Lord of the Rings Trilogy DVD editions. Can anyone answer a Q?

[Cyberus]

Basically, I wanted to get the 4 disc extended editions of each of the films. Not the ones with the Gollum DVDs, the gollum statues, etc. Just the extended version with the extra footage

Like this:
http://play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=101939

Now, I heard that there was going to be a boxed set of the trilogy, but not with these extended versions. Just the normal versions. But now I've seen this:
http://play.com/play247.asp?pa=stcs7&page=title&r=R2&title=490271#tech

Now am I right in thinking this is the fat 12 disc set I was led into believing was not going to be released?


Next question I have for you guys - where are good (cheap!) online places to buy DVDs?
I've seen Choices Direct and Play.com - any others?

All the best,
Someone who is starting to discover films in a big way :-)