5 free HD DVD offer makes its way to the UK [update]
by Dustin Burg 
{ Oct 17th 2007 at 1:30PM }
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
[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
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Scott @ Oct 17th 2007 1:52PM
still waiting on mine from 2 months ago....
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)
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).
Ash @ Oct 18th 2007 6:09AM
Ok possibly the worlds stuppidest question but does anyone know if this offer is open to people who but there player from ebay. As i purchased mine on the 6/10/07 but it was from ebay so does this count.
Thanks
xenocidic @ Oct 18th 2007 8:24AM
@18 as long as you purchased a "NEW" HD DVD player and can produce proof of purchase, I don't see why they would not honour this special offer.
Iforgotmyname @ Oct 18th 2007 12:52PM
Hey Dron,
I think you might be looking at an older US offer. this is the current one, you can get your 5.
http://thelookandsoundofperfect.com/_pdf/perfect_hd_dvd_offer_redemption_form.pdf