Hello everyone,

I have just registered here, after reading this interesting thread! A thread containing, by the way, the most links I have ever seen to "our" discussion over at:

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=204278

:D :P Thanks for that! ;)

I just wanted to add a few things to the Cinderella discussion.

First of all, in the first post of this thread it says my Cinderella comparison contains "VHS vs 2005 DVD Screenshots". It is, however:

VHS 1997 vs. BD 2012 (Diamond)

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=6399775#post6399775

And then "Doctor M" says: "I previously argued that there is more detail in the laserdisc. I now strongly believe those alarmist screenshots being posted are cherry picked to favor the laserdisc. Here are my comparison screenshots:" http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Recommended-Editions-of-Disney-Animated-and-Partially-Animated-Features/post/653541/#TopicPost653541

To the uneducated reader that may sound like you're saying: "The BD isn't that bad." Of course I know that is NOT what you're saying... :P It's more like: "The LD isn't that good either", isn't it? So maybe some cherry picking was necessary to make the LD look good, but I can assure you there is absolutely no picking of any kinds of fruit involved in the comparison between the BD and my good old PAL VHS from 1997!

To show you what I mean, I made a second, smaller comparison with the exact shots you posted... Now look at that:

http://members.chello.nl/h.h.j.f.beens/temp/Cinderella_VHSvsBD_4.jpg

Yes, of course the BD seems sharper, but the level of detail on the VHS is unmatched! And on top of that those weird, artificial colors of the BD!... :(

So to conclude, until Disney releases a new, proper restoration, I really would be very interested in that restoration project you were talking about over here! :)