World's Coastlines From Above - HDNet

I haven't heard of this, but it sounds like it's right up my alley (always looking for anything with aerial views). I'll have to check it out -- thanks for the tip!

I used to watch those all the time on HDNet, they are great (do they still run them?). But since they stopped carrying Enterprise, I haven't watched HDNet, one time. And not because I am boycotting them for not carrying Enterprise, but they haven't had anything I wanted to watch. HDNet is turning into just another cable channel.

I watched a few of those types of shows myself, including "Over Ireland". However, my main draw was Torchwood. Until that comes back, there's not much I want to watch on the channel.

I saw it last weekend, I think, when they were going over the Scottish isles and then up the coast of Norway. Very interesting (and cheap) way of partially satisfying my travel bug.

I am always interested in seeing how Joe Norwegian (or wherever) lives. Too bad they don't land the helicopter once and awhile and talk to the people they are scaring.

Simply one of the most breathtaking HD quality shows I have ever seen. I was stunned that I sat there for awhile with my mouth open before I realized it. I immediately began recording them.

This is very similar to (not sure if this name is correct) Over Europe, Over America, etc., etc. I think PBS has aired some, but I'm more familiar with them on one of these stations but not sure which: maybe Discovery, National Geo, Travel, or HDNET? Spectacular aerial views of the world at an unbeatable price.

I first came across them as DVD sets. It wasn't until recently I found them occasionally airing on HDNet. I haven't seen them anywhere else.

My only complaint with them is how quickly they move from one area to another. It's like they are trying to fit too much into one tank of fuel.

Touchwood was one of those shows that I thought I would really like, but it never caught on with me for some reason that I have never figured out. Over Ireland was great. The greens were REALLY GREEN! I really enjoyed those shows that that Sony did of Asia. I came in on the tail end of one from China where the guy is driving a truck over the Chinese steps and into the mountains cross country in the winter. That was some spectacular views. I never did see it back on the schedule and so I never saw the start of it of, just that last 15 minutes. Oh well.

I missed this post. Glad my memory hasn’t gone completely to hell – won’t mention the eyes. Some of the PBS “Over” programs are being released in February. I didn’t find any on their website, but Amazon has them.

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&sear...S%20Television

what is the actual name of the series? i can't seem to find it in the guide. or maybe they just don't have any episodes coming up soon?

My E* guide shows it as the title of the thread. It's an InFocus series. Try that.

Go to hd.net and with the dropdown search (HDNet) menu enter "coastlines" and select search titles and descriptions. The whole series pops up.

Appreciate the OP. Wasn't' aware of this series. Like others, watched a lot of this type of programming in the early days of HD on PBS and some on HDNet. AIUI, the smoothness and crispness is generally from 1080/60i capture (not 24 fps), often with older Sony HDCAMs deliberately limited to 1440 maximum horizontal resolution. No reason newer Sony HDCAM SRs, without the rez limitation, couldn't be used these days, or other hardware--even though the limiting resolution of sampled 1080i is ~1700 lines max, and HDNet's Saturday 10 am ET test patterns only deliver ~1300 lines maximum from my cable STBs/systems (NYC's TWC and RCN). -- John

EDIT: HDNet's test pattern is now Saturdays at 7:30 am ET, not 10 am ET as above (the summer schedule).

that worked. thanks. looking forward to the 13th now...

I keep the northern europe one on my DVR at all times. It is perfect for showing visitors/guests that are amazed with the TV. This episode seemed to be better then most. Not sure if it was what they were filming or the bright sunny days or a combination but it really stands out. Reference material for me!

HDNet airing an 'IN FOCUS' Marathon Christmas Day extending over into the 26th

all times ET

1P InFocus: Sleeping Beauty On Ice CC

3P InFocus: Over® Ireland CC

4P InFocus: Over® America CC

5P InFocus: World's Coastlines from Above Europe #101: An Irish Promenade CC

5:30 InFocus: World's Coastlines from Above Europe #102: North to North Cape CC

6P InFocus: World's Coastlines from Above Europe #103: A Tour of Spain CC

6:30 InFocus: World's Coastlines from Above Europe #104: The British Isles...West CC

7P InFocus: Over® Beautiful British Columbia CC

8P InFocus: Over® Arizona CC

9P (8:45) InFocus: IMAX- Hurricane On The Bayou CC

9:30 InFocus: IMAX- Mystery of the Nile

10:30 InFocus: World's Coastlines from Above Europe #105: Italian Light Show CC

11P InFocus: World's Coastlines from Above Europe #106: The Colors of France CC

11:30 InFocus: IMAX- Coral Reef Adventure

12:30 InFocus: IMAX- Greece: Secrets Of The Past

1:30 InFocus: Over® Philadelphia

2:30 (2:15) InFocus: IMAX- Hurricane On The Bayou CC

3A InFocus: IMAX- Mystery of the Nile

4A InFocus: World's Coastlines from Above Europe #107: Scandinavia at its Top CC

4:30 InFocus: World's Coastlines from Above Europe #108: Epic in the Baltics CC

5A InFocus: World's Coastlines from Above Europe #101: An Irish Promenade CC

Man, I am going to have to kill a lot of stuff on the DVR to record all that!!

DVRed and watched HDNet's Dec. 13th airing of the separate Spain and UK coastline tapes. Looked pretty good. But it appears, assuming these European productions were captured at 1080/50i, the conversion to 1080/60i for U.S. broadcast diminishes some of the crispness seen with original 1080/60i capture/delivery. Details such as stones in buildings or vegetation appeared a little more blurred. A number of Christmas day tapes (see list above) seem to be original 1080/60i capture (over Philadelphia etc.) and, with a suitable display and not too much added compression, should look crisper. (Captured here from NYC's TWC, SA8300HD STB, to a Philips 64PH9905 9"-gun 64" 1080i CRT RPTV @8'.) -- John

When we had HD Net I also loved this show. I especially like the episode when they flew over Ireland.

With a new 65" plasma display (Panasonic TH-65VX100U), the blurring attributed above to viewing "In Focus" travelogues--whether originally captured at 24p/25p or 1080/50i/60i--on a 1080i CRT RPTV has vanished. (Developing CRT coolant contamination last year no doubt spoiled images, too.) Using this new designer/professional plasma at about 8' for ~33-degree-wide images, although 4' viewing is feasible--not comfortable--because the images are so clear and artifact-free. Typical interlace-viewing artifacts, such as 'twittering' fine details from distant buildings or rocks are gone, replaced by crisp colorful 1080/60p deinterlaced images from this series airing on HDNet.

One VX100 reviewer wrote that the video processor in this plasma model, designed by Panny's professional division, was selected because most VP chipsets were inadequate. After hooking up the VX100 with HDMI for all-digital 18-bit processing, I found that YPbPr cables delivered ~1424 lines of maximum effective horizontal resolution from HDNet's Sat. 7:30-7:40 am ET test patterns versus ~1335 lines with HDMI, so I disconnected the HDMI. (The display resolves full 1920X1080 from sources such as signal generators.) Still exploring, as mentioned in my recent HD technical-section thread, whether this display's digital-cinema-initiative, wider-gamut color use needs correction with an external color management system. Everything added up to a spectacular new though-a-window look while viewing the "Over Greece" segment this morning. -- John

This excellent series has been showing here again, on HDNet.
I watch many travel-type shows but this is my favorite.
Very well done; very soothing to watch but exciting at the same time.

So ..... I start looking for sellers of this series, and ... nothing !! Can't find them for sale anywhere, including Europe.

Does anyone know where I can buy this series?

Thanks.

Rick

anyone know where this series is sold?