Customer Reviews

HDScape Exotic Saltwater Aquarium (HD DVD & DVD Combo)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I found this to be beautiful, but the menus don't work very well. In a regular DVD player, I could see which aquarium or music I was choosing, only after several button pushes. In an HD DVD player, I could never tell which choice I was navigating to. It is frustrating. It is not worth the price. At $12.00 I would have felt good about it.

Just to let others know, I purchased and it works on my Xbox 360 with both the HD DVD side and the DVD side.

The quality of the DVD is great however the menus are horrible. When navigating, the menu items do not highlight. You have no way of knowing what you have selected other than guessing.

This is, by far, one of the best virtual aquarium DVDs on the market. The selection of tanks is very good (though I would have liked to see one or two freshwater aquariums as well). Unfortunately, as others have mentioned, it's practically impossible to navigate through the title menu since there's nothing indicating what you're selecting (using HD-DVD player w/Xbox 360). Hopefully this is something that will be fixed in future releases.

If you can get over that frustrating oversight, though, you're going to absolutely LOVE this disk.

Not the best HD material I've seen, but some of it's not too bad. There is a huge difference between the 480p side and the 1080p side. My favorite is the coral reef, as it has the best image.

My main goal for this disc is not to show off my system, for which I have other, better suited titles for, but rather to play in the background during parties, and for that, it's does a great job and is very pleasing.

Yes, the menus are very slow and brutally simple, but they get the job done. If they don't work for you, then you might need to update the firmware in your player.

I think it was worth the 16 clams. (Pun intended ;)

Equipment:

Panasonic 50" plasma (50PZ750U, recently calibrated by a highly regarded ISF professional)
Toshiba A20 HD DVD player
Onkyo TX-SR705 receiver, using HDMI

I love this HDScape! It is very lifelike. It's like having a giant saltwater aquarium without all the maintenance. I didn't like the background music, so I keep it on the bubbles. For those that don't like staring at a black TV, this is the perfect compromise. This is so lifelike that in some shots you can see the sides of the aquarium. I am looking forward to getting more!

I am so pleased with my purchase of this video. I play it on my Blue Ray player and the colors are spectacular, the fish are beautiful and so calming and peaceful. Everyone loves all of the different scenes and the sound effects are terrific. I've had several other DVD's, similar to this one, but this is "by far" the very best value for the money. Buy it, you won't be sorry.

Brenda
NY
B000V6LSTA Exotic Saltwater Aquarium [Blu-ray]

It's ok I guess something to leave running in the background when you working or busy. Some of the HD is not up to snuff and this by far no Planet Earth. Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [HD DVD]

As others have stated the menu does not highlight. It works. You just have to know how many times you pushed any given button to make your selection. Sound is wonderful too. Just use the audio button on your Toshiba remote. The picture is electrifying and well worth having this disc to relax by or impress your friends. The picture on my Sony Bravia 46 inch is stunning to say the least!!!!!

As commented on by others, the menus do not highlight and therefore it's nearly impossible to select the option (aquarium, music) that you want. I can't believe this actually shipped: it's like beta software that should have been fixed before release.

That having been said, the visuals are truly HD and are fabulous, and look great on my 50" plasma HDTV. If not, I would have returned this to Amazon for a refund. I will certainly not buy any further HDScape titles unless there is ample evidence that the menu problem has been fixed.