Also, you're lucky to be part of that project, and have a chance to see the original trilogy in crystal clarity!

I view my videos straight off my computer, in hi-resolution, and that's why the MPEG2 DVD standard doesn't really do it for me.

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I'm sure Enterprise looks fantastic in 1080i, but I think the point you're missing is that Enterprise is available in 1080i.

The X0 project will offer the best possible quality transfer of the laserdisc, but ultimately Laserdisc has a lower resolution to DVD - and unless the team do an upscale the video will be 4:3 Letterboxed, not 16:9 Anamorphic.

MPEG-4 compression would allow people to distribute these films more easily than DVD (1.4Gb-ish vs 4.35Gb), but the downside would be they would not be playable on set-top DVD Players.

MPEG-4 offers more efficient compression, it does not magically insert detail.

While I must thank ElectricTroy for allowing me to increase my post-count, I am starting to wonder if this isn't becoming some sort of trolling exercise...