Planet Earth blu ray disc video quality issues.... - Blu-ray Forum

samsung hd · 04-29-2007, 05:03 AM

nope my copy is fine , no prob at all
by the way i think its your tv or blu ray player

mistersh0w · 04-29-2007, 06:00 AM

Thanks for the response. Dernit, just my luck I happen to pick up a messed up copy of planet earth....It can't be the tv, I just bought it ( a 57" Mitsubishi DLP 1080p tv to be exact!), plus I've been playing ninja gaiden sigma (PS3), and watching other blu ray discs yesterday/today I (via HDMI), and had no such picture issues with any of that. It clearly looks like it's imprinted onto the footage, that's why I thought it might be their cameras or some post production flub. Hope I can find that receipt!

mistersh0w · 04-29-2007, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by samsung hd

nope my copy is fine , no prob at all
by the way i think its your tv or blu ray player

Did you double check the exact time I posted? I'd like to make sure that it's a "hit and miss" problem before I start going back and forth with messed up discs...

Heresy · 04-29-2007, 08:49 PM

Watching the first time I didn't see that but now I can see it. Barely at the scene you mentioned but it's more pronounced later (~5:30) when the background is darker.

mistersh0w · 04-29-2007, 10:17 PM

Well, got a replacement, it's the same...So now that we know this problem has affected a greater number of copies of Planet Earth, 2 questions remain: 1. Is this problem also visible on the HD release? and 2. Is it an issue with the master. (as in, perhaps the broadcast version has this problem as well...)

I have yet to watch any more episodes, so I can't tell yet if this image problem continues randomly, but so far this particular episode is ripe with em. Check out what Heresy pointed out at 5:30 in the same episode. You can clearly see the image problems more pronounced than in my example, and you can even see other image problems as well, like visible artifact lines. So, I guess it's time to contact BBC America right?

Valore · 04-29-2007, 11:33 PM

I didn't have this problem with my version or maybe I just haven't noticed it. But in your case, what do you have to lose from contacting BBC?

simcal · 04-30-2007, 12:35 AM

well i have watched every disc and that is the only time i have seen a problem. i remember watching that episode on tv and i do not recall that happening. so i wonder what it is the cause and if there will be a replacement offered at some time. Let me know how it goes with contacting them about this issue as if not i will do so soon myself as i feel that is one of the breath taking parts of the whole series.

mistersh0w · 04-30-2007, 12:43 AM

It's a shame, it really is an amazing shot, and it was completely ruined for me with the distortion. I'm a big videophile, and a stickler for image quality, i'm usually a bit nitpicky about stuff like this, and it can really bother me if it's a continuous problem. Which is why it was surprising to me that my wife (who has been quoted as saying "just give me an old 10 inch black and white tv with the bunny ear antennas and i'll be happy") noticed the problem before I did, and she NEVER notices these things... It was like pulling teeth to get her to notice the semi-annoying "rainbow effect" on my DLP, which isn't so bad really. So it sucks to drop 100 bucks on a set that has serious authoring issues... I'll be contacting BBC America ASAP.

Forresttheman · 05-01-2007, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mistersh0w

Well, got a replacement, it's the same...So now that we know this problem has affected a greater number of copies of Planet Earth, 2 questions remain: 1. Is this problem also visible on the HD release? and 2. Is it an issue with the master. (as in, perhaps the broadcast version has this problem as well...)

I have yet to watch any more episodes, so I can't tell yet if this image problem continues randomly, but so far this particular episode is ripe with em. Check out what Heresy pointed out at 5:30 in the same episode. You can clearly see the image problems more pronounced than in my example, and you can even see other image problems as well, like visible artifact lines. So, I guess it's time to contact BBC America right?

are you saying that you do not have it on Blu-Ray?

mistersh0w · 05-01-2007, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Forresttheman

are you saying that you do not have it on Blu-Ray?

I do have it on Blu Ray, when I said "Is this problem also visible on the HD release?" I meant the HDDVD release.

04-29-2007, 08:49 PM	#4
Heresy Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Frisco, TX	Watching the first time I didn't see that but now I can see it. Barely at the scene you mentioned but it's more pronounced later (~5:30) when the background is darker. Last edited by Heresy; 04-29-2007 at 09:00 PM.

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04-29-2007, 05:03 AM	#1
samsung hd Member Member since:Feb 2007	nope my copy is fine , no prob at all by the way i think its your tv or blu ray player

04-29-2007, 06:00 AM	#2
mistersh0w Member Member since:Feb 2007	Thanks for the response. Dernit, just my luck I happen to pick up a messed up copy of planet earth....It can't be the tv, I just bought it ( a 57" Mitsubishi DLP 1080p tv to be exact!), plus I've been playing ninja gaiden sigma (PS3), and watching other blu ray discs yesterday/today I (via HDMI), and had no such picture issues with any of that. It clearly looks like it's imprinted onto the footage, that's why I thought it might be their cameras or some post production flub. Hope I can find that receipt!

04-29-2007, 10:17 PM	#5
mistersh0w Member Member since:Feb 2007	Well, got a replacement, it's the same...So now that we know this problem has affected a greater number of copies of Planet Earth, 2 questions remain: 1. Is this problem also visible on the HD release? and 2. Is it an issue with the master. (as in, perhaps the broadcast version has this problem as well...) I have yet to watch any more episodes, so I can't tell yet if this image problem continues randomly, but so far this particular episode is ripe with em. Check out what Heresy pointed out at 5:30 in the same episode. You can clearly see the image problems more pronounced than in my example, and you can even see other image problems as well, like visible artifact lines. So, I guess it's time to contact BBC America right?

04-29-2007, 11:33 PM	#6
Valore Power Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Somewhere between here and there Blu-ray collection:148 DVD collection:84 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:1	I didn't have this problem with my version or maybe I just haven't noticed it. But in your case, what do you have to lose from contacting BBC?

04-30-2007, 12:35 AM	#7
simcal Active Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:El Cajon Home Theater Gallery:35 Blu-ray collection:499	well i have watched every disc and that is the only time i have seen a problem. i remember watching that episode on tv and i do not recall that happening. so i wonder what it is the cause and if there will be a replacement offered at some time. Let me know how it goes with contacting them about this issue as if not i will do so soon myself as i feel that is one of the breath taking parts of the whole series.

04-30-2007, 12:43 AM	#8
mistersh0w Member Member since:Feb 2007	It's a shame, it really is an amazing shot, and it was completely ruined for me with the distortion. I'm a big videophile, and a stickler for image quality, i'm usually a bit nitpicky about stuff like this, and it can really bother me if it's a continuous problem. Which is why it was surprising to me that my wife (who has been quoted as saying "just give me an old 10 inch black and white tv with the bunny ear antennas and i'll be happy") noticed the problem before I did, and she NEVER notices these things... It was like pulling teeth to get her to notice the semi-annoying "rainbow effect" on my DLP, which isn't so bad really. So it sucks to drop 100 bucks on a set that has serious authoring issues... I'll be contacting BBC America ASAP.

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