Finally something to show when I have people over that is not the elevator fight sequence on the Matrix DVD! People are always asking me to show them my new 61'' plasma, but if I leave the matrix or another dvd playing everyone always leaves the living room and ends up in the kitchen. What I like about showing this is that I can leave it on and people will enjoy looking at but still continue to lounge in the living room. The dvd doesn't have that overused style of constantly cutting to a new image, so one can relax, look at it, look away, and then look back and still see something familiar. The natural sounds are nice, but when I have people over, I often change the audio input on my stereo and just play my ipod over the big speakers. I also picked up plasmascapes vol. 2 and I think I may even like it more. There are some new locations, but what I really like are the sunsets and cloud scenes. They are great for setting an ambience. If you have a tv and like to keep it on, I would definitely get it. fast shipping too.

Kudos for the fast shipping! I ordered on Friday and had it on Monday. The case and disk appear well produced and printed, although this is clearly a "burned" rather than a mastered disc - this might cause problems in older DVD players. This is "OK" camera work for an amateur. Unfortunately it's also obviously by an amatuer. It's very southern-Califorina centric, which is OK if you're like the desert. There are much prettier places to shoot ocean scenes. There's no variation in the lighting of most scenes - no "magic hour" lighting. If you're OK with all the ocean scenes being shot in the harsh light of noon, then you won't mind, but ocean scenes are prettier with some golden light. The aquarium scenes lack a lot. The shark tank is just too lame for words. The community tank is much better. But the shark tank footage should have gone in the bit-bucket. Same with the fractals. Why do they think zooming in and out is going to hold interest? Zooming a static fractal isn't animation. Especially fractals every 9 year old does with their first Mandelbrot set and the default color map. There are vibrant, dynamic ways to animate fractals, unfortunately they used none of them. The night scene of the LA skylight has too many technical issues to even go into. Don't bother unless you like a flat dimensionless image showing all too well the limits of consumer CCD imaging (they should have rented a good film camera and transferred the footage - along with choosing better camera positions/lens selections). That said, my dogs enjoy the scenes of the squirrells in the park, which was one of the reasons I bought it. The few non-California scenes tossed in were reasonably well thought out - unfortunately there were too few of them. Only one stream scene - more, especially with fades to different camera angles would have been much better. So, if Southern California desert beaches and tree-less hills at noon are your idea of beauty, you'll probably like this.

Okay - gotta say, I was given this product as a gift. Thought it was kind of bizarre. It sat around my house for a while before I actually popped it in. But it's an interesting, new way of having some flair in my house - the ocean is especially cool as I don't live near one. I put on the disc and read and it's a comforting, soothing way to relax. I think it's perfect for stocking stuffers to those people who are hard to shop for, or those who want something unique and relaxing.

Bought this just to sort of take the "gray" out of my living room when my tv was off, and now I love it. People come over to my house and they just can't stop looking at it. The picture is brilliant, and digital quality. The fish are relaxing and the ocean sound is fantastic. Can't recommend this enough, a MUST for everyone who has a plasma or big screen tv.

This product is so cool... The beachscapes and cityviews are my personal favorites... The scapes are continuous motion which creates a zenlike atmosphere in your home... very peaceful and relaxing... Like having a moving painting, an object of art, in your home... Very cool.