I have the first three R1 discs and the transfer sucks ass, I'd never pay 300 bucks for the US set.
The region 2 DVDs(one of which I have shipping today) are actually digital transfers and they have two movies in each case(on the same disc or two discs I don't know). But they cost about 10 pounds used(about 23 dollars with shipping and handling).
Anyway, back to your question. I haven't been into Sharpe for long, but now I'm hooked. I've listened to the Audio book versions of Sharpe's Tiger and Sharpe's Triumph and read Sharpe's Havoc, Sharpe's Trafalgar, and now I'm on Sharpe's Prey(in addition to seeing Sharpe's Mission, Fortress, and Revenge).