Earth - The Power of the Planet (BBC) - Blu-ray Forum

riseagainst · 03-22-2010, 06:48 AM

I am a sucker for BBC documentaries. I found one on amazon.co.uk that is not available in the U.S. Does anybody know whether "Earth - The Power of the Planet" is region free? Here is the information:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Earth-Power-...240187&sr=8-12

I also came across another title named "The Great Rift" from BBC. Same question -- anybody know whether this is region free?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Rift-B...9240187&sr=8-3

riseagainst · 03-23-2010, 05:39 PM

After digging around some, it appears that these BBC releases are region-free but encoded in 50hz, which almost certainly is not compatible with my Blu-Ray player (Sony BDP-S570) or TV (Sony KDL-40XBR5). Is anybody able to confirm that this title is encoded at 50hz?

toyfigure · 03-23-2010, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by riseagainst

I am a sucker for BBC documentaries. I found one on amazon.co.uk that is not available in the U.S. Does anybody know whether "Earth - The Power of the Planet" is region free? Here is the information:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Earth-Power-...240187&sr=8-12

I also came across another title named "The Great Rift" from BBC. Same question -- anybody know whether this is region free?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Rift-B...9240187&sr=8-3

I just happened to see "The Great Rift" on the HD Theater last night, after "The Wild Pacific". Looked good.

Paul Tilburgs · 03-23-2010, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by riseagainst

I found one on amazon.co.uk that is not available in the U.S. Does anybody know whether "Earth - The Power of the Planet" is region free?

This has actually been released in the U.S. under a different name: "Earth: The Biography".

riseagainst · 03-24-2010, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Tilburgs

This has actually been released in the U.S. under a different name: "Earth: The Biography".

I'm glad you clarified that, as I already own Earth: The Biography!

S_Dalsgaard · 03-24-2010, 07:31 PM

It is also included in an upcoming release - Earth - The Box Set coming April 19, along with the documentary How the Earth Made Us.

geforce1999 · 06-01-2010, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Tilburgs

This has actually been released in the U.S. under a different name: "Earth: The Biography".

Thanks for the info. I almost go for this and I have already had "Earth: The Biography"!

03-22-2010, 06:48 AM	#1
riseagainst Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 2	Earth - The Power of the Planet (BBC) I am a sucker for BBC documentaries. I found one on amazon.co.uk that is not available in the U.S. Does anybody know whether "Earth - The Power of the Planet" is region free? Here is the information: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Earth-Power-...240187&sr=8-12 I also came across another title named "The Great Rift" from BBC. Same question -- anybody know whether this is region free? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Rift-B...9240187&sr=8-3

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