Planet Earth

About 24 million households in America have an HDTV these days. Unfortunately, only about half actually pay to receive a true HD signal. Most people have had the experience of being mesmerized watching HDTV on a "Full 1080"-capable display. The human eye best perceives HDTV at 1080i/p (read: 1080 horizontal lines within the image) from about three times the height of the display. So, a 46" HDTV "looks best" to the human eye at about nine feet away.

Some media is "filmed" in HD and some HD content is converted from the original cinematic film. The Discovery Channel is premiering "Planet Earth" on March 25th with 11 episodes in total throughout April and May. I had the privlege of watching the first episode back in December when it was shown as a one-time teaser on Discovery HD Theater. In a word: amazing.

Shot in 200+ locations over 5 years in all high-definition. When they say "prepare to see it again as never before" they mean it.

Watch it, and not on any TV -- watch in HD. You'll thank me.