Customer Reviews

HDScape Sampler [Blu-ray]

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

First off, this is showing as pre-order on Amazon. I'm not sure why. I have a copy in my hand right now and you can buy this from several other online retailers including HDscape's own website.

Essentially this disc is a sampling of 8 full-length discs/movies you can buy. I'm really glad I got this disc. I was close to pulling the trigger on the fireplace and aquarium discs, but after watching the sampler, I know to stay away from the full versions.

The fireplace footage wasn't what I expected. I thought I would get video of various fireplaces that would make your flat panel look like the real thing along with some great audio of the fire crackling. Instead it included camera panning from left to right, various fire close-ups and even background music. Yuck.

The type of footage in the aquarium video was very similar to the fireplace. It included fish and coral close-ups, panning and zooming and even "not-so-serene" predatory feeding. My girlfriend didn't like watching the little fiddler crab getting snatched up by the puffer fish. Anyhow, I was really hoping it was going to turn my plasma into a virtual aquarium. No dice.

The rest of the videos were very much like what you could see on Discovery HD anytime during the week. Nice quality, but they weren't really special at all.

3 stars for serving a purpose.

like some of the other titles in this series, the quality is excellent. It really takes advantage of the high definition format. However, this is like other titles in the series, the editing is very fast. Too fast. Not serene enough and just when you get to admire the moment of the scene, it changes.

I guess for the price it's CHEAP and I guess they used a CHEAP camera to do HD. Some shots looks as if it was done with a VHS camera, out of focus for most of the scene. It is not 1080p Blu-ray quality. Maybe the production was done with a VHS or mini DV and produced in a studio to bump up the final sequence. To use it as a sampler in a store to demo HD Blu-ray 1080p no customers would want to buy the TV or Blu-ray player. They would leave with an inaccurate concept of HD, or to understand the quality of 1080p realism.

This a waste of time and money. Buy it and you can come here and write the same thing I did.

This sampler is only good in that you will instantly realize there's no point in buying the full versions of the HDscapes.

I've become a bit obsessed with trying to find the right "screensaver" for my HD TV. Fireplaces and Aquariums are my favorite, so naturally I jumped at this sampler to see if maybe HDScape would be able to offer what I need. Unfortunately, they did not. These images aren't even true HD and are poorly filmed. I wouldn't have any of the samples playing during any occasion, as it'd make my expensive tv look cheap. Stay away!

I don't know what people are complaining about. This is a beautifully made and cheaply sold sampler of full nature videos and it does the job as intended. While very enjoyable on its own, this sampler provides a glimpse into their full-length, truly beautiful, high definition nature vistas, which will be appreciated by everyone who is not yet dull-at-heart from all the nonsense we are fed by the regular broadcasts and "action" movies.

This is a great vid to sample the quality of your new HD television. I enjoy watching it over and over again.

Want to impress people (or yourself) with the image of your Blu-Ray player and HDTV? Nothing beats this for the price.
...and I discovered that there are people who buy a BD with nothing more than images of fireplaces. ?!?

I bought this when I first got my Blu-ray player. I didn't want to invest good money in background disks that didn't look good so I used this as a "test". This DVD is just what it says it is -- a "sampler" of the company's products. Granted, it probably should be given away as a promo, but it's actually very nice and keep me satisfied for months before I succumbed to temptation and bought the FULL version of ALL of them (great sale at the company website).

A lot of nice fishes, spectacular places....I think that it is a very good experience of high definition for 3 dollars.This blu ray disc was very cheap and you receive even more than what you have paid for.