Customer Reviews

Visions of the Sea: Explorations by HDScape (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD)

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I own several of these HD Landscape style Blu-Ray's and I just wanted to share that while everyone loves each of them, this underwater one in particular is what makes people want to sit down and just watch it like a movie. All of these discs are great to have on, perhaps with a low volume, and in the background. It provides a great ambient atmosphere and they are all very relaxing.

this DVD is fairly good quality and looks good on the screen, but they have edited it too quickly. It would have been nice if they lingered for awhile on each scene, but instead just when you are looking at the fish or undersea item, they change scenes. Sort of like a music video, which is not why i bought the DVD

I love this film. The film makers take time to really get the feel of the ocean and its inhabitants. The H.D quality is amazing, it's like looking into a really big saltwater aquarium, but you don't have to clean this one or feed the fish. If you want to show off your new high def television, pop this in and they will stop in their tracks. And the cost is really cheap, especially considering where they went to film, the airfare alone would break you. Highly recommend this one......

If you are a scuba diver and have an HD DVD player you will absolutely love this disc. I have many HD movies and Blu-ray movies but the picture quality in this video in HD is outstanding, the best of anything I've seen. I have the Toshiba HD-AX2. I ordered this disc back in Jan. and it was well worth the wait. There is gentle music in the background, no commentary or info. as to what you are seeing so it isn't educational for those not already knowledgeable. I can't imagine anyone who loves marine life not enjoying this disc in HD. I hope they make more like this in the future.

I bought this, because I love the subject. The photography is very good, and the pictures for the most part are quite sharp. There are a few scenes, mostly close ups that aren't quite as sharp as the rest, but they are in the minority of this disc.
I do have issues with the sound. I found the 5.1 soundtrack to be rather bright sounding, to the point that it hurt my ears. The 2 channel "mellow" soundtrack was better.
Overall, this is a nice disc, but not as good as my standard for this subject, "Coral Sea Dreaming", which is still better overall and highly recomended, but not available in HD

Purchased this DVD to see the capabilities of my new Blu-Ray player. It's enjoyable, but not the greatest thing I've ever seen. The colors in most of the scenes are a little washed out - probably do to the filming. A diver myself, I understand the affects of bright overhead sunlight and the colors of coral. This was apparently shot on a marginal day (or several scenes were shot on cloudy days). That said, the reproduction of the cloudy days underwater scenes is very realistic. Washed out purples, washed out charcoals, washed out yellows are all symptomatic of a cloudy day diving. There are some great scenes for color - don't get me wrong. The scenes with lots of little fish definitely show off the blu-ray capability better than scenes with 1 or 2 large items in the view. I give it a 3...

The photography is beautiful and the variety of sea life impressive. However, I was hoping for a nice aquarium DVD to play as a calming background in the room. This is NOT it. It's more like a nature film with lots of camera movement constantly changing view. If you are looking for a relaxing aquarium DVD, you'll be disappointed. It's more like a nature documentary....without narrative.

We really enjoyed this DVD. The images are so clear you can see tiny fish and other creatures swirling in the sea water. The video moves at a good pace for relaxed viewing. The music is overall pleasing. I would recommend this as a great product if you are looking for moving art to display on your HD screen.

Not super impressed with the quality of this disc. Supposed to be in 1080P so I excpected a super crisp picture. I have seen a lot better HD on Discovery HD in 1080i.

Soft, soothing mesic and sounds bring on a peacefull sleep, Sodt colorful pictres quite nice in high deff, Light is soft enough to leave T.V. on at night without keeping you awake