BBC Natural History Collection (Planet Earth: Special Edition) - $62.99 (04/22/12)

kstublen · 04-22-12, 08:45 AM

I stumbled upon this today and it seems like a pretty great deal to get the four documentaries, especially the Special Edition of Planet Earth, for a total of $62.99.

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That averages out to $15.75 a piece. The lowest prices of the individual releases, per CamelCamelCamel, are as follows: Planet Earth: Special Edition ($34.99); Wild China ($17.99); Galapagos ($9.99); Ganges ($13.99). That means if you got them all at the cheapest they've ever been you'd still be paying $76.96.

Anyway, just figured I'd pass this along. Most people probably have some of the individual titles, but for those who put off buying Planet Earth (like me) this seems like a great option.

b2net · 04-22-12, 09:17 AM

Also have the Planet Earth / Life for

$54.99 Blu http://www.amazon.com/Life-Planet-Ea.../dp/B005NFJAV2

$45.99 DVD http://www.amazon.com/Life-Planet-Ea.../dp/B005NFJATO

Superdaddy · 04-22-12, 09:44 AM

Also available:

Human Planet for $23.99 and The Universe mega collection for $58.99.

Note that the Planet Earth/Life deal mentioned above is for today only.

hariseldon · 04-22-12, 12:32 PM

The Planet Earth/Life combination is quite a good price for those sets. The SE Planet Earth has significantly upgraded audio and a huge increase in supplemental material that wasn't on the Original release. The video is a mixed bag since they moved it from 1080p back to 1080i and placed it on 50Gb discs instead of 25GB discs -- some plusses, some minuses though I think it looks a little better and smoother than the original release (either the US or UK 1080p), but there are definitely folks who think otherwise.

If you have a TV that is compatible with 50Hz signal and a player that pushes through a native 50Hz signal, then the UK Special Edition looks even better, but the UK SE release is lacking quite a few of the supplements and one of the 6 disc set is a PAL DVD.

The US release on Attenborough narrated Life has rarely ever gone on sale and has stubbornly held at $38+ for nearly 2 full years except for a 1 day sale (Earth Day last year) when it dropped to $28 -- discounting the BN Black Friday fiasco from 2010 when a select few folks got it for $17-19

slinkster65 · 04-22-12, 09:44 PM

Very tempting to get this set. Think I will sleep on it since it is the deal of the week. Same with The Universe.

I may go with just one of the sets for now, and wait for the other to go on a DotD or special later on though. Not sure if I want to drop $120 on 2 sets in one sitting, even though they are very well done.

Meathead · 04-23-12, 10:33 PM

After being sucked into Frozen Planet this week I jumped at that price to upgrade my SD copy of Planet Earth to Blu and get Life in the deal... Now if they will just hurry up and arrive!

04-22-12, 08:45 AM	#1
kstublen DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 7,112	BBC Natural History Collection (Planet Earth: Special Edition) - $62.99 (04/22/12) I stumbled upon this today and it seems like a pretty great deal to get the four documentaries, especially the Special Edition of Planet Earth, for a total of $62.99. AMAZON LINK That averages out to $15.75 a piece. The lowest prices of the individual releases, per CamelCamelCamel, are as follows: Planet Earth: Special Edition ($34.99); Wild China ($17.99); Galapagos ($9.99); Ganges ($13.99). That means if you got them all at the cheapest they've ever been you'd still be paying $76.96. Anyway, just figured I'd pass this along. Most people probably have some of the individual titles, but for those who put off buying Planet Earth (like me) this seems like a great option. __________________ My Media Collection On Google Docs My DVD & Blu-ray Collection At DVD Aficionado ॐ Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies on DVD: The Official Thread

04-22-12, 09:17 AM	#2
b2net DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,548	Re: BBC Natural History Collection (Planet Earth: Special Edition) - $62.99 (04/22/12 Also have the Planet Earth / Life for $54.99 Blu http://www.amazon.com/Life-Planet-Ea.../dp/B005NFJAV2 $45.99 DVD http://www.amazon.com/Life-Planet-Ea.../dp/B005NFJATO

04-22-12, 09:44 AM	#3
Superdaddy DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 2,056	Re: BBC Natural History Collection (Planet Earth: Special Edition) - $62.99 (04/22/12 Also available: Human Planet for $23.99 and The Universe mega collection for $58.99. Note that the Planet Earth/Life deal mentioned above is for today only.

04-22-12, 12:32 PM	#4
hariseldon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 551	Re: BBC Natural History Collection (Planet Earth: Special Edition) - $62.99 (04/22/12 The Planet Earth/Life combination is quite a good price for those sets. The SE Planet Earth has significantly upgraded audio and a huge increase in supplemental material that wasn't on the Original release. The video is a mixed bag since they moved it from 1080p back to 1080i and placed it on 50Gb discs instead of 25GB discs -- some plusses, some minuses though I think it looks a little better and smoother than the original release (either the US or UK 1080p), but there are definitely folks who think otherwise. If you have a TV that is compatible with 50Hz signal and a player that pushes through a native 50Hz signal, then the UK Special Edition looks even better, but the UK SE release is lacking quite a few of the supplements and one of the 6 disc set is a PAL DVD. The US release on Attenborough narrated Life has rarely ever gone on sale and has stubbornly held at $38+ for nearly 2 full years except for a 1 day sale (Earth Day last year) when it dropped to $28 -- discounting the BN Black Friday fiasco from 2010 when a select few folks got it for $17-19

04-22-12, 09:44 PM	#5
slinkster65 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 101	Re: BBC Natural History Collection (Planet Earth: Special Edition) - $62.99 (04/22/12 Very tempting to get this set. Think I will sleep on it since it is the deal of the week. Same with The Universe. I may go with just one of the sets for now, and wait for the other to go on a DotD or special later on though. Not sure if I want to drop $120 on 2 sets in one sitting, even though they are very well done.

04-23-12, 10:33 PM	#6
Meathead Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Snowtown, USA Posts: 287	Re: BBC Natural History Collection (Planet Earth: Special Edition) - $62.99 (04/22/12 After being sucked into Frozen Planet this week I jumped at that price to upgrade my SD copy of Planet Earth to Blu and get Life in the deal... Now if they will just hurry up and arrive!