5 free HD DVD offer makes its way to the UK [update]

by Dustin Burg { Oct 17th 2007 at 1:30PM }

Update: Oops, looks like our American calendar reading habits got the best of us again. This offer is for any HD DVD players purchased after October 1st and not January 10th like we originally stated. Color us embarrassed.

Good news for our friends in the UK, because now they're getting in on the free HD DVD fun too. Microsoft recently made The Perfect Offer available to UK Xbox 360 HD DVD player owners, offering up five free HD DVD movies with player purchase. And just like the offer Stateside, the five free HD DVDs have to be sent for via snail-mail and must be chosen from separate categories of pre-selected movies (full list after the break). But what makes this offer even cooler is the fact that anyone who purchased the 360 HD DVD ~~January 10th, 2007~~ October 1st, 2007 or later is eligible for the offer. That means if you picked up the player anytime after October 1st and have your receipt, then you can simply print off this form and send for your free movies. The Perfect Offer is one sweet deal and we're glad to see that the marketing execs are allowing our friends in the UK to get in on it. HD DVD FTW!

[Thanks, to everyone who sent this in]

Movies included in five free HD DVD offer
Category A: (choose two)
Serenity
The Chronicles of Riddick
Hulk
Children of Men
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Category B: (choose two)
Troy
Full Metal Jacket
Corpse Bride
The Prestige
Swordfish

Category C: (choose one)
Black Rain
Dreamgirls
World Trade Center

Tags: hd-dvd, hd-dvd-player, hddvd, xbox-360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

xenocidic @ Oct 17th 2007 1:39PM

Canadians still get the cold shoulder, eh?

(c whut I did thar?)

dunnypop @ Oct 17th 2007 1:44PM

damn. I want an HD DVD Player for Transformers... but I'm Canadian :(
doh!

DudeGuyMan @ Oct 17th 2007 1:49PM

The UK deal only qualifies for purchases after 1/10/07, which is October 1, 2007.

And...Canada already annonced the deal yesterday!
http://www.xbox.com/en-ca/hardware/x/xbox360hddvdplayer/hddvdnow/default.htm

Max @ Oct 17th 2007 1:51PM

Dustin - I think you read the dates wrong. It's from the 1st October not January. Remember, here in Britain are in this format (DD/MM/YYYY) not the US way (MM/DD/YYYY)

Scott @ Oct 17th 2007 1:52PM

still waiting on mine from 2 months ago....

xenocidic @ Oct 17th 2007 1:55PM

thanks dude guy man !

but the truth is, I don't have an HDTV presently, I was whining for whining's sake.

LiqwidZero @ Oct 17th 2007 2:03PM

Haha! They have the BD exclusive "The Prestige" on the list. Awesome movie by the way. (Yes I have imported it. If you pick up on this deal, get this film!)

xenocidic @ Oct 17th 2007 2:04PM

damn.. on the plus side the Canadian list has 300. but on the down side, it DOESN'T have Serenity...!

Iforgotmyname @ Oct 17th 2007 2:05PM

I just noticed that too!!! HD DVD FTW!

Iforgotmyname @ Oct 17th 2007 2:06PM

um-- got a little out of order. i noticed the Prestige :D

Starman @ Oct 17th 2007 2:08PM

Erm hate to say it but this is a UK form, and so follows UK date format - DAY/MONTH/YEAR

nerrrrrrd @ Oct 17th 2007 2:14PM

does anyone take advantage of the WMV-HD capabilities? you can put those hi-def wmv movies on regular DVD-Rs.

Big Bird @ Oct 17th 2007 2:30PM

still waiting on my mine as well....

Orlovsky @ Oct 17th 2007 3:05PM

No love for us early(ish) adopters eh? grrr. :(

Jeramy @ Oct 17th 2007 3:17PM

i think you mean "colour us embarrassed"

Dron @ Oct 17th 2007 3:50PM

This five free HD-DVD offer is no longer available in the US. Just bought an HD-DVD player and looked at the fine print (which I should've done before I bought the player!)...you had to buy it before October 1st...

EskimoNoise @ Oct 17th 2007 4:01PM

I'd get one if they said that they'd release HD-DVD versions of multiple DVD games like Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey.
If I was in the market for a high def player, I'd probably pay the extra and get a stand alone one (once we knew the winner of course).