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05/04/09	NEW FEATURE: TWEET THIS! Now you can you Twitter your friends about great deals you find on DVD Price Search by clicking on the 'Tweet This!' link on each Price Comparison page. As always, we welcome any and all feedback. Please send comments/suggestions to feedback@dvdpricesearch.com.

09/17/07	NEW FEATURE: BLU-RAY/HD-DVD SEARCH FILTER We've added a new feature so you can customize your search results to include any combination of DVD, Blu-Ray and/or HD-DVD formats. Simply go to the Preferences page to set your preferred formats and turn DVD Price Search into Blu-Ray DVD Price Search or HD-DVD Price Search! As always, we welcome any and all feedback. Please send comments/suggestions to feedback@dvdpricesearch.com.

10/05/06	NEW FEATURE: PRICE ALERT We've added a new Price Alert feature which will notify you via email when a DVD's lowest price has dropped below your target price. Simply click on the 'Set Up a Price Alert' link on each Price Comparison page, and enter your email address and target price. As always, we welcome any and all feedback. Please send comments/suggestions to feedback@dvdpricesearch.com.

09/19/06	NEW STORE HookMeUpHomeTheater.com has been added to our price database.

06/01/06	NEW STORE BuyRiteDVD.com has been added to our price database.

03/11/05	NEW STORE DVDPacific.com has been added to our price database.

04/28/04	NEW STORE Mediawiz.com has been added to our price database.

04/04/03	NEW FEATURE: POWER SEARCH ENHANCEMENT We've enhanced our Power Search so you can now filter your search with DVDs priced lowest at a store

03/27/03	NEW FEATURE: LOW PRICE TOLERANCE We've added a new feature to the 'Lowest Price At A Store' search (available from our Browse The Aisles Page). The Low Price Tolerance value (which is set on the Preferences page) will make any price within this range of the "lowest price" be considered equivalent to the "lowest price" for comparison purposes. The default is $0.10, meaning that any price which is within 10 cents of the lowest price for a particular DVD will be considered as being equivalent to the "lowest price".

11/26/02	NEW STORE DVDOnTap.com has been added to our price database. They are currently offering FREE U.S. shipping for orders over $100.00 (excludes box sets).

10/07/02	NEW FEATURE: TELL-A-FRIEND We've just added our new Tell-A-Friend feature to help spread the word about DVD Price Search. [details]

08/27/02	NEW FEATURE: WIRELESS DVD PRICE SEARCH Now you can do a price search from your web-enabled cellular phone with Wireless DVD Price Search! Find out if a B&M sale price is really a good deal. Search by title and then select the DVD title to generate a Price Comparison to get the top 3 online deals (including shipping to the U.S.). You can also find out the top 9 released DVDs. The URL for our wireless site is: HDML Version: http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/index.hdml WML Version: http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/index.wml As always, we welcome any and all feedback. Please send comments/suggestions to feedback@dvdpricesearch.com. Here are some sample screen shots from a cool WAP-emulator: [ Home Page \| Top DVDs \| Price Comparison ]
08/24/02	NEW STORE Bestbuy.com has been re-added to our price database.
08/16/02	NEW STORE Walmart.com has been added to our price database.
08/05/02	NEW STORE eCampus.com has been added to our price database.

07/29/02	NEW FEATURE: We've enhanced our Shipping Calculator to account for multi-disc DVD sets!

05/09/02	NEW STORE HKFlix.com (the ultimate Asian DVD store) has been added to our price database.

04/09/02	NEW STORE We've just added Overstock.com to our price database where you can find name-brands at clearance prices (40-70% off)! They have a limited selection of DVD movies at incredible discounts PLUS they guarantee the lowest prices and shipping is FREE for DVDs!
04/08/02	NEW STORE We've just added HitMeNow.com to our price database which sells new and used movies, music, electronics, games, books and more including a large selection of new, used, rare, hard-to-find and out-of-print titles!
04/01/02	NEW STORE GroovieMovies.com has been added to our price database. Shipping is just $0.99 for the first 3 discs and then $0.99/additional disc!

