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After long, tiring trawling of the internet, at times with a japanese-english translator, i've tracked down maybe the best deal i can find on a panasonic q-cube (and on a site in english!):
modified for us/jap games, mulit-region dvd - £260 (US$ 390)
unmodified - £230 (US$ 350)
international shipping to uk (2 day) - £45 (US$ 70)
*both include step-down transformer for use with european power supply - i'm guessing, but i think it might also need a socket adaptor, but that'll be dirt cheap.
so, a grand total of £305 modified or £275 unmodified.
When freeloader is available, the only difference between modded and unmodded will be the multi-region dvd facility. £30 to upgrade to a multi-region? Considering dvdboxoffice and r1's earlier releases, i think it's worth it.
Downside - they want payment by bank transfer or paypal (there are a couple of other options, but they're complicated), and you have to put a bit of trust in the company.
I've signed up to paypal, but you need a confirmation code that'll be printed on my credit card statement, which could take a month or two to come through. Also, i could do with selling my current dvd player first.
Still, i'd have to wait until after i next get paid, and a chance to cool off on the whole idea might be good..
If and when i buy it, i'll get back to you.
modified for us/jap games, mulit-region dvd - £260 (US$ 390)
unmodified - £230 (US$ 350)
international shipping to uk (2 day) - £45 (US$ 70)
*both include step-down transformer for use with european power supply - i'm guessing, but i think it might also need a socket adaptor, but that'll be dirt cheap.
so, a grand total of £305 modified or £275 unmodified.
When freeloader is available, the only difference between modded and unmodded will be the multi-region dvd facility. £30 to upgrade to a multi-region? Considering dvdboxoffice and r1's earlier releases, i think it's worth it.
Downside - they want payment by bank transfer or paypal (there are a couple of other options, but they're complicated), and you have to put a bit of trust in the company.
I've signed up to paypal, but you need a confirmation code that'll be printed on my credit card statement, which could take a month or two to come through. Also, i could do with selling my current dvd player first.
Still, i'd have to wait until after i next get paid, and a chance to cool off on the whole idea might be good..
If and when i buy it, i'll get back to you.
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Cool, i hope it works out for you if you decide to go through with the sale.
After long, tiring trawling of the internet, at times with a japanese-english translator, i've tracked down maybe the best deal i can find on a panasonic q-cube (and on a site in english!):
modified for us/jap games, mulit-region dvd - £260 (US$ 390)
unmodified - £230 (US$ 350)
international shipping to uk (2 day) - £45 (US$ 70)
*both include step-down transformer for use with european power supply - i'm guessing, but i think it might also need a socket adaptor, but that'll be dirt cheap.
so, a grand total of £305 modified or £275 unmodified.
When freeloader is available, the only difference between modded and unmodded will be the multi-region dvd facility. £30 to upgrade to a multi-region? Considering dvdboxoffice and r1's earlier releases, i think it's worth it.
Downside - they want payment by bank transfer or paypal (there are a couple of other options, but they're complicated), and you have to put a bit of trust in the company.
I've signed up to paypal, but you need a confirmation code that'll be printed on my credit card statement, which could take a month or two to come through. Also, i could do with selling my current dvd player first.
Still, i'd have to wait until after i next get paid, and a chance to cool off on the whole idea might be good..
If and when i buy it, i'll get back to you.
modified for us/jap games, mulit-region dvd - £260 (US$ 390)
unmodified - £230 (US$ 350)
international shipping to uk (2 day) - £45 (US$ 70)
*both include step-down transformer for use with european power supply - i'm guessing, but i think it might also need a socket adaptor, but that'll be dirt cheap.
so, a grand total of £305 modified or £275 unmodified.
When freeloader is available, the only difference between modded and unmodded will be the multi-region dvd facility. £30 to upgrade to a multi-region? Considering dvdboxoffice and r1's earlier releases, i think it's worth it.
Downside - they want payment by bank transfer or paypal (there are a couple of other options, but they're complicated), and you have to put a bit of trust in the company.
I've signed up to paypal, but you need a confirmation code that'll be printed on my credit card statement, which could take a month or two to come through. Also, i could do with selling my current dvd player first.
Still, i'd have to wait until after i next get paid, and a chance to cool off on the whole idea might be good..
If and when i buy it, i'll get back to you.
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