HDscape Sampler Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD [HD DVD]

Editorial Review
HDScape discs transform your television and home theater system into breathtaking High Definition environments - capturing the world's most beautiful scenery by award-winning cinematographers with musical accompaniments and natural sounds. Each two-sided HDScape disc includes one HD DVD side and one standard definition DVD side that plays on all existing DVD players. Planning to upgrade to an HD DVD player in the future? Dual-sided HDScape discs are ready when you are!Titles include Exotic Saltwater Aquarium HD Fireplace HD Visions Of The Sea: Explorations Antarctica Dreaming Serenity: Southern Seas HD Window: Hawaii HD Window: The Great Southwest Stargaze II HD.Also includes Digital Video Essentials HD Test Materials and a sample of Shostakovich's Piano Quintet Op. 57 presented in True HD.System Requirements:Run Time: 59 minsFormat: DVD HD Genre: MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL INTEREST Rating: NR UPC: 647715399922 Manufacturer No: 3999
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Customer Reviews

Not what I expected but it was <$10

2007-12-03
I thought there was going to be an option to turn off the music especially when watching the fireplace scene. The music gets quite annoying when you just want to relax and hear the fire burning. I have a HD-A30 with firmware 1.3 had no issues playing this HD-DVD. I would reccomend this for the price.

Hi-Def Goodness!

2007-08-31
This is an ideal disc to have running in the background when you're entertaining friends. Set it on repeat and it will showcase your high definition display with its stunning images and video footage.

Audio is best through a 5.1 surround system, with a great, enveloping sound field.....

Just be prepared for your friends to be a bit "distracted" for awhile....

Good HD DVD

2007-08-14
My HD DVD player can plays this HD DVD. The video looks very good, something like oil painting and photos, very beautiful, very clear. I like it.

Show off your high definition AV equipment

2007-07-19
This is a great cheap HD-DVD to quickly show off your high definition AV equipment to the friends and family, nothing more and nothing less. It's perfect for that, but how can anyone give 5 stars to a demo disk?

P.S. Our infant loves the colorful salt water aquarium footage.

A Five Buck Ripoff

2007-07-14
I added this item to add a few bucks to an order to get the free shipping, but don't think this HD DVD is worth even that. It is just a promo item for other HD DVD products. Amazon should offer it for free with a $100 order. I watched it once. Nothing special. Save your money and do not buy this. The sad part is that it is not worth the hassle to return a $5 item. But at least here I get to say how I feel about the matter.

Serenity now!

2008-03-09
This HD DVD is great to show off your 1080p TV. Makes a great backdrop when the family is over and captivates the toddlers. You can't beat the price for the serenity it can provide.

Great HD demo

2008-02-25
Play this on a 1080p HD DVD player and a good 1080p tv and you will be amazed.

HDscape Sampler (HD DVD + DVD Combo)

2008-01-12
HDscape Sampler (HD DVD + DVD Combo)

This is a good sampler to start with as more and more movies go to high-def. The price was right too. I don't even have a HD-DVD player yet but of course it comes with a standard DVD side to the single disc for best of both worlds. I'm really looking forward to that new Plasma and HD player coming soon to me this year. Blu-ray and HD-DVD is the way of the future!

HDscape Sampler HD DVD

2008-01-07
fantasic clear images but very short duration of each title, by the time you start enjoying it, the title is over. If you dont mind playing the repeat button - this is very good, but for me it was just too short of a duration for each title.

Had Issues with Xbox... but no more...

2008-01-04
So I was one of the people that got this HD-DVD when it came out, and there were issues with playing it back on the Xbox 360 with the HD-DVD drive, that issues seems to have gone away thanks to some updates from Microsoft.

That being said, this is a pretty DVD, just a short sample of several of the company's products, but usually enough to show of the picture quality on your TV. For me, I have an older Xbox that did not have the HDMI port so I am using the component, and I do really think that there is a quality hit from using Component versus HDMI. Since you are going Dgital (the Disc) to Analog (Component) back to Digital (TV), I am sure that part of the issue will come from the Xbox conversion of the video to component.

Overall, a nice little sample.