01/15/02	NEW STORE DVDSoon.com has been added to our price database. Note that the prices listd on their site are in Canadian Dollars and you will be charged in Canadian Dollars (you can click on a link to get the conversion to your home currency). Prices listed on DVD Price Search have been converted to US Dollars using the most recent currency exchange rate and are for comparison only.
01/15/02	NEW STORE BigCD.com has been added to our price database.

12/04/01	NEW STORE DVDexpress.com has been added back to our price database.

09/29/01	NEW STORE North American DVD has been added to our price database.
09/28/01	NEW STORE DVDgrand.com has been added to our price database.

08/30/01	NEW STORE Playcentric.com has been added to our price database.

07/18/01	NEW STORE BestPrices.com has been added to our price database.

06/13/01	NEWS: TOTALE.COM CLOSING TotalE.com will be closing their site and are not accepting any more orders. All outstanding orders will be filled until June 30th, 2001. On June 30th, any outstanding backorders will be automatically cancelled. You will receive a separate notice if this applies to a pending order.

05/30/01	NEW FEATURE: Our Top 40 page now has Top 40 listings by genre. Checkout the hottest Action / Adventure DVDs, Comedy DVDs, Drama DVDs, and more!
05/27/01	NEW STORE MoviesUnlimited.com ("The Movie Collector's Website") has been added to our price database.

03/20/01	NEW FEATURE: You can now filter Upcoming Releases by a specific release date.
03/05/01	NEW STORE MovieSource.com has been added to our price database.

02/24/01	NEW STORE AlphaCraze.com which offers music, books and video/DVD has been added to our price database.
02/20/01	NEW STORE DeepDiscountDVD.com (a division of Infinity Resources, Inc.) has been added to our price database. Besides offering FREE U.S. Shipping, they currently have the lowest price for 373 titles in our database.
02/19/01	NEW FEATURE: You can now purchase Movie Posters for your favorite DVDs. This new feature is sponsored by AllPosters.com, The World's Largest Poster and Print Store with over 60,000 posters and prints, framing and mounting services, and 100% satisfaction guarantee. Checkout posters for Gladiator, Charlie's Angels, Lawrence Of Arabia, Meet The Parents, The Patriot, Braveheart and more! Just click on the title links for these DVDs in your Search Results.
02/15/01	NEWS: CHECKOUT.COM CLOSING Checkout.com will be closing their site shortly and have stopped taking orders as of February 15th. Every effort will be made to fill outstanding orders and credit cards will not be charged for unshipped items. Checkout.com will remain live for the next four days so that you may access your purchase information.
02/01/01	NEW STORE MovieGallery.com which offers new & used video, DVDs and video games has been added to our price database. NEWS: LVD.COM IS NOW CLOSED Laser Visons Direct (LVD.com) is now closed and will no longer be opened for business. Customer service will continue to be available for orders placed before 12:00 midnight on January 31st by email to lvd@pioneerservice.com or by telephone at 1.800.801.3472.

09/04/00	NEW STORE TWEC.com (The Web's Entertainment Center) which offers music, video, DVD and video games has been added to our price database. Check out the many TWEC.com Coupons that are available.

07/04/00	NEW STORE DVD Planet (which replaces the Ken Crane's online store) has been added to our price database and Ken Crane's has been removed.

06/12/00	NEWS: REEL.COM TO DISCONTINUNE E-COMMERCE OPERATIONS It's official ... Reel.com will discontinue its e-commerce operations although it's web site will still provide leading entertainment content. Outstanding orders will be processed by buy.com. Stay tuned for more details ... [Press Release 1] [Press Release 2]

03/26/00	NEW STORES DVD Jam and SamGoody.com have been added to our price database.
03/12/00	NEW STORES Barnes & Noble and Hifi.com have been added to our price database.
03/11/00	NEW FEATURE: You can now exclude pre-orders in the Power Search. This is useful if you are using coupons which cannot be applied to pre-orders (e.g., BigStar.com).

02/20/00	NEW FEATURE: We've expanded the 'Top 20' DVD list to include the Top 40 DVDs.
02/01/00	NEW FEATURE: We have added a another new search feature which allows you to search by actor/director. Simply select Actor/Director for the Search by option in the top menu bar.

