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HD-DVD: Planet Earth & Sunrise Earth - $50 (shipped)

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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 04:26 AM
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Default HD-DVD: Planet Earth & Sunrise Earth - $50 (shipped)


http://shopping.discovery.com/stores...d=40588073-2-0

$50 (credit to SD.net)

Killer price fo sho
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 05:01 AM
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I haven't seen it yet but I sure did sale a lot.....
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 05:11 AM
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now would i be able to play HD-DVD's if my DVD player is one of those up-conversion ones?
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by flyromeo3
now would i be able to play HD-DVD's if my DVD player is one of those up-conversion ones?
no.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 05:45 AM
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Remember the discovery channel version is inferior to the BBC version.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 05:47 AM
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Also, this is the 1080i USA version, not the 1080p BBC version.

FTIW here is the highdefdigest overview

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/planetearth.html



http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/planetearth_us.html



edit: beaten by Jae...
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by wagz182ksu
Also, this is the 1080i USA version, not the 1080p BBC version.

FTIW here is the highdefdigest overview

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/planetearth.html



http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/planetearth_us.html



edit: beaten by Jae...
I was also reading that besides the missing footage, that there is some artifacting in certain scenes on the US version that isnt seen on the BBC version
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by IluvJae
I was also reading that besides the missing footage, that there is some artifacting in certain scenes on the US version that isnt seen on the BBC version
Yeah, if I want to see macro-blocking I'll watch my time warner cable HD channels :chuckles:
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