Blu-ray---The World's Most Beautiful Places

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning video. September 27, 2007
By          Greg Best

Just got a copy of World's Most Beautiful Places, and it is exactly what the title projects it to be. Absolutely gorgeously filmed, Hi-Def locations and landscapes from all around this beautiful planet, expertly framed and edited, compiled here from their other full length disc sets. I played it, expecting to use it as pretty, moving backgrounds, but was captivated to sit and watch the whole thing in one setting. The music is appropriately soft and elegant, along side the background sounds of streams, wind, ocean waves. This disc is easily on par with my other nature disc, Planet Earth, but without all that talking. It will make a spectacular "screen saver" in my front room, ever reminding me of the magnificent contrasts of nature's natural beauty. I will be buying the rest of HD Environments BluRay discs very soon, and look forward to their future releases as well. It's a wonderful production that met AND exceeded my expectations, so that is five stars in my book.

5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the most wonderful disk I have ever purchased, September 27, 2007
By          Timothy E. Brooks "Padre" (Kansas City)

After recently purchasing a High Definition television and a Blu-Ray player I wanted a nice nature video with background music. Living Landscapes: The World's Most Beautiful Places by HDenvironments is a video that far exceeded my expectations. While I do enjoy other nature videos from time to time, I spend time with The World's Most Beautiful Places every day. Between the absolutely amazing photography and the beautiful background music, I find it to be the most wonderfully relaxing and calming disk I have ever owned. After watching the video even a single time, you will feel like you have been to these wonderful places without even leaving your home. This disk gets an A+++ in my book.

Living Landscapes: The World's Most Beautiful Places
Reviewed by Peter M. Bracke_Tuesday, June 12, 2007

"You'll be hard-pressed to find a single shot in “The World’s Most Beautiful Places” that doesn't tickle the eye."
I was particularly impressed with the cleanliness of the source -- it's crystal clear, with excellent blacks and very natural contrast. Colors are vibrant, yet very clean -- and they're refreshingly free from oversaturation. Detail is often exquisite, and the sense of depth is often akin to looking out of a freshly-scrubbed window.

5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow! what a great use for HD!, July 1, 2007
By          Marcia S. Ludwig "Dangerous Beauty" (Los Altos, CA USA)

This program makes me glad I turned my livingroom into an HD home theatre. We can't believe how fantastic it is to be transported to what truly seem to be some of the world's most beautiful places in the comfort of our own home. The colors, the clarity and most of all the amazing places I've never seen make this a breathtaking experience. The natural surround-sound is over the top.... I seriously thought there were songbirds in my house when the Costa Rica and Hawaii chapters were playing. I'm tempted to get some of the other programs in this collection.

From  Amazon customer with fibromyalgia  (Sharyl Perey) 
 
"The imagery is out of this world, but so in this world!  Absolutely exquisite, beautiful!  Thanks to HDenvironments media therapy I no longer need my pain medications."

From New Age Retailer
Review
. --Media Mix- New Age Retailer- Spring 2007 issue

Transforms your television into a mesmerizing and peaceful journey through glorious, exotic locals. Filmed in High-Definition, gentle background music and 5.1 surround sound add to the immersive experience. Great for anyone recovering from illness or needing a mental respite- they feel like they've been on vacation after watching this

Awesome new use for HD video!

These HD environments actually allow you to turn your home theatre into amazing and beautiful natural environments. I also didn't realize the power of surround sound to create an emotional experience until we put in one of these DVD's and had the room come alive with as tropical birds flew from one corner of the room to the other and the hummingbirds made you wonder if you were going to see one whiz past your head! The discs seem to be designed for dummies like me who can't figure out how to use a remote control.... they just begin to play each of the environments when inserted and then keep playing until you put in a different one. I especially love the gorgeous butterflies birds and flowers of Costa Rica in HD, and the Rocky mountains programs seems to clear the air in our house. The Pacific Coast program is like a trip to Big sur, and Hawaii makes us feel like we're on vacation in Mauii. Great fun! The photography is exquisite and we now sometime just leave programs on as beautiful nature art in our livingroom to entertain and impress our guests.

Blu-ray -- Hawaii

5.0 out of 5 stars  An instant vacation!, July 1, 2007
By          Marcia S. Ludwig "Dangerous Beauty" (Los Altos, CA USA)

Wow! This is truly a great use of HD video. It feels like you're on the beach, under the giant waterfalls and in the floral jungles of Hawaii. The sound is great too. Sure beats the long and expensive flight for that great Aloha feeling. highly recommended

HD-DVD The World's Most Beautiful Places

5.0 out of 5 stars A glorious visual and audio experience, August 6, 2007
By          Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)

Filmed in 1080i high definition with 5.1 surround sound, and available in both DVD and HD-DVD format, Living Landscapes The World's Most Beautiful Places earns its title with a glorious visual and audio experience. The cinematography does not disrupt the soothing images and sounds of nature; birds, ocean waves, and calm background music accompanies the breathtakingly beautiful display. A loop feature allows one to play the DVD for pleasant background effect as if hanging an ever-changing picture. Enthusiastically recommended for armchair travelers, and anyone who wants to play a DVD solely to relax and enjoy the wonders of natural creation. 75 minutes, color.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection!, July 24, 2007
By          D. T. Eaton (Mobile, AL USA) -
 
The only thing I need to say is this: "HD DVD - The Look and Sound of Perfect."