12/16/99	NEW STORE Mega DVD is now part of CD Universe which has just been added to our database.

11/14/99	INFO: Release of newly redesigned version of DVD Price Search with many new features!

10/31/99	NEW STORE Checkout.com has been added to our database.

09/11/99	NEW STORE Video-Now! (a Canadian-based retailer) has been added to our database.

08/07/99	NEW FEATURE: The Store Comparison now duplicates the store headers at the bottom of the table for carts greater than 10 to help match each column with its respective store.
08/01/99	NEW STORE A&B Sound (a Canadian-based retailer) has been added to our database. NEW STORE DVD Flix has been added to our database. Their shipping rates are $4.00 flat rate to the U.S. and $10.50 flate rate to International destinations.

07/28/99	NEW FEATURE: Here's a new feature where we'll spotlight DVDs which have a new low price after our nightly database update.
07/05/99	NEW STORE Brainplay.com, a family-oriented site, has been added to our database.
07/04/99	NEW STORE CD Now has been added to our database. Since they do not provide any details on their International Shipping costs, CD Now is excluded from the Store Comparison if you select an International shipping destination.

06/28/99	NEW FEATURE: We have added a another new search feature which allows you to search by % off MSRP at a specific store.
06/21/99	NEW FEATURE: I've added a new Price Match page which summarizes the Price Match policies for stores in our database. There is also a Price Match button next to each store which Price Matches in the Specials section.
06/16/99	NEWS: DIVX IS HISTORY! Check out the latest news from ZDNet.
06/12/99	NEW FEATURE: We have added a new (highly requested) search feature which allows you to search by price range at a specific store. In addition, our database has been ported to a SQL server which should improve performance (please send me e-mail if you experience any problems).

05/19/99	Congratulations to Brian Tomczyk, the winner in the DVD Price Search Banner Contest. Check out his winning design at the top of the page. Brian wins a $40 gift certificate to the online DVD store of his choice. Thanks to everyone who submitted images!

04/12/99	NEW STORE DVD North has been added to our database. Their prices are converted to US dollars using the latest exchange rate from Yahoo's Currency Converter during the nightly update. The shipping costs are converted with a fixed exchange rate of 1 US Dollars/ 1.5 Canadian Dollar.
04/04/99	NEW FEATURE: I've added an Order Status Page to help you check on the current status of your order at vendors which provide this service.
04/01/99	NEW STORE DV Depot has been added to our database.

03/18/99	NEW FEATURE: Now you can browse through a store's titles which have the lowest price among all stores in our database.
03/15/99	NEW STORE Music Boulevard has been added to our database.
03/13/99	NEW FEATURE: You can now bypass the Shopping Cart and go directly to the Store Comparison from the Search Results by clicking on Add to Cart/Calculate Totals. If you have title(s) selected, they will be added to your cart. This should speed things up when you only have one title in your cart or when you are adding the last title(s) to your cart. You can also load your saved shopping cart and go directly to the Store Comparison by clicking on Load Cart & Calculate Totals on the DVD Price Search Home Page (JavaScript and Cookies required).

02/27/99	NEW FEATURE: The Store Comparison can now split your shopping cart across multiple stores to find the lowest possible total cost. Just select Include Best Combination from either the Shopping Cart page or the Store Comparison page. Note that this option is only valid for 2-12 DVDs and will only return a result if a combination exists which includes all items in your cart.
02/15/99	DVD Arena has been removed from our database since they now only sell used DVDs.
02/12/99	NEW FEATURE: If you select an international shipping destination, the store totals on the Store Comparison page will now link to Yahoo's currency converter.
02/07/99	NEW FEATURE: The Search by Price, Search by MSRP and Great Deals have been updated to only include stores which ship internationally for international shipping destinations (ie, you select a country other than United States or None of the Above). Note that 800.com does ship internationally but only to Canada.
02/06/99	NEW FEATURE: I've added a Vendor Info Page which lists all the stores included in the database along with contact information (address, e-mail, phone number).
02/01/99	NEW FEATURE: Now you can browse through DVDs which are anamorphic (16:9 Enhanced) by selecting 'Anamorphic (16:9 Enhanced)' in the Browse menu.

