Planet Earth II 4K UHD (2016) - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

DreadfulOmen · 12-01-2016, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by reanimator

This is terrific news. The original PLANET EARTH is one of the titles that made me jump to bluray in the first place. Really looking forward to this!!!

I remember the first time I saw this in HD. I couldn't believe how good it looked.

Tony208 · 12-01-2016, 04:32 PM

Is this the first 4K Blu-ray TV release?

gates70 · 12-01-2016, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony208

Is this the first 4K TV show release?

No, I've seen other nature docs out there on UHD.

Tony208 · 12-01-2016, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by gates70

No, I've seen other nature docs out there on UHD.

But are they one-offs or episodic like Planet Earth?

FilmFreakosaurus · 12-01-2016, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony208

But are they one-offs or episodic like Planet Earth?

This is the first episodic release on UHD Blu.

roberteklund · 12-05-2016, 09:28 AM

Strangely enough there's no UHD from BBC UK, the BD was released on December 5th, but no UHD.

I hope the episodes are the same worldwide and not different length and narrators as the previous season...

Steedeel · 12-05-2016, 09:35 AM

Why the heck isn't this getting released in U.K yet? Very bizarre. I hope this is not going to be exclusive to BBC Iplayer as their first 4K programme in the future. Incredible waste if it is.

zmarty · 12-05-2016, 06:14 PM

The Blu-Ray (maybe including the 4K one?) was supposed to be out today, but it's MIA.

zmarty · 12-05-2016, 06:24 PM

Let me be more clear: the 1080p version is in stock in UK, but the 4K version is not.

Amazon in US does not have any version in stock.

tyrok · 12-05-2016, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by zmarty

Let me be more clear: the 1080p version is in stock in UK, but the 4K version is not.

Amazon in US does not have any version in stock.

It's not even on BBC America until January 28th.

FilmFreakosaurus · 12-06-2016, 12:59 AM

The UHD disc set is supposed to be out in 2017.

zmarty · 12-06-2016, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

The UHD disc set is supposed to be out in 2017.

When in 2017?

I am looking forward to it.

FilmFreakosaurus · 12-06-2016, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by zmarty

When in 2017?

I am looking forward to it.

No firm release date yet.

bergqvistjl · 12-08-2016, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Steedeel

Why the heck isn't this getting released in U.K yet? Very bizarre. I hope this is not going to be exclusive to BBC Iplayer as their first 4K programme in the future. Incredible waste if it is.

Quite a few BBC shows are only released on Blu-Ray in the US, you can only get them on disc on DVD in the UK (which is a shame). Or worse, they'll release it worldwide but slow down the 25p footage to 24p, or if it's truely 50i, they'll interpolate it to 60i (because non-Region B players don't support 25p or 50i, whereas all players support 25p, 30p and 60i...

Mavrick · 12-08-2016, 10:07 AM

bit of a joke really http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/p..._medium=social

So it's starting to show up on iplayer in 4k hdr but you can only watch in hdr if you have a certain panasonic tv that supports HLG HDR. Seriously? As if it wasn't bad enough already.....

Pieter V · 12-08-2016, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Mavrick

bit of a joke really http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/p..._medium=social

So it's starting to show up on iplayer in 4k hdr but you can only watch in hdr if you have a certain panasonic tv that supports HLG HDR. Seriously? As if it wasn't bad enough already.....

Already had a feeling, BBC would use Planet Earth II as showcasing for HLG and make it exclusive. Shame.

Think we could see more HLG hardware/content on CES 2017 then.

Vashetti · 12-08-2016, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mavrick

bit of a joke really http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/p..._medium=social

So it's starting to show up on iplayer in 4k hdr but you can only watch in hdr if you have a certain panasonic tv that supports HLG HDR. Seriously? As if it wasn't bad enough already.....

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The test involves four minutes of footage from its Planet Earth II series, which promise to reveal more detail and present more vibrant colours than was possible before.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38242187

Geoff D · 12-08-2016, 01:04 PM

Still, it's kinda cool that the current Panny TV's have HLG. This I did not know. Newer product generations from Sony will likely include it too, which makes their OLED next year an even more tempting proposition.

agoofykindasuperman · 12-08-2016, 02:41 PM

Geeze... all these new techs coming out. if you were to wait on a TV purchase until the dust settles on new technology, you'll never buy a TV again!

