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for blackstar.co.uk

Rating Summary based on 105 reviews

  • 5 Stars
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  • 55 of 55 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    suthy25

    5 Stars Best Video Hunt 05/04/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good Selection, Good Services, Good Customer Support

    Disadvantages Disadvantages High Prices On New Releases

    I first came across this site way back in the dark dark ages of the 20th Century somewhere in the region of 1998/99. I was desperately trying to find a video that had become obsolete in the UK and I was often seen in pawn shops or video shops looking through their old video selections trying to find it. For those interested the film is called “Streets of Fire” and I will do a review on this as soon as I get some time. I was getting desperate to try and find this video and did many searches on the title for the results to only tell me that you could only get this on US format VHS or ... more
  • 82 of 82 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    RobinLawrie

    5 Stars Latest DVD....Sorted 15/05/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Brilliant search engine on the latest DVD's

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    Blackstar (www.blackstar.co.uk) are the undisputed champions of online video sales – and it’s not hard to see why. Everything about the site is user friendly: navigation is simplicity itself, prices are competitive and the ordering simple and safe. Whereas Amazon sells DVD’s as a second string to their bow, Blackstar are the video specialists in DVD and VHS format. The home page explains everything in detail from searching, to the usual checkout, where they employ a secure server that encrypts your credit card details before being sent over the Internet. Unlike the vast ... more
  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Dragon17

    5 Stars Blackstar gets 5 Goldstars. 10/10/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great discounts. Excellent service. Delivery times always met. Quick and friendly customer service.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can't think of any.

    I am an avid fan of Star Trek Next Generation. I only really got into it about 2 years ago when a friend lent me some videos. Once I'd watched a few I was hooked and was delighted to hear that Paramount were re-releasing all the Next Generation episodes on Video. There are 8 videos per season and there were seven seasons. I have bought every single one and I have just completed season 4. Why, I hear you ask am I telling you this?? Well I'd say 90% of my collection has been bought through Blackstar and now I will not buy from anyone else. As these videos are being re-released shops such as WH ... more
  • 62 of 62 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 Mauri

    Member since 24/07/2000

    Reviews written: 364

    5 Stars A REAL ONLINE STAR Diamond review 30/09/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good service

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Prices can be beaten

    When looking to buy CD’s and DVD’s online my usual choices are CdWow and occasionally if the price is right DVD.co.uk but I’m always prepared to give others a go and with this in mind over the last few months I’ve used Blackstar.co.uk quite a lot and I thought it was about time to do a review on the site… Blackstar are a UK based company specialising in DVD’s, VHS tapes, computer and console games as well as some accessories. It delivers worldwide but only with UK addresses is delivery free. The Layout -------------- I tend to like uncluttered websites where the web designer’s hasn’t gone mad ... more
  • 17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    beckslayer

    3 Stars Blackstar, more like black sheep. 02/10/2001
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages The site itself is great, it offer agood choice of titles

    Disadvantages Disadvantages dishonesty, hidden costs, lack of communication

    There is one thing that really upsets me, when they let a good thing crumble and waste. I had been using Blackstar for an age (well in internet shopping years it is), it must be well over 2 years now. I was a loyal and regular shopper, I found it great for Christmas and gift shopping. I have spend many a hard earned penny on there site on both goodies for me and gifts for others. My addiction with the site started when i became a crazed Buffy fan and in the days when Buffy box sets were hard to come by in most conventional video shops, you could trust Blackstar to have them in stock and much ... more
  • 7 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    steve.toplis

    4 Stars Not so cheap 05/03/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Extensive list of available movies.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Major movies are more expensive than big High Street stores.

    Online shopping is supposed to be a cheaper alternative to high street shopping. While this may be true in certain areas, mainly the book market, some online stores can actually be more expensive. Last year I pre-ordered Star Wars 'Phantom Menace' from www.blackstar.co.uk and it arrived the day of release. I had no qualms about using their service again. I recently decided to purchase a DVD player and thought about using Blackstar's service to pre-order 'Gladiator'. At the time I didn't really have the money to spare so I put off pre-ordering this disk. I'm glad I did. When I had the money ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    spliggle

    4 Stars Blackstar is easy to use 10/07/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Quick,easy to use,cheap

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Games section weak

    I first found this website about a year ago and since then I've probably bought about 75% of my video releases from there. Since then,the pricing has changed slightly to include the price of postage and packaging which initially makes the videos seem cheaper than they are, which I think is my only complaint. To go onto the sight,find the video youre looking for and see the price,then realise you have to pay and extra £3 is annoying. However,on the whole the prices are very good-often with 10% off videos if you pre-order them and there are sometimes online sales which provide even more chance ... more
  • 35 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    cerb

    5 Stars A solid company 26/01/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages If you purchase something you'll get it

    Disadvantages Disadvantages not really cheap

    What's about? ------------- I'm sure you know about blackstar, but anyway I'll try to give a general description. Blackstar.co.uk is an online store. They sell Dvd's and Vhs. It was originally done to sell VHS online, but times are changing and DVD is getting the big part of the video pie. Blackstar is one of famoust online stores. I'm buying at blackstar from 1998. So I'm sure I can argue why I'm still buying there. DVD's ----- You can find almost every dvd that is relased on the european market. There's is an interesting option to buy new Dvd's. The way to do that is to buy when it's still a ... more
  • 3 of 3 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    the_guvnor00

    5 Stars Blackstar The Best 03/01/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Quick, cheap and excellent service

    Disadvantages Disadvantages THe Search is for both DVD's and Video...if you want to search just DVD's very tricky

    Being a busy hightflying executive I don't have time to wander round all the stores in town looking at prices. So after a hard day's grafting in the city I come home and surf...and go on the internet....I found Blackstar to be the best in the world. The reasons that I think this is simple.... 1. Is because they are overall the cheapest on the internet....you may find sites selling for cheaper..but by the time you have added tax and P&P to them it's about 2-3 quid more that Blackstar. 2. Their Customer Service is excellent. I have had many quieries and their replies have been more than helpful ... more
  • 56 of 56 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 Judgee

    Member since 19/08/2001

    Reviews written: 130

    5 Stars The best site for purchasing VIDEOS online 11/10/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fast and efficient

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Postage costs (but they aren't too bad!)

    I have been using Blackstar for nearly a year now and it is absolutely fantastic. Why, well let's take a look shall we……. The homepage explodes onto your screen with colour galore, showing DVD promotional pictures left, right and centre.On the left of the homepage is a list of their current special offers and this contains both old and new films for you to chose a a bargain price. In the centre is another list of films (not quite so cheap) and this can be interesting, as it often shows you DVD's and videos that you may have forgotten all about. Below it is a few Playstaion games and ... more
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