Planet Earth (UK version)

[ascotinmpls]

Anybody know if the UK version of Planet Earth is region free??

[MarkGubarenko]

yes it region free.

[ascotinmpls]

Originally Posted by MarkGubarenko

yes it region free.

Cool, thanks. Considering getting it due to the 5th disc.

[Mermen79]

What's on the 5th disc? Is it a blu ray disc or DVD?

[Wing Nut Jay]

Be careful of the UK version of "Planet Earth" as it's encoded in 1080i. Several sites and magazine reviews I've read have been particularly disappointed in this, especially considering that the US version is in 1080p.

[Mermen79]

^Shame. I would of thought it used the same encode as the US.

[Wing Nut Jay]

You would think, but you have to remember that BBC programming is distributed by Warner Bros. in the US and by the BBC itself - under their 2 Entertain label - in the UK.

Interestingly (or not) the UK version of Galapagos is also in 1080i.

[obiwopkenobi62]

I bought the U.S. Version on HD-DVD only because it was selling on Discovery.com for 29.00. I would normally buy Bluray only but the savings was significant.

[aygie]

UK = Davey Attenborough. No comparison.

[TheTenth]

DISCLAIMER :
only the 5th disc is 1080i, the others are 1080p, it's an error on the box

[Mermen79]

Originally Posted by Aygie

UK = Davey Attenborough. No comparison.

US had two releases by two groups: Discovery (American) and the original BBC.

[aygie]

Originally Posted by djepic112

US had two releases by two groups: Discovery (American) and the original BBC.

Good stuff, nothing against Sigorny Weaver but this show is David Attenborough's. He is a legend.

[Yuzo]

is it worth me waiting until they sort out all the discs on the UK Planet Earth before buying?

surely they will eventually re-release, if the US have a superior version to us?

[Neil_Luv's_BLU]

Originally Posted by Wing Nut Jay

Be careful of the UK version of "Planet Earth" as it's encoded in 1080i. Several sites and magazine reviews I've read have been particularly disappointed in this, especially considering that the US version is in 1080p.

Not true.

As has been stated already the UK version of Planet Earth is encoded for 1080p.

I bought it without really caring whether or not it was interlaced or progressive and was pleasantly surprised to see that all the episodes were in Full 1080p. And gorgeous to look at!

So go for the UK version if you want. The 5th disc is well worth it!

[gavomatic57]

I have it and it is indeed 1080p apart from the "Natural world" bonus disc

[Yuzo]

thanks for the feedback guys,

saw it in tesco's yesterday, but held back due to feedback of poor picture quality.

i read this on play.com;

"now apparently Planet earth was the first documentary to be filmed almost entirely in HD, i would disagree. within the first 5 episodes (these are the ones i have got round to watching on blu-ray) i would say only about 30mins of footage appears to be shot in full HD with these scenes looking crystal clear. but a lot of the time the image is very grainy and that presents a lack of detail almost as if you are watching the upconverted DVD version.."

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by Yuzo

thanks for the feedback guys,

saw it in tesco's yesterday, but held back due to feedback of poor picture quality.
i read this on play.com;

"now apparently Planet earth was the first documentary to be filmed almost entirely in HD, i would disagree. within the first 5 episodes (these are the ones i have got round to watching on blu-ray) i would say only about 30mins of footage appears to be shot in full HD with these scenes looking crystal clear. but a lot of the time the image is very grainy and that presents a lack of detail almost as if you are watching the upconverted DVD version.."

poor picture quality ????

[gavomatic57]

Originally Posted by Yuzo

thanks for the feedback guys,

saw it in tesco's yesterday, but held back due to feedback of poor picture quality.

i read this on play.com;

"now apparently Planet earth was the first documentary to be filmed almost entirely in HD, i would disagree. within the first 5 episodes (these are the ones i have got round to watching on blu-ray) i would say only about 30mins of footage appears to be shot in full HD with these scenes looking crystal clear. but a lot of the time the image is very grainy and that presents a lack of detail almost as if you are watching the upconverted DVD version.."

There are a lot of dark scenes and dark scenes require a higher ISO and therefore more noise. The rest of it is great though. 30 mins of HD indeed....

[BobMandel]

I need your help here--please! I have been trying for months to find a way to order for a US address (and pay in US dollars) the 5-disk UK Blu-ray version of Planet Earth (because the US version does not contain the fifth disk of bonus materials). Amazon UK has stonewalled me, and the BBC has said that it contractually cannot sell to people in the US. So then I tried contacting the authorized vendors listed on the Amazon UK site, and I wrote to all of them, and none even responded at all. So then I wrote to all the Amazon US vendors, and many of them kindly responded, but none had the UK version to sell.

Can anyone help me here? I am running out of options. I am a new Blu-ray user (and new to this site), and am still hoping for success....

Thanks!

Bob

P.S. I managed to get the Amazon UK site to change their listing of the region coding of this disk set to "all regions," as previously they had it incorrectly listed as incompatible with US Blu-ray players....

[me-uk]

not sure if they allow you to pay in US dollars, but a lot of americans use:

http://www.sendit.com/video/item/7001000138750

if nothing else works why not try ebay.co.uk and see if a seller with good feedback posts to the US.