Life - Blu-ray BBC documentary - Blu-ray Forum

richieb1971 · 11-11-2009, 03:48 AM

I watched this on TV the other night, fantastic new material here folks. I can't wait to see this on blu ray.

Amazon are bundling Planet Earth for an extra £10. Thats 8 or 9 discs of documentary goodness for under £50. Bargain.

Standalone - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Blu-ray...7914503&sr=1-1

Bundle - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Earth...7914503&sr=1-2

BellesPrince · 11-11-2009, 05:47 PM

You might want to check out Nature's Great Events too.

adsldave · 11-12-2009, 03:20 PM

Managed to pre order this for £28.99 from movie mail as they mistakenly priced it at the dvd price for a while.

Matt865 · 11-28-2009, 10:32 PM

A lot of BBC Blu-rays (Torchwood, Doctor Who, Robin Hood) are 1080i. Does anyone know if this is interlaced or progressive?

Stuie · 11-29-2009, 01:10 PM

Natures Great Events is a joyous watch.

General Vyper · 11-29-2009, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt865

A lot of BBC Blu-rays (Torchwood, Doctor Who, Robin Hood) are 1080i. Does anyone know if this is interlaced or progressive?

That's what I was wondering too, Planet Earth is 1080i as well.

adsldave · 11-30-2009, 03:54 PM

Here is a quote from the back of the life box set

Video Format : 1080p
(some short elements of the programme are interlaced - ie the credit rollers)

Exist2Inspire · 11-30-2009, 05:30 PM

According to a user on avsforum, the menu and episodes are in 1080i/50 but it IS Region Free

Can anyone else confirm this? I'm in the US, and even though I have a PC Blu-Ray drive, I'd prefer to use my PS3.

LukeRoddick · 12-03-2009, 09:51 AM

I just received my copy and can confirm that although the box states 1080p all episodes are actually 1080i

Matt865 · 12-03-2009, 02:46 PM

If that's the case, the BBC really need to start looking into the way these discs are produced/packaged. They make far too many careless mistakes concerning the content of their BD releases.

richieb1971 · 12-03-2009, 04:03 PM

These are not shot on film. Therefore the 1080p/24 that we are used to is not applicable. I wouldn't get too upset about it, your making it sound like they downgraded the original content, but more than likely its raw untouched footage.

Matt865 · 12-03-2009, 04:15 PM

I'm not complaining about the content, just the lack of clarity about the product. I'm quite happy with whatever the raw untocuhed footage is, but is it that hard to put the right information on a box?

onceachilde · 12-03-2009, 04:31 PM

To confirm: the episodes are in 1080i50 meaning they will not play in a US PS3, correct?

Danny Burk · 12-03-2009, 06:05 PM

Just got my copy from Amazon.uk and I can confirm that it plays perfectly on my Panasonic Region A player.

richieb1971 · 12-04-2009, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt865

I'm not complaining about the content, just the lack of clarity about the product. I'm quite happy with whatever the raw untocuhed footage is, but is it that hard to put the right information on a box?

I see your point entirely. It seems that since blu ray was released there is little to no quality control when it comes to identifying the content on the packaging.

Ignis · 12-05-2009, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danny Burk

Just got my copy from Amazon.uk and I can confirm that it plays perfectly on my Panasonic Region A player.

Can you tell me the exact model of your player?

I heard that this would be region free before release and pre-ordered it. Now it's here and, obviously, it's not working on my PS3.

I'm looking into getting a cheap standalone player that can handle it. I heard that some US TVs won't take 50hz, but that some players will output 50hz at 60hz. Would the conversion affect quality? I was looking at getting a refurbished Samsung BDP1500.

Basically I'm just not sure what exactly I need to make this stuff work and I don't want to end up buying the wrong player. If someone can recommend me something cheap--preferably around $100--I'd appreciate it. I don't mind buying used or refurbished.

Danny Burk · 12-08-2009, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ignis

Can you tell me the exact model of your player?

It's a DMP-BD30. Just finished watching the last episode...absolutely wonderful.

4K2K · 12-08-2009, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danny Burk

It's a DMP-BD30. Just finished watching the last episode...absolutely wonderful.

