special edition serenity dvd???

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SCRUFFYHANSOLO

Thursday, June 8, 2006 11:21 AM

have my local retailers hung me out to dry or have we not gotten our special edition serenity dvd in the states yet? i am a little gorram disturbed by this. why is australia better than the USA? well i guess i know the answere to that. i would buy an australian version but i have a crappy old dvd player that won't play anything but region one. not to mention i am twitchy for the new comic. anyone heard a realese on that either?

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AGATSU

Thursday, June 8, 2006 12:21 PM

You can switch the region codes on most DVD ROMs up to 5 times. So I got one drive with region 1 (to watch, say, the German Limited Edition, which has the same extras as the Australian DVD) and one drive set to region 2 for my U.S. DVDs. Maybe you could try that.

Btw, I got my Australian tin box 2 days ago, and it is fantastic! And it's got the HUNGARIAN audio track on it, too. Whacky fun!

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THEDUKE333

Thursday, June 8, 2006 7:40 PM

Agatsu,
Would you happen to have a link to where I can buy me an Australian version of Serenity? I would love to see all those cool extras.

Still flying,
TheDuke333

SASSALICIOUS

Thursday, June 8, 2006 7:47 PM

EzyDVD

It's a site that comes up when you google "Australian Serenity DVD" or something similar. But the actual site might be ezydvd.com

Fast shipping too. Or maybe try Ebay.

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AGATSU

Thursday, June 8, 2006 8:17 PM

I got it off Ebay... http://stores.ebay.com/TODAY-AND-YESTERDAY
teija_121212 has 5 more - apparently so far I'm the only one who bought one. It's on BUY NOW for $AU50, +20 shipping (worldwide). All in all that'd be about US$ 50, and it's so worth it. VERY shiny tin box with River and the letters "SERENITY" embossed. I hear you yanks didn't get a Limited Edition, nyah nyah, so the extras on the second DVD should be new for you, too.
The DVD arrived fast, in mint condition and really safely and professionally packaged, and teija herself is very nice. If you buy a box, tell her that guy from Germany recommended her and says G'Day.

Edit: Forget all of that... only HALF that price at ezyDVD? I got robbed!
But it was still worth that.
Anyway, this ezyDVD deal is a BARGAIN! Get it on S-Day, brethren!

Proud Member of the FFF.net Event Team
Department of All Things Insane
Serenity Now/Equality Now screenings / Serenity Day (unrelated):
June 23rd www.cantstoptheserenity.com www.serenityday.org
Serenity Summer Campaign:
June 23rd - Sept 30th www.FireFlyFans.net
Serenity 'Versary:
September 30th www.FireFlyFans.net
Be there or be a purple-belted poop head. (<- not the official slogan)

SASSALICIOUS

Thursday, June 8, 2006 8:41 PM

$50 US!!! It's a lot cheaper from EzyDVD.

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RALEIGHBROWNCOAT

Thursday, June 8, 2006 8:54 PM

Is the PAL the same as Region 4? Isn't PAL a formatting thing? If so, will it play on US dvd players and US TV sets?

ITAMOON

Thursday, June 8, 2006 9:00 PM

I gotta put in my two cents here (I'm feeling like some kinda X-pert these days in this arena...)
I went on a mission to get Serenity dubbed into as many languages as possible. So far, I have DVD's from 8 different countries. (Nathan signed them for me this weekend!!!!! He's got one from Qatar!)

Hence, a good idea of any extras located on non-U.S. releases.

There are two sources in Australia. They offer DIFFERENTLY PACKAGED versions. Both retailers were swift and easy to deal with. Depending on what country you're from, you may be able to skip the standard VAT or flat tax. Ask them.

http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/784707

This store has the 'tin' encased version.
I also have another one... I'll have to find the vendor's name, that comes with a special 'signed' slipcase - actually it's a print of Joss' signature.

The German (2 versions) and French are easy to pick up on the German and French amazon sites.
I got some of the asian ones on yesasia. Beware, the cheapo ones are probably VCDs, not DVDs. They play, kinda, on my machine but are really only for the Asian market.
I'm hot on the trail of Spannish versions. I'm interested in hearing the actors that dub these roles in other languages. There's a Mexican Spannish and a Madrid Spannish. The Magyar (Hungarian) dub on the Aussie disk is particularly good. Some dubs (Chinese in particular) are rather unsettling; Zoe speaking in a high squeaky voice somewhat underminds her calm cool presence.

Also working on getting the Italian and Russian versions. Russian is proving difficult. While it's only $10 over there, I can't seem to find an online source who'll import to the US. I'm going the friend-of-a-friend route on this one.

Many DVD players in the states are 'secretly' region-free or multi-region. It would be bad for the market if they released this info publically. However, if you go online, you'll easily find a site where you can look for the 'secret code' to unlock your particular model. If not, region-free players are not beaucoup $$$. I made this query awhile back and got some suggestions for brands.

If you want any more of this, or wanna know that other Aussie retailer, just contact me and I'll do my best to answer your questions.

ItaMoon

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ITAMOON

Thursday, June 8, 2006 9:02 PM

Ah! The retailer for the slipcase/signed Australian DVD is:

http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvds/id/809477

ItaMoon

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SASSALICIOUS

Thursday, June 8, 2006 9:14 PM

my DVD player has the option of choosing whether or not your tv is pal or ntsc. i left it set to ntsc, changed the region to 4, popped the australian dvd in and it played. otherwise, you can make sure your tv accepts both pal and ntsc because some do both.

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