Another Planet Earth edition? - Blu-ray Forum

atomik kinder · 07-10-2007, 01:58 AM

I was just watching Discovery Science and They had a commercial for Planet Earth in Hi Def on HD DVD and Blu-ray. I paid careful attention. They said nothing about an HD DVD player or Blu-ray player needed. Could cause confusion. This is something different though too. You can get the discs individually. It looked like each disc came in an individual case. I think the first one was $12.99? But I am not sure.

GasCat · 07-10-2007, 02:17 AM

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...t=Planet+Earth
I think it's 15 bucks.

I noticed HD-DVD has dual discs that play both DVD and HD-DVD. The dual discs are the same color as HD-DVD only cases.

People may think they are getting a dual but end up with a HD-DVD only disc. Smart marketing people over there eh?

atomik kinder · 07-10-2007, 02:57 AM

Yes, the first disc is $15. I don't know how much the others are. The website does say you need a player, but if you ordered from the phone number they may not tell you. The website is http://www.pedvd.com. I think I might rather order it this way since it looks like you get the individual cases and not the box that seems to have them shaking around inside. Also, this advertisement was specifically for the HD version and gave no mention of the standard DVD edition.

Sylin · 07-10-2007, 06:02 AM

I think they just broke up the packaging for people who can't afford $60-$100 all at once. The commercial I saw said something like, "Get the first DVD in the series for just $15, with more to follow." But they made no mention of these split packages having any different content... that would be counter-intuitive.

groovyone · 07-16-2007, 06:10 PM

So I guess Discovery is now going to put out the US aired version of Planet Earth with Sigourney Weaver narrating. I image a few people may have been confused when they popped in the currently issued version and heard David Attenbourough, but I actually liked him better as narrator.

calcajun · 07-16-2007, 06:32 PM

If it is re issued through us with her naration i would trade my bbc for it.

atomik kinder · 07-16-2007, 06:46 PM

I was waiting to get this. I saw the advertisement on TV for the first disc of the series for $15 and was going to go that route and then pick up the others as they came out. I liked Sigourney Weaver's narration and thought I would miss it. But when the DVDs of Walking With Dinosaurs came out, I didn't really notice there was a different narrator. I would with this though going from a female voice to a male voice. Anyway, I wish they would release some of their other series in Blu-ray. Walking With Dinosaurs, Walking With Prehistoric Beasts and all. I loved them!

dialog_gvf · 07-16-2007, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by groovyone

So I guess Discovery is now going to put out the US aired version of Planet Earth with Sigourney Weaver narrating. I image a few people may have been confused when they popped in the currently issued version and heard David Attenbourough, but I actually liked him better as narrator.

I was very surprised to hear they had redone the narration with Sigourney Weaver. I've been watching and enjoying David Attenbourough documentaries all my life. His narration is one the reasons I bought Planet Earth.

Gary

HDJK · 07-16-2007, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

I was very surprised to hear they had redone the narration with Sigourney Weaver. I've been watching and enjoying David Attenbourough documentaries all my life. His narration is one the reasons I bought Planet Earth.

Gary

Replacing Sir David is a real shame. But if they actually re-encoded the picture it would be really hard to resist. The PE discs are some of the finest looking video I own on BD, but the flaws of the low bitrate HD-DVD port are showing.

dialog_gvf · 07-16-2007, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HDJK

Replacing Sir David is a real shame. But if they actually re-encoded the picture it would be really hard to resist.

Oh no! You're right there.

Any specs?

BTBuck1 · 07-16-2007, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by HDJK

Replacing Sir David is a real shame. But if they actually re-encoded the picture it would be really hard to resist. The PE discs are some of the finest looking video I own on BD, but the flaws of the low bitrate HD-DVD port are showing.

Ditto, if these are re-encoded without the white pulsing, I will re-buy/sell my BBC version.

Sylin · 07-16-2007, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by HDJK

Replacing Sir David is a real shame.

