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| From | Brian Curtis <brioohs@sbcglobal.net> |
| Subject | Re: Good deal...? |
| Date | Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:39:47 -0600 |
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David,
Not such a good deal unless you own a PAL/Region 2 DVD player. Always read
the fine print. US & Canada are NTSC/Region 1, and unless the UK product is
"region-free" and properly formatted for North American DVD/TV systems it
will not play.
Brioohs
on 11/25/03 11:04 PM, audities-owner@smoe.org at audities-owner@smoe.org
wrote:
> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:50:30 -0500
> From: David Pearlman <dap@arlingtonmass.com>
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Good deal on the UK *two* dvd set for Old Grey Whistle Test
> Message-ID: <3FC43116.4AF456CD@arlingtonmass.com>
>
> Some of you may not know that you can order directly from Amazon's UK site
> using your domestic (US) Amazon account. Everything is set up to allow you
> to buy from the UK site; they remove the VAT automatically, too.
>
> Anyway, they're having a sale at amazon.co.uk on the two DVD set of the
> Old Grey Whistle Test. It's half off at amazon.co.uk. That means with shipping
> it's around $20 shipped to the US.
>
> Note that the US version of this release is only one DVD and has far fewer
> performances. This is really a must-have set for anyone interested in pop
> music from the '70s and '80s. Live performances from a great selection of
> artists...(Go to the link to see more).
>
> Here's the link to the listing for the set at amazon.co.uk:
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005M6ON/202-1929950-8756636
>
> dap
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