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The US fire sale has not started, and there are questions now whether it will start at all. Apparently, HD DVD stocks are drying up fast, and despite no huge price cuts like here in Australia, the titles that have received a discount are still flying off the shelves.

In this blog post, I will mainly concentrate on the US titles. I might write another blog post tomorrow to update you on the Australian situation, although I have posted a small update in this forum thread.

As I mentioned before, there hasn’t been a “Under $10” sale in the US like here in Australia, but several already discounted items (as part of Amazon’s 50% off sale) has received further discounts. The Paramount titles I’ve listed before in this blog post are still discounted, even though Amazon has removed the feature page for the discount. Some titles are now at a lower price than what I’ve listed before, for example, Top Gun is only $11.95. The following titles, especially, are worth a look:

Anchorman – The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Unrated) – $11.95
Lara Croft – Tomb Raider – $11.95
Mission Impossible (Special Collector’s Edition) – $11.95
Mission Impossible II (Special Collectors Edition) – $11.95
Old School (Unrated) – $11.95
Sahara – $11.95
Sleepy Hollow – $11.95
Top Gun – $11.95
Trading Places (Special Collector’s Edition) – $11.95
Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition) – $18.95
The Italian Job – $11.95
The Untouchables (Special Collector’s Edition) – $11.95
We Were Soldiers – $11.95
Zodiac (Two-Disc Director’s Cut) – $18.95

You may find this list of Paramount HD DVDs useful.

The Warner sale is still going on, with certain titles discounted above the normal 55% off. In particular, these box sets might be worth a buy:

Harry Potter Years 1-5 Gift Set – $71.49 
The Ultimate Matrix Collection – $49.99
Ocean’s Trilogy – $36.49

You may find this list of Warner Bros. HD DVDs useful.

For Universal titles, today was the day that discounting begins. All combo titles are now priced at $16.95, while non combo titles are at $11.95. Not cheap enough for us Australians, but a much greater range of titles that will certainly tempt a few of us. These are the titles that I thought might be interesting:

Update: Amazon seems to have upped the price by about $3 for all the Universal titles. Don’t know what’s going on, and don’t know whether prices will come down again or not…

American Gangster (Combo) – $16.95
The Bourne Trilogy – $29.99
Easter Promises (Combo) – $16.95
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Combo) – $16.95
Serenity – $11.95
Shaun of the Dead – $11.95

You may find this list of Universal HD DVDs useful.

There are many more bargains to be picked up, just go to Amazon and do a search. If I find any more good ones, I’ll update this post with the links.

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