already been produced and is shooting feature films. The camera is called RED. It's very interesting.

What you do is great mate. The list is more than enough for me.

Thanks again!

Keep up the good work. Your site is a really good thing.

Thanks to you too. I am getting a big head now.

appreciate your efforts

No problems.

Thank you I have saved about $150 dollars on the 13 discs i have ordered and looking forward to more savings GREAT WORK!!!

In my eyes that $150 is better spent on good food, drink, or family, so I am over the moon it has saved you so much, so fast. Thanks for the feedback mate.

Generally a well design and useful site - not overcrowded with graphic stuff

Ha ha, yes. The lack of flashy graphics is my web design skills at fault, but maybe it's a good thing.

Certainly a good way to buy blu ray discs, thanks.

Thanks. Even I use my own site, so I agree. :)

Fantastic site - Good on ya mate! I've only purchased National Treasure 1/2 and Terminator 3 from Amazon so far - if I would have known about this site earlier, I could have saved hugely. Do you think tv series box sets will come to blu ray? How about a page on that for the site, pretty please?

There are some series already on the list, such as Sopranos, Smallville, Weeds, Made Men, and more. Perhaps I could highlight these better. I will look into it. Thanks for the praise.

Useful site - thank you.

No problems at all mate.

thanks again Alex for all your help in the past and I am starting to get the hang of the list . regards

Thats good to hear. It can be a learning curve, but glad you have cracked it.

For your information I have received confirmation from BBC America that the Blu-ray version of 'Wild China' due to be released in USA in August is ABC (All regions). (Ihave already ordered it!). The High Definition format is best suited to wildlife/nature documentaries (in my opinion) but so far titles are sadly lacking. A good example is 'Tiger Spy in The Jungle' which was filmed in HD but has only been released on DVD (UK last month).

That's great news. I love the documentaries as well as it really showcases the medium, especially the Planet Earth boxset is money well spent.

Just wondering will an American playstation3 work in Australia? I am borrowing my sisters at the moment.

You will need to make sure the voltage of the unit can handle a 240 Volt input, otheriwse you will need to get a transformer. Also you will need a plug adapter to fit the wall socket.

You should be able to play all Region A and ALL discs, but not play Region B titles, and Playstation 3 games should mostly play ok.

Thanks for all of your hard work, I really enjoy reading about all of the new titles available and would enjoy additional information in relation to PS3 games.

Thankyou for this, please check out our PS3 Games page and new site from the 25th July.

Was stoked to find your site.

Stoked that you joined and are enjoying the community!

all i can say is i thinks its awsome, i wish i had of known about it earlier coz alot of the other bl-ray movies i hav r on the list. also i was browsing amazon the other day and i notticed that heroes season 2 is out in the states sometime next month and was wondering how long will it be until u know if its gonna be region free or not, also heroes season 1. anyway i think ur doin a great job so cheers.

Glad you like it! I will let you know about Heroes when I find out more.

Great effort. I am sure we can all say that we thank you for your information and your time to help us all out. Thankyou.

And to all of you, thankyou for pioneering in the growth of this new technology with me, as movie lovers, as colleagues, and now that you have shared with me, as friends.