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Planet Earth: The Complete Series [HD DVD]

Planet Earth: The Complete Series [HD DVD]Actor: David Attenborough
Studio: BBC Video
Category: DVD

List Price: $99.98
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Seller: wolfcreek_books
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 2519 reviews
Sales Rank: 2,667

Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Published)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: HD DVD
Region: 0
Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 550 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6 x 5 x 0.9

UPC: 794051293923
EAN: 0794051293923
ASIN: B000MRAAJW

Release Date: April 24, 2007
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1 out of 5 stars Planet Earth   August 24, 2010
Retired
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

The BBC Video in HD DVD format did not work in the latest multi-funtion Blue-Ray DVD player.


4 out of 5 stars Great product, when it finally came   August 21, 2010
JL
The experience of watching these videos is incredible. Watching the "Fresh Water" and "Mountain" episodes, a couple personal favorites, is an awe-inspiring, emotional, and simply fun experience. Standing in front of the TV screen during the scenes with huge high-definition shots of beautiful snow-covered peaks and foaming waterfalls makes me feel as if I'm right there. I would highly recommend this product. The only thing is that there was a bit of a delay with the delivery, and it came more than a week past the last day in the estimated arrival time. However, once it came, I can honestly say that I was impressed.


1 out of 5 stars HD DVD does not work unless you have HD DVD Player   August 17, 2010
Timothy Mohney (St Louis, MO)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful

should have did a little more research on item. the price was very inviting. i bought 5 copies and none worked bc i dont have HD Dvd player. Blu Ray has made HD Dvds all but obsolete. but to the merchants defense, i contacted and received a full refund without issue after returning product.


3 out of 5 stars Blu-ray version does not have special features, also lower grade HD   August 16, 2010
NewNew (VA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I live in U.S. but I bought this Blu-ray set from Amazon.co.uk and paid less than $30 including shipping. So it was a better deal. From what I read in the reviews, there are two BBC Blu-ray versions, both were narrated by David Attenborough. One version contains four discs. The other contains five discs. The version I bought from Amazon.co.uk contains five discs. The last disc includes two topics: Desert Lion and Snow Leopard. Each is about 40 minutes or so. However, both BBC Blu-ray versions are missing the behind scene/special features included in the DVD version. This is a big disappointment. What's more, this series was shot with a lower grade HD specification - 1080i (also known as 720p) instead of 1080p. 1080p was mistakenly printed on the covers of earlier boxes but this error was later fixed. All the boxes now have the correct format (1080i) listed. Whoever said that 1080i (720p) is visually undetectable compared to 1080p either has eye problem or is using a small TV. On a 40" or larger TV, 720i is noticeably grainier than 1080p. Compare "Planet Earth" with the new BBC series "Life" which was shot in 1080p, the difference is quite obvious.

Overall, this BBC production is fantastic, like many of the other series they did. If I am rating the DVD version (which I also own), I will give it five stars. But for the Blu-ray version, I have to cut it by two stars for its missing the special features and using the lower grade HD format.



4 out of 5 stars Useful product for teaching kids   August 14, 2010
K. Pisapati (PA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I did a lot of research on what to give my nephew as a gift. Finally I found this planet earth and was amazed about the reviews. so I went ahead and bought it. It was truly a good product. It helped to keep my 2 year old nephew quiet at least for a short period of time. Kids like to see animals and birds. It improves their understanding of nature.
The camera work and the narration are extremely good. I haven't yet completely watched the entire series but I liked the portion that I watched. I am sure that this will be better in a Blue ray... Please buy it for your kids and yourself too. It is lot of knowledge.

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