Fireplace: Visions of Tranquility [Blu-ray]
by Richard Diercks
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Actor: HDScapeDirector: Richard Diercks
Brand: Dvd International
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Dolby, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2007-10-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: DVD International
Blu-ray Reviews of Fireplace: Visions of Tranquility [Blu-ray]
Blu-ray Review: Disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
I've been really looking forward to this DVD ever since I got my Blu-ray player. I have a regular DVD version (different company) and I really thought it would be very similar. I was wrong.
Firstly, the video is stretched so the image is a bit distorted. I'm one of those people that can't watch those faux-HD movies/shows. This is HD, but possibly shot on the lowest-quality possible. It was also shot interlaced, which means you can see all the horizontal scan lines in the fire so the picture quality is sub-standard. It's not true.. THIS IS NOT A 1080p DISC (besides seeing scan lines, my Blu-ray player says it's 60i...so it's not just my eyes).
Secondly, the camera is zoomed in too close to the fire. The DVD I had before had several options and all of them were at least zoomed out far enough to see the whole fire. This DVD is cropped at the top and the fire fills the screen. Some shots are cropped so close it feels like part of my house is on fire. If you like this kind of thing, that's fine, but I prefer the "fireplace illusion"...the TV either looking like a fireplace or zoomed out enough to actually see a fireplace. There are four different fires and they're all shot from basically the same distance so one will have a very hard time distinguishing the difference between any of them. The only difference I could tell was that the wood was stacked slightly differently. Of note: where the description says "different angles & shots" it doesn't mean that you can use the angle functionality on the DVD player. It just means that throughout the DVD they chose slightly different angles to shoot from... you have no control over those.
Finally, the audio is also a disappointment. Blu-ray should have at least 5.1 audio and the Crackling Fire is only 2.0 (stereo), though there's an option to play the classical music with 5.1.
All in all, a lackluster release by a manufacturer who clearly just wanted to beat any other product of its kind to the HD market. The images look far better than the actual blurry video so make sure you really really want to sacrifice all the above aspects just to have this DVD. Wait a while and better ones will surely be available soon.
Description of Fireplace: Visions of Tranquility [Blu-ray]
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