Planet Earth: Special Edition - $24.50 + Scott Pilgrim/Hot Fuzz/SoTD - $20.75 @ Zavvi [Blu-Ray]

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A Banana4scale on 05/11/2011 - 23:07 zavvi.com (614 clicks)
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Planet Earth Special Edition is an update of the 2007 Blu-ray release. This edition includes bonus features missing from the previous release along with some new Blu-ray exclusive features. Planet Earth is the highest selling documentary DVD/Blu-ray and is the most expensive factual series ever created by the BBC. This six-disc set expands on the previous four disc set by offering over thirteen hours of bonus materials in the way of extra footage, making of documentaries, and commentaries.

The picture is presented in 1080i MPEG-4 encoding, though the original was presented in 1080p. The image quality is quite impressive. Colors are vibrant and detail is excellent.

The sound is presented in 2.0Mbps DTS-HD 5.1 surround. The audio track is dominated by David Attenborough’s narration, which is clear and easy to understand.

Planet Earth is a must see, and this new set is a great package with some great features.

Reviews of the Blu-ray

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blu-ray.com 8.6 / 10

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Next Best Prices Overseas and Ozstock

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Amazon.co.uk $26.20 based on FREE Shipping
Sanity AU $89
Ebay AU - $43.95

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Also Scott Pilgrim vs. The World/Hot Fuzz/Shaun of the Dead Box Set - Blu-ray - $20.75 while Amazon UK is selling for £22.84

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  fish on 05/11/2011 - 23:15

  Just got one from Amazon UK B4 the free delivery presumed run out(now extended to 11/12 !!) Got charged £14.16(without VAT)
  Does Zavvi charge VAT(tax) and not free delivery now?

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    [Deactivated] on 06/11/2011 - 10:38

    No they don't refund the VAT unlike Amazon. 14.16 from others. Delivery is 99c which is cheaper than amazon unless you buy other things to go over 25.

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  kanisius99 on 05/11/2011 - 23:17

  Cheaper at Amazon UK £14.16

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    A Banana4scale on 05/11/2011 - 23:20

    but that is with the free shipping. You'd have to buy something else

    Also Zavvi has 5%/10% discount codes in their newsletters

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      fish on 05/11/2011 - 23:52

      Oh, the Zavvi is doing all international free shipping if over £35 pounds
      http://www.zavvi.com/delivery.info#

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  Make it so on 05/11/2011 - 23:24

  Spawnpoint, you mention in your comments that the original was in 1080p. I own what I think is the original, but it is also in 1080i, not 1080p.

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    A Banana4scale on 05/11/2011 - 23:28

    blu-ray.com disagrees

    Video
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    Video codec: VC-1
    Video resolution: 1080p
    Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
    Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
    

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      Make it so on 06/11/2011 - 13:53

      The box says 1080i on the back. When I said "what I think is the original" I did not mean I own a knock-off; it's just that nowadays things are released over-and-over again, so it's hard to tell what is the "first" version.

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    samfisher5986 on 05/11/2011 - 23:38

    1080i indicates it was probably recorded from TV or something, there is no reason to release interlaced video on bluray and I think should be illegal :)

    Also my copy is 1080p, but thats stored on my computer.

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      cyssero on 05/11/2011 - 23:49

      Your copy may be HD-DVD rip which I believe was 1080p. The HD-DVD release was on HD30 (dual-layer) and Blu-ray was BD25.

      Still unsure as to why blu-ray.com suggests original was 1080p given 2 poster's copies are 1080i.

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        swimmingtoad on 05/11/2011 - 23:53

        +2

        "Due to the nature of filming in extreme habitats, some footage was not captured in Full HD"

        The original is 1080i on the box, but it plays at 1080p. Apparently they must state the lower resolution even though the majority is actually higher.

        The special Edition is worth steering clear of though. There are some major remastering faults on this set. i.e.

        http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5817/d2e4cavesse.jpg
        http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7769/d2e4cavesre.jpg

        or

        http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/164/d2e5desertsre.jpg
        http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/8858/d2e5desertsse.jpg

        The UK (NOT US! Which is the one rated on Blu-Ray.com) Special edition contrast is just so high.. Everything looks white.

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        cyssero on 06/11/2011 - 00:10

        +1

        Wasn't this fixed recently though?

        Please note:
        Although rare, some early versions of Planet Earth Special Edition [Blu-ray] have a contrast issue. This problem has now been corrected and 2 Entertain Video can issue replacements for this problem
        only. If you believe your discs to be from the faulty batch please send them in without the
        packaging to the Freepost address below and they will send out a replacement free of charge.

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        swimmingtoad on 06/11/2011 - 00:13

        Not too sure, hopefully they have fixed it. I know they denied it for ages. I got a copy recently and it had the issues still, too annoying to send away to get fixed though.

        (I think mine came from Zavvi by memory)

        Im going to reorder with Amazon and hope for the best :)

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    aa1320 on 05/11/2011 - 23:42

    I got a copy from amazon uk and it's 1080i

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  c64 on 06/11/2011 - 00:13

  -6

  i don't know about others but i find all the docs that david attenborough narrates mind-numbingly boring.

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    KLoNe on 06/11/2011 - 08:56

    +1

    That's fair enough, but you're wrong.

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  Andreu on 06/11/2011 - 09:11

  I love these series. It's really an eye-opener. Even without the narrating, it's absolutely beautiful.

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  zzyss on 06/11/2011 - 11:56

  I can't remember where I read it, but I recall that only 2 of the episodes are in 1080i for technical reasons, but the rest is in 1080p.

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  Crownanchor on 06/11/2011 - 14:50

  If you look at the Zavvi page, the Special Edition Planet Earth is £14.95 save £20, while the standard edition is also £14.95, save £34.

  Anyone know Zavvi codes for further discount? Otherwise it maybe worth buying Planet Earth from Amazon UK combined with another Blu-Ray.