I just bought the LG 65" OLED E6 with Dolby Vision, now there's HLG and no word yet if my TV will be firmware-upgradeable to it, or if LG is going to say "No, buy a new TV".

I wasn't alive for it, but I know back in the day TV buying decisions were simply: "This one's Black & White! This one's in colour! This one's in colour and comes with a remote!"

Mavrick · 12-08-2016, 05:03 PM

I know that this is only a test for broadcast HDR 4k but why use a format 95% of tv manufacturers haven't even mentioned before let alone support.

As long as the UHD release comes ill be fine. They can keep their broadcasts to themselves.

12-01-2016, 04:32 PM	#42
Tony208 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:NYC 4K collection:421 Blu-ray collection:665 Trading Score:609	Is this the first 4K Blu-ray TV release?

12-05-2016, 09:28 AM	#46
roberteklund Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2014 Location:Stockholm, Sweden 4K collection:371 Blu-ray collection:1038 DVD collection:208	Strangely enough there's no UHD from BBC UK, the BD was released on December 5th, but no UHD. I hope the episodes are the same worldwide and not different length and narrators as the previous season...

12-05-2016, 09:35 AM	#47
Steedeel Blu-ray King Member since:Apr 2011 Location:England 4K collection:284 Blu-ray collection:1253	Why the heck isn't this getting released in U.K yet? Very bizarre. I hope this is not going to be exclusive to BBC Iplayer as their first 4K programme in the future. Incredible waste if it is.

12-05-2016, 06:14 PM	#48
zmarty Active Member Member since:Dec 2011 Trading Score:4	The Blu-Ray (maybe including the 4K one?) was supposed to be out today, but it's MIA.

12-05-2016, 06:24 PM	#49
zmarty Active Member Member since:Dec 2011 Trading Score:4	Let me be more clear: the 1080p version is in stock in UK, but the 4K version is not. Amazon in US does not have any version in stock.

12-06-2016, 12:59 AM	#51
FilmFreakosaurus Banned Member since:Apr 2012 Location:US of A Blu-ray collection:306 DVD collection:17	The UHD disc set is supposed to be out in 2017.

12-08-2016, 10:07 AM	#55
Mavrick Gaming Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Wales Home Theater Gallery:121 4K collection:62 Blu-ray collection:813 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:1	bit of a joke really http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/p..._medium=social So it's starting to show up on iplayer in 4k hdr but you can only watch in hdr if you have a certain panasonic tv that supports HLG HDR. Seriously? As if it wasn't bad enough already.....

12-08-2016, 01:04 PM	#58
Geoff D Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Swanage, Engerland 4K collection:1348 Blu-ray collection:2525 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:33	Still, it's kinda cool that the current Panny TV's have HLG. This I did not know. Newer product generations from Sony will likely include it too, which makes their OLED next year an even more tempting proposition.

12-08-2016, 02:41 PM	#59
agoofykindasuperman Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Toronto, Canada Home Theater Gallery:27 4K collection:620 Blu-ray collection:2047 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:178	Geeze... all these new techs coming out. if you were to wait on a TV purchase until the dust settles on new technology, you'll never buy a TV again! I just bought the LG 65" OLED E6 with Dolby Vision, now there's HLG and no word yet if my TV will be firmware-upgradeable to it, or if LG is going to say "No, buy a new TV". I wasn't alive for it, but I know back in the day TV buying decisions were simply: "This one's Black & White! This one's in colour! This one's in colour and comes with a remote!"

12-08-2016, 05:03 PM	#60
Mavrick Gaming Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Wales Home Theater Gallery:121 4K collection:62 Blu-ray collection:813 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:1	I know that this is only a test for broadcast HDR 4k but why use a format 95% of tv manufacturers haven't even mentioned before let alone support. As long as the UHD release comes ill be fine. They can keep their broadcasts to themselves.

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