How good is the quality of the Official DVD’s? I watched the marathon on BBC America which was just standard def video in an HD container. And the first 3 or so seasons looked worse than my old tapes which i no longer have. When i watch TOS or TNG i only ever watch the version restored from film which was scanned in 2K and is in 1080P on home video.
I want to watch DS9 and Voyager in real HD. CBS has no intention of doing so. I’ve seen some nice upscale samples but they always look digital and don’t look like film. It is sad most of Star Trek is barely even DVD quality. Voyager and DS9 are well below even DVD standards. I doubt there is even 480P in those old broadcast tapes. Probably at best 240 lines of resolution. Fit for VHS only.
Right now I am (or perhaps I should better say “we” around here) working on a restoration version that will be enhanced and upscaled to both 1080p and 4K; since the first attempt didn’t really hold up to expectations I am currently doing a work-over for a second edition.
If you’d like, you can pm me so I can provide you with a full version of the DS9 pilot episode as soon as it’s done.
Unfortunately, depending on what the broadcaster does, the upscaling can actually look worse (or in this case less detailed due to extensive softening). The DVDs (as long as they are the originals, not the bootlegs floating around) are ok in terms of quality (at least for standards from back then), but I must admit, I adjust my tv to only upscale to 1080p, not full 4K, since most devices give their best, but the lower the original quality the worse it looks the higher the resolution gets.
Anyway, let me know if you are interested in the combined efforts of the group as well as mine via pm.