Customer Reviews

Virtual Yuletide Fireplace

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I just bought this a few days ago and I love it! I had been looking for a fireplace dvd since we live in a condo and don't have a fireplace. It has an option of holiday music or crackling fire. The holiday music is actually very good, with music by Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, etc., so it is good music. The crackling fire option will be great after the holidays.
I had read some bad reviews of other fireplace dvds, talking about how they pan in and out too much. This one, however, looks directly at the fireplace and stays in the same spot, so it is more realistic.
This dvd plays on a continuous loop, so it can play all day or all night and not have to be restarted. It really cozies up the room and is a lot of fun.

I am disappointed. The top of the flame is above the camera shot. The fire appears to be going very fast and is on a 2 minute loop you see the same flame shot over and over. (if you put it on fast speed you can watch the log jump up and down) When you put on the crackling sound, it pops and crackles so fast, its sounds fake. There is an annoying wind blowing sound along with the cracking. The very Left side of the screen you see the edge of the fireplace, which is annoying because it's only on one side. If these things don't bother or annoy you then buy it. As for me, I will try another one and re-gift this one.

This is a fun idea but, we have a glitch in our DVD. When you play the crackling part after about 30 seconds the Christmas music comes on and it's very loud. It turns itself off after about 15 seconds (the music). Also, the flame is so tall it doesn't fit on our TV screen. On the positive side the music is good. I guess you just get what you pay for.

I bought this a couple weeks ago and I have put in the dvd player one time. I will probably only use this during the holidays and then it will be minimally. The flames on this are really really fast and are above my tv screen. The music is good so I may deal with it for the holidays but I will most likely look for another one to have all season long.

I bought this and it is exactly the same as the Holiday Fire DVD. The music and fireplace are the same. There is a lack of options really with just one fireplace and the usual choice of music and/or crackling sound. Good points are that is loops by itself but it does fade to black for a moment. I really didn't like the fireplace view. It's quite distant and it doesn't seem to be in a house but more like a furnace in a basement.

I recently purchased this DVD as a gift for my father who now lives in a house without a fireplace. He misses the sound of a crackling fire so I thought this would be a great gift! When I got it I wanted to see how is was and at first I really liked it...only thing is about 2 minutes into the crackling fireplace scene Christmas music plays for about 30 seconds. There is an option for Christmas music which is really great however come February that's not really what you want to hear. DO NOT BUY THIS DVD IF YOU WANT THE SOUND OF A CRACKLING FIRE.

OK, the Christmas music is good, though it is a stingy serving, only a few songs. The problem is that when you select the flames only option, the holiday music suddenly bursts on in the middle of the silence, as I see several others have noted. If you just want a fireplace video without music this is not the one, the fire only option DOES NOT WORK. Get a different one. In fact, get a different one and play your own holiday music on CD.......

I love this DVD. It is very relaxing and is absolutely beautiful.