BBC Video Planet Earth only 1080i?

[richieb1971]

But again, contradicting reports. Every person has 1080p version but the OP who has a 1080i version. Why do they have 1080i and we have 1080p?


To the OP, if you have a button on your remote for your TV saying info or something similar, press it and see what resolution is being output to your TV.

The packaging of PE might just be wrong. Of course, if your TV is not able to do 1080p, then its not going to say 1080p .

I thought Galapagos was much better than PE for PQ, that was 1080i.

[md99]

I have the UK version and it says 1080i on the back.

There are parts of Planet earth however, which are blatantly not shot in HD. Those particular parts look as if they have been upscaled.

Those that were (close ups in particular) look incredible though.

[BettiePage]

Originally Posted by richieb1971

But again, contradicting reports. Every person has 1080p version but the OP who has a 1080i version. Why do they have 1080i and we have 1080p?


To the OP, if you have a button on your remote for your TV saying info or something similar, press it and see what resolution is being output to your TV.

The packaging of PE might just be wrong. Of course, if your TV is not able to do 1080p, then its not going to say 1080p .

I thought Galapagos was much better than PE for PQ, that was 1080i.

My HDTV is a LG 52LG70 so it can display 1080p/60 or 1080p/24. I have not yet opened the PE BD yet since the back of the packaging on the slipcase says 1080i. If the packing use to say 1080p for the US release of the BBC Planet Earth... why was it changed to 1080i? My copy is the UK/BBC version of Planet Earth but was released in the US by Warner Home Video... Does the version released for the UK market have 1080p on the packaging?

It could very well be that the US version of the BBC Planet Earth release was always packaged and labeled as 1080i but the video is actually 1080p.

I dont know how this works but I know my PS3 upconverts my 480i DVDs to 1080p/60 when I display them on my HDTV... could be that the video is really 1080i as the packaging indicates and that folks just assumed it was 1080p cause the UK version was and the video is upconverted from 1080i to 1080p? Is that possible?

[Apophis906]

Originally Posted by BettiePage

My HDTV is a LG 52LG70 so it can display 1080p/60 or 1080p/24. I have not yet opened the PE BD yet since the back of the packaging on the slipcase says 1080i. If the packing use to say 1080p for the US release of the BBC Planet Earth... why was it changed to 1080i? My copy is the UK/BBC version of Planet Earth but was released in the US by Warner Home Video... Does the version released for the UK market have 1080p on the packaging?

It could very well be that the US version of the BBC Planet Earth release was always packaged and labeled as 1080i but the video is actually 1080p.

I dont know how this works but I know my PS3 upconverts my 480i DVDs to 1080p/60 when I display them on my HDTV... could be that the video is really 1080i as the packaging indicates and that folks just assumed it was 1080p cause the UK version was and the video is upconverted from 1080i to 1080p? Is that possible?

My ISBN is 1-4198-5180-2 with a UPC of 7-94051-40012-3. It was purchased 7/1/08 and is the Attenborough version put out in the US by Warner. The back cover clearly says 1080p on mine. I have no idea why yours would say 1080i. I put it in my PS3 right now to reasure you and it shows up on my set at 1080 24p.

[BettiePage]

Originally Posted by Apophis906

My ISBN is 1-4198-5180-2 with a UPC of 7-94051-40012-3. It was purchased 7/1/08 and is the Attenborough version put out in the US by Warner. The back cover clearly says 1080p on mine. I have no idea why yours would say 1080i. I put it in my PS3 right now to reasure you and it shows up on my set at 1080 24p.

See this is what is confusing the heck out of me.

If it was packaged as 1080p why was it changed to 1080i... someone from Warner had to approve of this change, printers dont change things on their own. Was the video encode changed? I dont want to open my copy to find out.

Has anyone else ordered this during the DeepDiscount sale and gotten theirs?

I may just change a copy from a B&M if I see a 1080p version package.

[s2mikey]

Im gonna say that its 1080p. My PS3/Pioneer KURO setup would have certain options grayed out on the TV menus if I was NOT receiving a true 1080p signal. At least I think???

Either way, 90% of this release looks fantastic so no complaints here even if it is 1080i. Those having issues need to get a TV that properly deinterlaces 1080i. Like a Kuro. hehehehee

[Apophis906]

Originally Posted by BettiePage

See this is what is confusing the heck out of me.

If it was packaged as 1080p why was it changed to 1080i... someone from Warner had to approve of this change, printers dont change things on their own. Was the video encode changed? I dont want to open my copy to find out.

Has anyone else ordered this during the DeepDiscount sale and gotten theirs?

I may just change a copy from a B&M if I see a 1080p version package.

I was in wal-mart today and looked and their copy of Planet Earth had 1080p on the back of it. Really it sounds more like its the Discovery version than the UK version. I dont get it, since the upc and isbn match it should be the same release. Is their anyway you can take a picture of the back of the box for us, so we can maybe figure out what is going on here.

[Jackson]

I've bought it too and it's 1080p but the intro's are in 1080i

[canuckle]

Originally Posted by Jackson

I've bought it too and it's 1080p but the intro's are in 1080i

There was a section on the shelf at BB today, which had the 2-series set (Planet Earth, and Earth <something>) . There were 2 identical packages there, one for 99 and the other for 114. Grabbed the one for 99 after comparing the packaging and confirming they were the same...in line I'm reading the back and notice 1080i. Go back to the others for 114, they're in 1080p.

Bottom line is, they're both out there (at least in Canada).