Hi anyone know where i can get a Sony DVP-CX985V in the U.K

thanks 99mike99

I tried looking for you and had no luck myself. Sorry. I own several of these changers myself and love them. Could you not purchase one from the states here?

-Lowpro

thanks Lowpro

I look into getting 1 from the us
1 DVD unit $300 + delivery $180
= $480 + 14% INPORT DUTE = $547
+VAT 17.5% = $642

Over double the original price

Thanks 99mike99

"I look into getting 1 from the us
1 DVD unit $300 + delivery $180
= $480 + 14% INPORT DUTE = $547
+VAT 17.5% = $642

Over double the original price"

That makes me sad. :-( Hope you can find one uk side then. Would almost be cheaper to come to the US for a visit, purchase one while you are here, and take it back with you. :-)

-Lowpro

I've just found this link:

http://www.jvbdigital.com

They sell the sony dvd changers, with multiregion and PAL & NTSC. They arent particularly cheap, but its an all in price. The CX985 is about €580 + shipping.

Hi thanks for looking but

€580 = $699 +$257 Shipping = $958 that 3 times the
price

99mike99

I know its a steep price, but if you go back to the straight import price of $642, with todays exchange rate thats £352 which is not bad for a 400 disc dvd changer of this quality. As neither Sony or Pioneer have any plans for a european mega-changer there doesnt seem to be many other options to us - though I'd love to be corrected on this one !

Can you get a US one delivered to a friend in the States and then have them ship it over as a gift ? At least you would save the duty payments.

The other problem is that these units are manufactured as R1 only, and there is no quick multiregion change - the circuitry has to be modified to make the unit multi region and to give playback of both PAL and NTSC. To me this is essential as I have discs from all over the place. To this end, it may be that the JVB route is the only way ?

Hi thanks for the info

but this is from there delivery page

The products will be shipped from the United States office to: United Kingdom.

Additional Bill duties and/or Customs taxes can be charged when products enters country. JVB Digital can not estimate these charges.

Shipped by: Shipping costs:
FedEx, UPS and DHL can not deliver to a P.O.box address.

FedEx and UPS are not available for delivery to APO and FPO.
FedEx Intl. Priority:
1 to 3 business days € 229.01
FedEx Intl. Economy:
2 to 6 business days € 208.67
UPS Express:
1 to 5 business days € 210.57

that adds up to unit € 572 delivery € 208 = €780
inport dute 14% = €889 then you add the vat to the lot
17.5% = € 1044

total £698

or am i reading this wrong thanks 99mike99

i have a brother that lives in NY how dos he send it as a gift will the save the dute & vat or just the dute

Yep your right about those costs - it isnt cheap !

If your brother sends it over and marks on the form that it is a gift, and puts a lesser value on it (say $100) I believe you will not pay either duty - however it will only be insured for the value you state.

Do you know of a way around the region 1 issue ?

Thanks

Tony

If you can't find a hardware work around you could always encode any said DVD to be included in the changer to your hard drive first making it region free, then burn to DVD+R.

-Lowpro

Yeah i'd thought of that Lowepro, but there are over 120 discs that would need de-regioning and burning ! I think I'd rather spend the money on the chip conversion.

Its just a shame that it is soooo expensive !

Thanks

Tony

It is a shame that it's so expensive. Did you ever find out how much you'd have to put out if your brother bought one here in the states and shipped it to you?

-Lowpro

As stated by HM Revenues and Customs, the maximum value of a gift shall be no greater than £36. Full details can be found here; item 3.5.1. Having said that one could, as Tony suggests, try it on, but I think that with such an item you'd be extremely lucky to get away with it.

One other thing to note. If one uses a prioritised delivery service (e.g. Fed-Ex, UPS) it's likely they will add a further charge for processing it through Customs; i.e. they will pay the duty and VAT (to maintain delivery integrity), but will charge a fee for doing so.

What if the brother were to disassemble one and ship it in pieces?

Hi yes its $300 from b&h + delivery $200
+ dute + vat = $680
It the cheapest but still a lot it’s probably
What i will do

Thanks 99mike99