We present the ultimate guide to collecting DVD Movies

Sometimes you can beat your local release date for a blockbuster movie if you go abroad and import one from another country ie: British films are usually released in Britain on DVD first and US movies are released in the US first. You may also pick up something unusual - for example the movie Wing commander was never on general release in the UK cinemas - but fans of the computer game really enjoyed it - although no-one else seemed interested - so the only way to obtain a DVD version was to import it from the USA! One point on importing DVDs is to check that you are buying an english language version of the film most countries supply movies with an english soundtrack or at least subtitles even Malaysian (region 4) DVD's have English on them!

Different countries often have slightly different releases - perhaps the cover design is different or maybe there are bonus features that did not fit on to your local version of the film (See really exclusive stuff section in our full guide for more details). Spy Kids 1 for example was released in the UK with a host of extra features and even a full computer DVD Rom section with screen savers - the Canadian version only has a trailer - but the Canadian version was about half the price including the shipping cost. So when you want a DVD you must find out which version you would enjoy the most a cheap low feature version or a more expensive all singing and all dancing DVD. It also pays to shop around - our shopping links give suggestions as to the cheapest places on the NET to import DVD's from you may have to pay your local import tax or duty before the import is delivered to you if it's declared value is over a certain amount. Please check your local laws if you are importing video material from another country - some laws even forbid the export of such material outside of its territory.

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Our Guide to importing and collecting Music CD's

To be collectable it has to be something difficult or hard to get hold of of a very high quality. Like beauty collectability is in the eye of the beholder. To some having every Roxette cd ever released in every format with every different cover from each country would form the basis of a collection - to others a good mix of music styles and genres forms a collection to offer music for each occassion. The key then is that you enjoy your CD collection - your cd's are not being collected in the hope that in 50 years time you can flog them off and make a huge profit with them!

You may also pick up something unusual - there was a band that was huge in Ireland but almost unknown of in the rest of the world - now they are internationally renowned (The Corrs!) and one of there early Irish releases would be extremely rare now! One point on importing Cd's check that you are buying an english language version of the CD - many bands remix a track or two in the language of the country of release - France is a good example as French radio stations are legally required to play a percentage of French language songs - hearing a popular song in another language is pretty cool - try the French radio station Vibration - they have a streaming broadcast and links to French shops if you can understand French! Different countries often have slightly different releases - perhaps the cover design is changed or maybe there is a bonus track or two or a video clip, sometimes other types of memorabilia is included like T shirts, Posters, booklets, CD rom content, stickers cards and such. So when you want a CD you need to see which version you would enjoy the most. It also pays to shop around - our shopping links give suggestions as to the cheapest places on the NET to import CD's from you may have to pay your local import tax or duty before the import is delivered to you if it's declared value is over a certain amount.

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What is DTS or Superbit when is doby 6.1 coming out and what is the best quality disk - which region do you buy from or which version of the disk has the most features region 1, 2 3 or 4? Read our full guide to importing and spotting quality import bargains and deals.

What makes a music CD collectable? Rare CD's and hard to get CD's - see the Amazon link from our extensive CD guide. Which box sets are the best value - what is the cheapest place online to buy music cds from? We aim to answer all of these important questions.