I guess I lucked out, as I didn't have any floaters in my set - the discs were actually very firmly in place, they would've stayed put even if I shook the case around a lot.

But still, the packaging does seem kinda cheap (though it's nice that it's so thin), which is another area that the SD-dvds beat out the HDs. A friend got the SD-dvds, and the packaging is very nice, with a very attractive fold-out digi-pack that has artwork and episode listings. The HD versions gets beat out in every area (packaging, price, alomst 5 hours of extras) except for audio and video quality.

You would think that they would give this new struggling format a better chance by at least providing decent extras and packaging, but nope. No wonder these new formats aren't catching on...

I just got my copy of Planet Earth on HD DVD Thursday from Amazon, and disc 4 was a floater. It looks like the disc didn't get scratched, so I'm not concerned it will present a problem when I watch it.

I had a couple loose discs. I have Blu-ray though, which has a scratch resistant coating. It must have worked, because the discs were still pristine! :)

I've watched the first disc so far. The time lapse of the flowers and forests with the moving camera was jaw dropping. Next up is the caves episode, which I can't wait to see. I'm really looking forward to the cave diving footage. As a scuba diver, one of my future goals is to be cave certified. :)