Rating: Summary: The Best Review: I've read all the Reviews before purchasing this DVD so i expected the worse because of what i heared about the labeling. Well to be honest the labeling isn't professional at all but the Ink didn't just rob off! and the Disk didn't have any scarches.
When it comes to the Scene Quality i think it's the best. I've bought many similar DVDs but i never felt that i'm sitting infront of a real one as i'm feeling right now.
I'd recommend this DVD to anyone who wants to turn his TV into a REAL Fireplace and wouldn't care much about how the DVD itself looks like.
Rating: Summary: Well Done! Review: I've seen a couple of other fireplace DVDs and they loop and just show the same thing over and over. When I put this one in, I could almost smell the oak logs burning! Very relaxing DVD. Excellent!
Rating: Summary: The Most 'FAB' Fireplace Video/DVD on the Market! Review: Quality! Really smooth production quality. AND for less money than inferior tapes and DVDs out there! Unlike some other videos this has excellent vibrancy in the color of the flames, clean sound with crisp crackling of the logs. The digital mastering is absolutely beautiful. This is a peaceful, soothing fireplace that burns for two full hours. The best 'atmosphere tape' I own.
Rating: Summary: Good video, terrible audio, sub-par manufacturing Review: The images presented are by far the best part of this DVD. Real logs are slowly burnt down and the looping is fairly seamless. You really won't notice unless you're staring intensely. The shot is framed to focus on the fire itself and there's no visual real estate wasted on the facade of the fireplace. The fire looks exactly like the picture on the cover of the DVD box that Amazon lists.
The audio track is a big disappointment, and the driver behind my two star rating. The crackle of the fire is barely audible at lower volumes, and when you turn it up your ears will be assaulted by an overwhelming amount of hissing and static. There's no option for an alternative audio track with holiday music. If you buy this DVD, don't plan on using the audio for atmospheric purposes. Gazing at a muted fireplace just isn't the same.
While I don't doubt that earlier versions of the DVD were printed out on an inkjet, the label as of Feb 2005 is silk screened on. However, the underside has the tell-tale purple/blue color of an inexpensive reproduction method. Occasionaly the video jitters, and although it's not very noticable, it may be related to the DVD-R nature of the disc. It's amusing to note that the screen capture on the cover of the box hasn't been deinterlaced.
Although Amazon only lists James Dixon as the author, Madison Lewis is actually given first billing on the back cover of the box and on the front of the DVD. It's worth noting that the address to contact the copyright holders is P.O. Box 6235 Malibu, CA, 90264. This makes me a little suspicious of the estatic review entitled "The Best Fireplace Video Offered by Amazon Hand Down!", which was written by someone from the Malibu area.
I spent a long time comparing the other fireplace DVDs on Amazon before purchasing this one, and the only other title that seemed worthwhile was Ambient Fire 3rd Edition. But I haven't seen it so I can't comment on it in comparison. Had the audio on My Fireplace been better, I wouldn't be considering returning it and purchasing Ambient Fire instead.
Rating: Summary: DISAPPOINTED AND EMBARRASSED Review: When I first opened the DVD a strong gasoline like odor came from the case. I didn't think much of it and put the disc into my machine. When I turned the lights back on my girlfriend had ink all over her face! She was really upset. I discovered that the ink rubbed off from the "MY FIREPLACE" DVD disc. Looks like it's a homemade DVD with cheap ink jet printing on the disc.As far as the fire it's okay, I wouldn't give it the glorious reviews that are listed here. I wish the fire didn't burn down, it would be nice if the main part of the fire lasted longer. I've had this DVD for a week and it still smells! Overall I was disappointed and wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
Rating: Summary: Poor quality dvd Review: While the fire is very nice, the DVD itself arrived with several scratches which caused the "movie" to pause, have "boxes" in it and ultimately stopped playing altogether. Nice fire, poor CD quality.
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