01/29/99	NEW FEATURE: Now you can search by % off of MSRP. For example, to find DVDs whose lowest price is at least 60% off of MSRP, enter 60 into the text box. Note: only use integers (ie, no decimals.)
01/26/99	NEW FEATURE: Now you can search for DVDs whose lowest price is within a certain price range! To find DVDs at a specific price (eg, $9.99), enter that value in both fields.
01/14/99	NEW FEATURE: The MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) is now included under each title on the Store Comparison page.
01/13/99	NEW FEATURE: I've added a Magazine Rack where you can subscribe to DVD/Movie/Home Theater related magazines at up to 75% off the cover price. There are also links to each magazine's web site.
01/12/99	NEW FEATURE: To speed things up even more, you can now search for multiple titles at once by separating your search keys with an \|. For example, to search for Blade and Super Speedway, you could use the search key *blade \| super speedway*. The Shopping Cart and Store Comparison pages now sort your DVD titles alphabetically.
01/11/99	Removed NetFlix from the database since they now only rent DVDs. [ Details ]
01/08/99	NEW FEATURE: To make things a little more efficient, you can now delete items from your cart on the Store Comparison page without having to go through the Shopping Cart page. Just select the 'Delete' checkbox next to each title you want to delete and then click on 'Update Store Comparison'.
01/03/99	NEW FEATURE: I've added the ability to change your store inclusion/exclusion information on the Price Comparison Page. I've also modified the way cookies are used to store your preferences so if you're having any problems with your state,country,store include/exclude info being remembered across sessions, you probably need to delete the old cookies and re-enter your preferences. Attention WebTV visitors: If you are having problems using this site, please link to http://www.dvdpricesearch.net/webtv.html (a Java-script challenged version of the DVD Price Search Home Page).

12/30/98	NEW FEATURE: Now you can save your shopping cart and retrieve it in a future session (no more retyping!) by using the 'Save Cart' and 'Load Cart' buttons on the Shopping Cart page. You can also go directly to your saved cart from the main page by clicking on 'Load Cart'. In order to access this feature, you must have a JavaScript-capable browser with JavaScript and cookies enabled. Looking for great deals ? Browse through the new 'Great Deals' category. to find DVD titles whose lowest price is at least 25% lower than the next lowest price.
12/27/98	NEW STORE Added 800.com to our database
12/20/98	DVD Price Search now has its own domain name! The new URL is http://www.dvdpricesearch.net
12/19/98	NEW FEATURE: Now you can browse through the 20 most requested DVD titles by selecting 'Top 20 DVD Titles' in the Browse menu.
12/15/98	NEW FEATURE: Now you can browse through New Releases
12/13/98	NEW STORE Added DVD Discounts to our database
12/08/98	NEW STORE Added buy.com to our database
12/06/98	NEW STORE Added Total E to our database
12/01/98	NEW STORE Added DVD Box Office to our database

11/30/98	NEW FEATURE: International Shipping is now available! If there are other countries you would like to see added, please send me an e-mail.
11/22/98	NEW STORES Added Spree.com and Best Buy to our database
11/21/98	NEW FEATURE: Now your state, country and store inclusion/exclusion info will be remembered across sessions. In order to access this feature, you must have a JavaScript-capable browser with JavaScript and cookies enabled.
11/18/98	NEW FEATURE: Now you can fine tune your search by selecting stores which you always want to appear in the top 8 stores as well as which stores you want to exclude.
11/17/98	Thanks for all the feedback regarding Shopping.com. We have decided to keep Shopping.com in our database but have added a new page which has Vendor Information. Please consult this page if you have questions and/or problems regarding a particular vendor.
11/15/98	Removed Video Serve from our database since it is has changed to buy.com (which will be added to our database soon ...)
11/11/98	NEW STORE Added NetFlix to our database
11/10/98	Removed Cinemadisc from our database since it is now partnered with NetFlix
11/03/98	NEW STORE Added Big Star to our database

10/30/98	NEW FEATURE: Now you can browse through upcoming releases sorted by date

09/08/98	DVD Price Search is born!

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