SHAKSPER 2005: BBC TV Shakespeare Collection

From: Hardy M. Cook (editor@shaksper.net)
Date: 12/02/05 

The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 16.1988  Friday, 2 December 2005

From: 		Jim Harmon <jim@jamesrharmon.com>
Date: 		Thursday, 01 Dec 2005 17:58:24 -0600
Subject: 	BBC TV Shakespeare Collection

Those of you interested in the BBC Shakespeare productions might like to 
know that "The BBC TV Shakespeare Collection" is available at Amazon.uk. 
Its description may be found at:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000B6F8V4/qid=1133479491/sr=1-1/re
f=sr_1_10_1/203-1569880-7092751

While its price is given as £149.99, I'm almost certain that its listed 
price when I ordered it on 11/27 was £139.99; its non-VAT price to me 
when I actually placed my order was £119.14. After the exchange rate, my 
cost was US$209.26. Shipping by Air was £8.03; however, I ordered it 
with 5 other DVDs/boxed sets. They were delivered to me in Arkansas by 
DHL on 11/30. A reviewer of the collection on the amazon.uk site notes 
his disappointment with the quality of the box that holds the DVDs; 
however, my set arrived in excellent condition. The DVDs themselves are 
housed in slim cases.

As noted in the amazon.uk description, the DVD set is Region 2. To play 
it (and other non-Region 1 DVDs), I use an Oppo DV971H DVD player, which 
can be made region-free by means of a "secret" menu. I am certainly no 
audiophile/videophile, but I first learned of this DVD player at AVS 
Forum, where it is highly regarded, especially in light of its 
relatively low price. Threads (very long ones) about this DVD player may 
be found at:

Oppo DV971H FAQ / Brain Dump
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=491306&page=1&pp=30

and

Oppo DV971H Faroudja DCDi
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=482239&page=1&pp=30

The player may be purchased (US$199.99) from Amazon (USA) at: 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00078GLJY/ref=sr_11_1/102-7771530-4849706?%5Fencoding=UTF8

or directly from Oppo Digital (US$199.00) at: http://www.oppodigital.com/

Oppo is held in high esteem by AVS Forum members for its high level of 
customer support, which has included frequent firmware updates for this 
player, in response to comments and suggestions by AVS Forum members.

Of course, I have not had time to watch any of the DVDs, other than to 
verify that the OPPO DVD player played the one DVD I tried.

I hope this information is of use to my fellow SHAKSPERians.

Best wishes,
Jim Harmon

[Editor's Note: I sure spent a lot more for the complete set the last 
time it was offered on DVD. This price is so good I feel I ought to buy 
another set as a backup. I also noted on the Amazon page that the Nicol 
Williamson Hamlet is due out on DVD in January.]

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