Best on HD-DVD, July 18, 2007
By Karim F. Amersi (Santa Monica, Ca U.S.A)

I have the one disc of this collection which is a 10 minute abbreviation of each disc, and let me tell you it is the most stunning delivery on HD-DVD. It blows away King Kong, it is so resolute, detailed, sharp, and vivid, colors so striking, closeups of butterflies can see every vein, this is a must for anyone who owns HD-DVD to show off your set. I have my preorder with Amazon and I can't wait for the entire 9 disc collection. Bravo t the makers of such an amazing collection. Buy this buy this buy this, excellent stuff!

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty and Relaxing, July 31, 2007
By          A. Koltunov "HD Junkie" (SF, CA, USA)
 
Very very pretty and relaxing. Good to just chill out and relax or as a background to the party or a dinner. Just like looking out the window and with some soft classical type music playing in background.
This one has a bit of everything, and they are all good. There is also full hour version for each environment if you find one that you like in particular.  I found the quality to be excellent both video and sound wise.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great HD-DVD for what it is, July 30, 2007
By          Ano

This HD-DVD is great to show off your system to your friends. It is composed of 9 regional views each about 10 minutes each. Each view spans various very clear, almost 3D images of the region with music in the background. No plot, no story, just restful music and scenes. Although HD-DVD seems to only approach 90% of the resolution that I have experienced with over-the-air HD, this disc reaches the best resolution that I have experienced from the HD-DVD format.

Again, a great HD-DVD to show-off your system, or to relax to, nothing more, nothing less.

5.0 out of 5 stars
spectacular introduction to HD DVD, August 24, 2007
By          William Jones "txbjones" (College Station, TX)

  
This is so very beautiful and peaceful - a great introduction to HD DVD - picture quality is excellent - sound is very good - I like "new age" instrumental music and these selections are very good - stress just melts away - some are naturally better than others, but they are all great - good overview of the series - very highly recommended - I am ordering the entire series

HD-DVD -- Pacific Coast

Got sleep? Excellent stressbuster, spiritual mediation and yoga , June 20, 2007
By      Cherith's brook (Nation's Capitol, USA)

This is an excellent soothing and relaxing DVD. If you are a working and commuting individual, then you need sleep and rest. Medications are good, but Nature is the best medicine without any bad side effects or hangovers to experience afterwards. This DVD's natural sound of birds and ocean waves and cinematography is well balanced. You can hear the ocean waves and sea birds, while calm background music is playing. It has the new loop effect, so you can put it in your TV/DVD disk drive and at the end of the series, then the Pacific coast will continue to play until you decide to stop it. It takes your imagination (as if you were looking out of a picture window) and look into the face of nature. So save yourself some money and skip the Airport TSA lines, baggage checks, plane tickets and relax in your favorite armchair with a cold drink and watch Mother Nature put you to sleep in the safe environment of your home. Let the RICH keep their oil, along with its high prices. I await the future DVDs. Please add squirrels and sandpipers, as animals. Thank you for sharing your relaxation ministry with the world, at such a time as this.

HD-DVD -- Costa Rica

5.0 out of 5 stars
Like Planet Earth but without the Narration, June 24, 2008
By          Lisa Hepner "Meditation expert" (Portland, OR)

This DVD is absolutely stunning. I first bought the 10 Most Beautiful Places DVD and fell inlove with the stunning videography, music and nature sounds. Now I have most of the DVD's. The Costa Rica one is absolutely amazing. It has video of waterfalls, ocean, hummingbirds and butterflies, parrots and more...The hummingbird footage is spectacular. I've never seen such clear footage of this amazingly small, beautiful creature. I facilitate meditation and literally these DVD's are an awesome visual meditation! Getting out in nature and enjoying its' beauty is a meditation, and these DVD's make you feel like you are right there! I can't wait to start watching the Pacific Coast, Hawaii and others that I have...I would highly recommend this to anyone. The Planet Earth segments have received national attention from Oprah and more, but these are better in my opinion! They don't contain narration (and therefore have that "educational" feel) so you can just sit back and enjoy the beauty!

HD-DVD -- Hawaii

5.0 out of 5 stars
awesome!, May 15, 2008
By tEv (Houston, TX)

I sure am glad I got this HD-DVD before it went out of print!

HD-DVD -- Bali

5.0 out of 5 stars
Brings Bali into your living room, February 16, 2008
By Kathryn Hartsell (Northern California)

I am extremely pleased with the DVD, it is like bringing Bali into my living room. It is not a travelog, there are no words. I have been to Bali twice and loved it more than anywhere on earth, and I was not disappointed in the dvd. It is very slow and gentle, and shows the many sides of Bali with Balinese music as the soundtrack. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to escape the regular world and take a mini vacation. I love it.

HD-DVD -- Olympic Rainforest

5.0 out of 5 stars
Wet and wild! THIS is why HD was invented!, July 1, 2007
By          Marcia S. Ludwig "Dangerous Beauty" (Los Altos, CA USA)

This HD program really captures that mystical cool moist magic of the Olympic Rainforest. I was a child when I visited Olympic National Park, but the visuals, sound and music on this program captured every bit of the childhood fairytale magic I remember. Exquisite piece of film-making. I want to experience more of these "HD environments".