Product Description

Now in HD! So Don't Feed the Fish.

As far as aquarium DVDs go, it just doesn't get any better than Ambient Water: The Ultimate Video Aquarium DVD. It boasts crystal clear salt and freshwater aquariums packaged in an easy to carry (and care for) DVD. The visual quality truly is remarkable.

Each of the 10 aquarium scenes are loopable which means you can set the DVD up and leave it running all day. Four of the aquariums are 30 minutes long and six of them are 10 minutes long. Features include 5.1 surround sound, aquarium sound effects (bubbles and such), and relaxation music.

A neat feature is the ability to match up any of the aquariums with any of the sound tracks. What’s cool about this DVD is that it truly utilizes the DVD format. The playlist feature allows you to quickly jump in and watch all of the saltwater tanks, all of the freshwater tanks, or all tanks in a continuous loop. And yes, you create your own custom playlists, which is a lot of fun.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20882 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-10-01
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, DVD, Surround Sound, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 190 minutes

Customer Reviews

Ambient Water:Ultimate disappointment
I bought this along with another virtual aquarium hoping to show off my 37in hd flatpanel. The only responses I got from showing it off was "Did you pay money for that?"
It looks like someone mounted a camcorder next to a couple aquariums at the local pet store and tried to cash in. There is nothing HD about this dvd, in fact I've seen independent features with better video quality than this.

Pretty nice aquarium DVD
This DVD isn't perfect, but it's pretty nice. "Shot in HD" doesn't mean it PLAYS in HD, as this is not an HD-DVD or Blu-Ray disc. It looks good on my 40" LCD TV playing in an upscaling DVD player.

The scenes have a good variety of fish in attractive tanks. Some buyers have complained that the fish are frighteningly large on some of these aquarium DVDs. I did not find this to be the case with this DVD, but I "only" have a 40" screen. Perhaps the buyers who complained about this have frighteningly large TVs.

The sound is pleasant on the reef or saltwater settings. The freshwater tank setting sounds a bit too much like my toddler blowing bubbles in a juicebox for my enjoyment. I haven't even listened to the music setting. If I want to hear music while I play this DVD, I'll play something I like.

This is not a feature film or an IMAX documentary. It is ambience. If I had the time or inclination to maintain a beautiful aquarium, I would want it to look just like one of the several scenes I liked on this disc. If you stare at the screen and try to find some pixelation on a rapidly moving fish tail, you might find some. Stop finding fault and enjoy the fish show in your hassle free aquarium!

Not HD, its misleading
Notice how it only says "shot in hd"? Anything put on film is shot in HD. I expected much more. The tank scenes are nowhere near HD. If the novelty means enough to you, buy it. I planned on using it for parties, but have not because of the poor quality.