What firmware version number is your region A Panasonic DMP-BD30? And when you press the info/display button on the TV while playing this disc does it say 60hz?

Smiler · 12-09-2009, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adsldave

Managed to pre order this for £28.99 from movie mail as they mistakenly priced it at the dvd price for a while.

bangcd are selling it for that price although I've not used that store before so cannot confirm it's reliability

boerhave · 12-09-2009, 09:30 PM

I purchased this Blu Ray from the BBC and was very VERY disappointed to see that it does NOT work on my ps3.

It plays the "2entertain" logo, then a short "BBC earth" logo, then the screen goes black and you cant do anything. This is seriously saddening, i was so excited to see this.

SO what do I do? can anyone tell me? Do i need to buy another blu ray player?

thank you so much for any help.

11-11-2009, 03:48 AM	#1
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	Life - Blu-ray BBC documentary I watched this on TV the other night, fantastic new material here folks. I can't wait to see this on blu ray. Amazon are bundling Planet Earth for an extra £10. Thats 8 or 9 discs of documentary goodness for under £50. Bargain. Standalone - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Blu-ray...7914503&sr=1-1 Bundle - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Earth...7914503&sr=1-2 Last edited by richieb1971; 11-11-2009 at 03:51 AM.

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11-11-2009, 05:47 PM	#2
BellesPrince Banned Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray collection:153	You might want to check out Nature's Great Events too.

11-12-2009, 03:20 PM	#3
adsldave Member Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:188	Managed to pre order this for £28.99 from movie mail as they mistakenly priced it at the dvd price for a while.

11-28-2009, 10:32 PM	#4
Matt865 Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:32 Blu-ray collection:605	A lot of BBC Blu-rays (Torchwood, Doctor Who, Robin Hood) are 1080i. Does anyone know if this is interlaced or progressive?

11-29-2009, 01:10 PM	#5
Stuie Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	Natures Great Events is a joyous watch.

11-30-2009, 03:54 PM	#7
adsldave Member Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:188	Here is a quote from the back of the life box set Video Format : 1080p (some short elements of the programme are interlaced - ie the credit rollers)

11-30-2009, 05:30 PM	#8
Exist2Inspire Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:258 Blu-ray collection:1510 DVD collection:441 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:6	According to a user on avsforum, the menu and episodes are in 1080i/50 but it IS Region Free Can anyone else confirm this? I'm in the US, and even though I have a PC Blu-Ray drive, I'd prefer to use my PS3.

12-03-2009, 09:51 AM	#9
LukeRoddick New Member Member since:Dec 2009	I just received my copy and can confirm that although the box states 1080p all episodes are actually 1080i

12-03-2009, 02:46 PM	#10
Matt865 Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:32 Blu-ray collection:605	If that's the case, the BBC really need to start looking into the way these discs are produced/packaged. They make far too many careless mistakes concerning the content of their BD releases.

12-03-2009, 04:03 PM	#11
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	These are not shot on film. Therefore the 1080p/24 that we are used to is not applicable. I wouldn't get too upset about it, your making it sound like they downgraded the original content, but more than likely its raw untouched footage.

12-03-2009, 04:15 PM	#12
Matt865 Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:32 Blu-ray collection:605	I'm not complaining about the content, just the lack of clarity about the product. I'm quite happy with whatever the raw untocuhed footage is, but is it that hard to put the right information on a box?

12-03-2009, 04:31 PM	#13
onceachilde Member Member since:Apr 2008	To confirm: the episodes are in 1080i50 meaning they will not play in a US PS3, correct?

12-03-2009, 06:05 PM	#14
Danny Burk New Member Member since:Oct 2009	Just got my copy from Amazon.uk and I can confirm that it plays perfectly on my Panasonic Region A player.

12-09-2009, 09:30 PM	#20
boerhave New Member Member since:Dec 2009	I purchased this Blu Ray from the BBC and was very VERY disappointed to see that it does NOT work on my ps3. It plays the "2entertain" logo, then a short "BBC earth" logo, then the screen goes black and you cant do anything. This is seriously saddening, i was so excited to see this. SO what do I do? can anyone tell me? Do i need to buy another blu ray player? thank you so much for any help.

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