Planet Earth on Discovery HD

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: michaels
Ok I have the BBC 720p PE rips on my pc, but each file only shows to be 2.3 or 4 gigs. Is this right? I was gonna make a dvd with Vista dvd maker and it was gonna put 3 on a regular single layer dvd, something didn't seem right.

just burn them onto a data dvd... I think the dvdmaker thing is converting it.

 

[Eos]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: michaels
Ok I have the BBC 720p PE rips on my pc, but each file only shows to be 2.3 or 4 gigs. Is this right? I was gonna make a dvd with Vista dvd maker and it was gonna put 3 on a regular single layer dvd, something didn't seem right.

just burn them onto a data dvd... I think the dvdmaker thing is converting it.

You can burn the HD divx rips to data all day, but they won't play in the bulk of stand alone players out there. Most are limited to a max of 720p WIDE. At 1280*720 your best bet is to play them back from a computer onto an LCD tv. Looks good on my system.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: michaels
Convert to DIVX? I am not familiar with it.

No, I mean the files you have may be DIVX, which is why they're smaller. I'm not sure though, maybe they're some special codec

 

[0roo0roo]

mvgroup

bbc narrator is better

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: eos

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: michaels
Ok I have the BBC 720p PE rips on my pc, but each file only shows to be 2.3 or 4 gigs. Is this right? I was gonna make a dvd with Vista dvd maker and it was gonna put 3 on a regular single layer dvd, something didn't seem right.

just burn them onto a data dvd... I think the dvdmaker thing is converting it.

You can burn the HD divx rips to data all day, but they won't play in the bulk of stand alone players out there. Most are limited to a max of 720p WIDE. At 1280*720 your best bet is to play them back from a computer onto an LCD tv. Looks good on my system.

And what standalone player you have that plays 720p? Unless you got one of those HD player from China, your only recourse is the computer. I use my computer to feed my Optoma HD72.

 

[Shawn]

Is this worth spending $60 on for the HD-DVDs? I don't get Discovery HD.

 

[Eug Wanker]

I've ordered this on HD DVD. Should be shipped in less than 2 weeks.

I do get Discovery HD but in Canada it's airing on CBC HD. Unfortunately I missed it.

Apparently the British version (original) is with Attenborough, and the US version is with Sigourney Weaver. The Attenborough is supposed to be better, and that's the one available on HD DVD.

 

[Eos]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: eos

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: michaels
Ok I have the BBC 720p PE rips on my pc, but each file only shows to be 2.3 or 4 gigs. Is this right? I was gonna make a dvd with Vista dvd maker and it was gonna put 3 on a regular single layer dvd, something didn't seem right.

just burn them onto a data dvd... I think the dvdmaker thing is converting it.

You can burn the HD divx rips to data all day, but they won't play in the bulk of stand alone players out there. Most are limited to a max of 720p WIDE. At 1280*720 your best bet is to play them back from a computer onto an LCD tv. Looks good on my system.

And what standalone player you have that plays 720p? Unless you got one of those HD player from China, your only recourse is the computer. I use my computer to feed my Optoma HD72.

Typo. Unless you're breaking balls.

I meant to specify max of 720 pixels wide.

1280*720p = 720p?

720p WIDE = 720*540 in a 4:3 ratio.

 

[FoBoT]

i think it is on again tonight

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: eos

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: eos

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: michaels
Ok I have the BBC 720p PE rips on my pc, but each file only shows to be 2.3 or 4 gigs. Is this right? I was gonna make a dvd with Vista dvd maker and it was gonna put 3 on a regular single layer dvd, something didn't seem right.

just burn them onto a data dvd... I think the dvdmaker thing is converting it.

You can burn the HD divx rips to data all day, but they won't play in the bulk of stand alone players out there. Most are limited to a max of 720p WIDE. At 1280*720 your best bet is to play them back from a computer onto an LCD tv. Looks good on my system.

And what standalone player you have that plays 720p? Unless you got one of those HD player from China, your only recourse is the computer. I use my computer to feed my Optoma HD72.

Typo. Unless you're breaking balls.

I meant to specify max of 720 pixels wide.

1280*720p = 720p?

720p WIDE = 720*540 in a 4:3 ratio.

Issue is computer people talk different than tv people

TV people say 720p, which is 1280x720 for computer people. Wasn't trying to break balls, just that the whole point to HD is to watch it in HD Covnerting to dvd would make them 480p.

 

[Hammerhead]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
http://x014.uploaderx.net/x/seal.jpg

Hi-Def shark yo

That's a seal eating a penguin, Yo!

 

[Reckoner]

Received my Planet Earth HD-DVD set today. What a difference from DiscoveryHD!!!

 

[scott916]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Received my Planet Earth HD-DVD set today. What a difference from DiscoveryHD!!!

Does it look even better?

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Received my Planet Earth HD-DVD set today. What a difference from DiscoveryHD!!!

I can't wait to leave work so I can watch the HD-DVD set. It's being delivered today. WOOT!

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: scott916

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Received my Planet Earth HD-DVD set today. What a difference from DiscoveryHD!!!

Does it look even better?

Yes, it looks a lot better. Almost a night and day difference.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Yes, it looks a lot better. Almost a night and day difference.

no compression. Should look a lot better.

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
http://x014.uploaderx.net/x/seal.jpg

Hi-Def shark yo

Hairyest damn shark I've ever seen!

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Originally posted by: scott916

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Received my Planet Earth HD-DVD set today. What a difference from DiscoveryHD!!!

Does it look even better?

Yes, it looks a lot better. Almost a night and day difference.

*jealous*

Waiting for my blu-ray from Warner.

 

[teatime0315]

are the HD-DVD's 1080p or i?

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Yes, it looks a lot better. Almost a night and day difference.

no compression. Should look a lot better.

Blu-Ray and HD-DVD use compression.

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: teatime0315
are the HD-DVD's 1080p or i?

1080p

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Yes, it looks a lot better. Almost a night and day difference.

no compression. Should look a lot better.

Blu-Ray and HD-DVD use compression.

You know what I meant. Don't nitpick.