Love this video. The crackling fire sounds make you want to rush over and close the screen. The realistic images make you want to rush over and rub your hands together in front of it. We live in a small co-op in Rossmoor (Walnut Creek) California. Now and then we just NEED a fireplace!

I like the Sierra Nevada Cabin fireplace dvd much better. This is all letterbox framing so part of your tv screen is black. Way too much hearth shots - they should add a direct shot of the interior of the fireplace without an hearth shot. The choice of hearths doesn't do a good roaring fire justice.

I used this video with a DVD player connected to a projector and we got a great picture on the big screen. I was afraid it might just look like a huge bonfire but it really didn't. It was nice.

I also tried it out on our 27 inch (I know, small) and it was nice there too.

The only thing I didn't like was the freeze it would do when it was repeating. It would freeze temporarily but the length of time it took to repeat could have been due to the DVD player itself. It wasn't that bad though. The fire would just freeze in place and then begin again after a few seconds.

1)Each fireplace is around 8-10 minutes, too short.
2)Not that high definition.
3)8 fireplaces, but only 2 look good.
4)Was let down in a nutshell.
5)I prefered the OUTPOSTFX (Plasma DV) fireplace, the fireplace takes around 40 minutes to wear out and it looks much better.

The fireplace scenes on this DVD include a Red Brick, Stone, Modern, Dark Marble, Light Marble, Christmas (also has presents and candles) or Psychedelic Fireplace.

You can select music only, crackling log sounds or just the fireplace scenes. They can either rotate endlessly or you can view one at a time with music, which seems to be the most relaxing experience.

Audio options for the music: Smooth Jazz, Ambient, World Beat, Orchestral Piano, Acoustic Guitar and Christmas Music.

The Christmas fireplace with the Christmas music or Orchestral Piano seems the most relaxing so far. The stone fireplace seems to work with the World Beat music, although the music seems to be a little more fiesty than the fireplace.

You might enjoy listening to the "Candlelight Guitarist CD," while playing the fireplace with no sound. With the option for no sound at all, you can have a fireplace and your own music as an additional option.

~The Rebecca Review