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Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2012
I have always been a fan of National Geographic, the Discovery and History Channels. I purchased the Planet Earth BBC collection and enjoyed it tremendously. That was not a cheap package, but you get what you pay for. That's partly why I had reason for pause with this 6-Disc set.
This set seems so cheap at under $30, that I was worried that the whole thing could turn out to be trash. I did a bit of research, and found it on the World Book Encyclopedia website with an official recommendation. I happen to love World Book, but those collections are around a thousand bucks so I can't afford to go that far. Regardless, that did give this collection a valid source of reference and I ordered it.
When I opened the box I was a bit under-whelmed. Its a flimsy outer sleeve with six thin DVD jewel cases inside. There is very little in the way of descriptions or information on the box. You won't recognize any big film studio seals like Sony or NatGeo or anything like that. It almost looks bootleg, because its so plain.
So with deflated expectations, I popped in the Egypt DVD and... WOW! The quality of the footage is amazing! This is like your very own little history class. They have excellent narrators who seem to be bona fide experts. I am thoroughly impressed. I actually watched the entire 100 minute documentary on Egyptian architecture and even watched the extra feature on Cleopatra. I was just as impressed with Disc 2, "Rome." They do an excellent job highlighting the significant advances that each culture made in constructing these human marvels of construction.
I look forward to watching the rest of this great collection. You are actually getting MORE than you pay for with this deal!
This set seems so cheap at under $30, that I was worried that the whole thing could turn out to be trash. I did a bit of research, and found it on the World Book Encyclopedia website with an official recommendation. I happen to love World Book, but those collections are around a thousand bucks so I can't afford to go that far. Regardless, that did give this collection a valid source of reference and I ordered it.
When I opened the box I was a bit under-whelmed. Its a flimsy outer sleeve with six thin DVD jewel cases inside. There is very little in the way of descriptions or information on the box. You won't recognize any big film studio seals like Sony or NatGeo or anything like that. It almost looks bootleg, because its so plain.
So with deflated expectations, I popped in the Egypt DVD and... WOW! The quality of the footage is amazing! This is like your very own little history class. They have excellent narrators who seem to be bona fide experts. I am thoroughly impressed. I actually watched the entire 100 minute documentary on Egyptian architecture and even watched the extra feature on Cleopatra. I was just as impressed with Disc 2, "Rome." They do an excellent job highlighting the significant advances that each culture made in constructing these human marvels of construction.
I look forward to watching the rest of this great collection. You are actually getting MORE than you pay for with this deal!
