[Merged] Amazon.co.uk: Planet Earth Blu-Ray 5-Disc BBC Edition - $48 CAD shipped

[Firestorm]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Earth...dp/B000SKNIWE/

This is the BBC version and has 5 discs. Region-Free. It adds to cart for less than listed price due to reduction of VAT I believe. After shipping it's about $48 Canadian. This may be lower depending on the exchange rate.

The Discovery Channel one has a different narrator, less content, and is at a lower resolution.

The BBC version found in US and Canada has 4 discs instead of 5. I'm not entirely sure why. Hopefully someone can shed some light on that.

Will not arrive before Christmas under the cheapest shipping.

If there's an RFD Link for amazon.co.uk, please edit my post with it.

Frequently Asked Questons
Q: Will this play on my BluRay Player?
A: Yes. It is region-free.

Q: What is different in this version?
A: It is the same as the BBC version in Canada and the US, but includes an additional disc on Snow Leapords and Desert Lions. It is of lower quality, but hey, it's an extra and it still costs less. Unlike the Discovery Channel US edition, it is narrated by the original narrator and does not cut off 10 minutes of each episode to make room for commercials.

Q: Is it 1080p?
A: Yes. The box says 1080i, but video is 1080p. The only things that are 1080i are the opening logos, menu, and 5th disc. Discs 1 - 4 are all 1080p.

Q: Is there a customs fee?
A: Yes an no. YMMV. Many of us have had no charges. Many of us have. If you do get a charge, it will be around $12 keeping it cheaper than anywhere in Canada anyway.

Q: Does Amazon.co.uk price protect?
A: No. If you bought this at the old price, your SOL like me. You still got a great deal.

[KingofMay]

Wow - this is a good price. I will be in if I do not have one. Thanks for sharing, OP

[utopianbl]

good price. Ordered. Thanks OP

[asmielia]

Quite hot. I was looking for this for my parents since they just got a blu ray player. Ordered. Maybe it'll get here for Xmas, although unlikely.

The extra disc contains 2 short films also narrated by David Attenborough. One of them is on Snow Leopards. I don't think they're anything amazing.

Thanks OP.

[SuSHi]

no amazon.uk coupons i guess?

[CalgaryRunner]

Won't you need a PAL display to watch this? British TVs are PAL but North American TVs are NTSC.

[Coleus]

Thanks op. Have been looking for a great deal on these

[ramwala]

Thx a lot. ordered one. Long live RFD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LatrellMoonwell]

Hmm on product description, it says region free, so should be able to play on NA blu ray players, im not sure about pal or ntsc issues though, anyone know anything about this??

[PrimeBane]

I imagine it should be fine... I played my UK copy of Wanted in my PS3 60GB over the weekend and it worked just fine.

[homebug]

Regarding PAL/NTSC, I believe those formats don't apply to blu-ray. 1080/24p is all you need to know regarding the video format. You do need to worry about region, but most blu-rays are region-free at this point.

I'm no expert, so confirmation of this would be nice.

Thanks OP!

[NG]

Hmm on product description, it says region free, so should be able to play on NA blu ray players, im not sure about pal or ntsc issues though, anyone know anything about this??

For standard DVD players there were players that were able to be made region free however didn't have the ability to convert pal to ntsc (so the only discs from other regions that could be watched were R2 Ntsc Japanese discs).

Not saying that'll translate to blu-ray but it's something that's come up in the past for ordering standard dvds

[cujo]

I see theres also Earth [Blu-ray] [2007] and Earth - The Power Of The Planet [Blu-ray]. Which one of those should I get? I heard its really good too

[efcivic]

I remember reading somewhere that the original was narrated by some dude and the american one is narrated by sigourney weaver (?spelling) that could be the difference? anybody have it already and noticed that?

[raccoon]

Don't forget UPS will charge you brokerage fee and TAXES