Star Wars Trilogy DVD recall?

dmeehan

Gamestop in Douglas (Cork) say the dvd's are being re-called due to a printing error

Anyone know where i can get confirmation of this?

Spocker

I hadn't heard that but was in London over the weekend and HMV in Picadilly are making a big deal out of the fact that they are getting Kenny Baker (R2D2) in to sign copies of the DVD on Monday morning - surely they would know and cancel...? or will the Irish box sets different to the UK box sets (censor stickers aside..)??

dmeehan

i am begining to think he was telling porky pies

there's nothing about it on amazon.co.uk

Furp

Haven't heard anything about this and I was in Virgin and Golden discs at Liffey Valley today and they both had their displays set up along the empty boxes, I actually felt goosebumps holding the box (I Know sad but true:o)

I was told that they had the dvds in stock and would probably put them out at the weekend. Although they could not confirm a price yet.

I think there are two possibilities:

1. Maybe the boxes & discs don't have the Irish film censors classification stickers on them which I would think is unlikely.

2. Maybe a mistake as Star Trek:Generations was due for release recently and all the dvds where recalled due to a printing error on the boxes. Star Trek, Star Wars might sound similar to someone if they didn't know much about either.

dmeehan

looks like it will be on sale so next week
thank god for that!

btw here is what it will cost:
cdwow.ie €52.99 (no postage)
play.com €44.99 (no postage}
amazon.co.uk £26.99 (€39.79) + postage

gamestop (douglas, cork) €49.99 (or 1 euro plus 5 traded-in dvd's)

Makaveli

Dvdsoon shipped my copy yesterday, hopefully I'll have it by Monday.

Cost me €33.

sprinkles

With al the new additions and edits, will it really feel the same? They definately won't be the same movies as before. If its not broke, don't fix it!

voxpop

The edits/changes arent all that bad, by far the biggest and most questionable is the insertion of Hayden Christensen in retun of the jedi. All the other changes are mostly minor - most ppl probably wont even notice

Tusky

Is it true that the silver one is widescreen and gold is fullscreen ?

Tom Dunne

Tusky wrote:

Is it true that the silver one is widescreen and gold is fullscreen ?

I think so - I got the gold box and it's full screen.

Guy:Incognito

The gold one is just the "HMV Exclusive " one. Thats the only difference.

Tom Dunne

Stekelly wrote:

The gold one is just the "HMV Exclusive " one. Thats the only difference.

I didn't get mine in HMV. I know for a fact there are two versions - widescreen and fullscreen.

I am only assuiming since I got the fullscreen and it's gold that the silver is widescreen.

Furp

The Gold is full screen BUT only for America so if you bought it from an American site then it is fullscreen Silver is Widescreen.

So ithe GOLD box in HMW is just a gold box you should have the silver Widescreen discs inside.

A Dub in Glasgo

Surely nobody would willingly buy the Fullscreen version? :eek:

davej

I got this message from sendit.com (formerly blackstar) yesterday:

It looks like they accidently packed two copies of ROTJ into the boxset...
Haven't checked mine yet :eek:

davej

Thank you for buying a copy of Star Wars Trilogy Boxset from
Sendit.com.

We have become aware that a small number of copies of Star Wars Trilogy
Boxset contained an error on disc one. We believe this error only
affects a
small number of copies but request that you check your boxset upon
receipt.

The Error - The disc labeled "A New Hope" actually plays "Return of the
Jedi". All other discs in the boxset are accurate.

If you have received a faulty copy and have not already informed us,
please
contact care@sendit.com by Monday 27th Sept so that we can arrange
return
and replacement of your item.

Thanks in advance and apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Regards

The Care Team
Sendit.com

Verdammt

Furp wrote:

I actually felt goosebumps holding the box (I Know sad but true:o).

That was the force, it's very strong in those boxsets

dmeehan

so he wasnt tyelling porkies after all

i must check mine when i get home

dmeehan

yes, Gold=Fullscreen & Silver=Widescreen

why would anyone want to buy the fulscreen version?

Verdammt

dmeehan wrote:

yes, Gold=Fullscreen & Silver=Widescreen

why would anyone want to buy the fulscreen version?

Just checked in HMV 2 minutes ago and the both of them are in 16:9 format, there is no 4:3 format available in region 2.

Tom Dunne

Furp wrote:

The Gold is full screen BUT only for America so if you bought it from an American site then it is fullscreen Silver is Widescreen.

Yip, that's it. I bought mine in the US and was offered a choice of Widescreen or Fullscreen.

dmeehan wrote:

why would anyone want to buy the fulscreen version?

Because I don't have a widescreen TV, simple as that!

Ravage

I ordered my gold box from HMV uk and it is in wide screen.

Stark

Because I don't have a widescreen TV, simple as that!

You should still buy widescreen DVDs for future-proofing purposes. In the meantime with your 4:3 television set, you can go into DVD player setup and choose "Television Format - 4:3 Pan Scan". You'll probably still see black bars top and bottom but they won't be the huge black bars that you normally get with films (they'll be the kind you normally see when watching a widescreen tv program).

Fullscreen DVDs really wreck your head when you go to watch them on a widescreen TV, so it's worth buying widescreen DVDs if you want your collection to last.

KdjaCL

Recall was as above due to misprinted discs. i know someone who got one heheh

kdjac