It's because we Americans can't stand to hear any more stiff-assed Brits! /cheek

Or, as British comic Eddie Izzard puts it, "We play villains in American films because of the Revolutionary War. You're still holding a grudge after all these years!"

zildjianplaya2000 · 07-17-2007, 01:23 AM

Will anybody be buying planet earth the "americanized version" that was announced for release at the end of this month? does anyone know if there will be anything different besides the commentary? I dont know about you but sigournie weaver puts me to sleep when she talks...

Dadds · 07-17-2007, 01:25 AM

Please search before you post. No one knows anything yet.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=11405

Banjo · 07-17-2007, 01:28 AM

Couldn't they just had used 2 audio tracks to start with?

(shrugs)

Lord_Stewie · 07-17-2007, 01:32 AM

Sigourney as a narrator, hope to god its not another ALIEN MOVIE.

Blus Brother · 07-17-2007, 01:38 AM

Sigourney is the one who narrated it when it was on US TV a month ago. I saw some it.

GasCat · 07-17-2007, 01:52 AM

It's because of these Geico Insurance commercials appearing every 15 minutes on TV. They have this snobbish lizard mascot with a thick British accent. I would pay to see Morris the cat taking him down.

WriteSimply · 07-17-2007, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by HDJK

Replacing Sir David is a real shame. But if they actually re-encoded the picture it would be really hard to resist. The PE discs are some of the finest looking video I own on BD, but the flaws of the low bitrate HD-DVD port are showing.

BBC should insist that Warner do a higher bitrate encode for BD AND provide both narrator tracks there as well. Doing seperate encodes will only confuse consumers.

AND do it on a BD50 with the inclusion of the making of. There's more than enough space!

fuad

garak · 07-17-2007, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by HDJK

Replacing Sir David is a real shame.

I, unlike my fellow yanks it seems, completely agree. Mr. Attenborough's narration was excellent as always.

Like was mentioned previously, I like the idea of the Discovery version having both the sound tracks - that way we each can choose whose narration we like better. A BD 50GB disc should have plenty of space for that.

And get rid of that awful low bit rate HD DVD port.

07-10-2007, 01:58 AM	#1
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	Another Planet Earth edition? I was just watching Discovery Science and They had a commercial for Planet Earth in Hi Def on HD DVD and Blu-ray. I paid careful attention. They said nothing about an HD DVD player or Blu-ray player needed. Could cause confusion. This is something different though too. You can get the discs individually. It looked like each disc came in an individual case. I think the first one was $12.99? But I am not sure.

07-10-2007, 02:57 AM	#3
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	Yes, the first disc is $15. I don't know how much the others are. The website does say you need a player, but if you ordered from the phone number they may not tell you. The website is http://www.pedvd.com. I think I might rather order it this way since it looks like you get the individual cases and not the box that seems to have them shaking around inside. Also, this advertisement was specifically for the HD version and gave no mention of the standard DVD edition. Last edited by atomik kinder; 07-10-2007 at 03:02 AM. Reason: Forgot to mention ...

07-16-2007, 06:10 PM	#5
groovyone Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:PSNetwork: groovyone	Planet Earth US reissue? So I guess Discovery is now going to put out the US aired version of Planet Earth with Sigourney Weaver narrating. I image a few people may have been confused when they popped in the currently issued version and heard David Attenbourough, but I actually liked him better as narrator.

07-17-2007, 01:23 AM	#13
zildjianplaya2000 Member Member since:Jun 2007	planet earth american english version Will anybody be buying planet earth the "americanized version" that was announced for release at the end of this month? does anyone know if there will be anything different besides the commentary? I dont know about you but sigournie weaver puts me to sleep when she talks...

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calcajun Active Member Member since:Feb 2007	If it is re issued through us with her naration i would trade my bbc for it.

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Blus Brother Senior Member Member since:Jun 2007	Sigourney is the one who narrated it when it was on US TV a month ago. I saw some it.

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