Planet Earth: The Complete Series (2006)

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Originally Posted by KrugerIndustrial

I haven't seen the original Planet Earth, I only have the Special Edition. Yes it has problems, more than a few. But there's no way I could rate it as low as 2.5 or even 3.5. Definitely at least 4. Like said earlier, 1080p cameras were used to film aerial shots and those indeed are visually the best part of this series. Absolutely stunning.

And yes, UK SE is in 1080i 50

I don't get it. You admit that it has more than a few problems in the PQ department, yet you would rate at least 4?????

Isn't 4 very good???

I think 3 or 3,5- would be really fair, but I felt the need to compensate.

Home I gave 4,5

PQ:

+ Contrast and black levels are usually terrific.
Colors are extremely lush and eye-popping
detail is good/great/excellent
Many shots are drop dead gorgeous

- some noise in darker patched (digital cameras were used, and not the best ones, but much better than Plane Earth)
colors are a little over saturated in some shots.
aliasing is rather frequent
purple fringing is an obvious problem in some shots
lens distortion is a pretty frequent issue

All in all, due to the stunning photography, I can't give it a mere 4 for PQ. It's just so much better than PE, and only pales in comparison to Baraka, whose detail is unrivaled.