Wouldn’t the CLV release be a better source for the video? I captured the PCM from my copy a couple years ago and no rot.
Would it? According to wikipedia,
CAV was used in the LaserDisc format for interactive titles; it was also used with special editions of certain films.[2] CAV allowed for perfect still frames, as well as random access to any given frame on a disc. Playing time, however, was 30 minutes on each side (these discs are also known as “standard play”), as opposed to 60 minutes on each side for CLV->based discs (“extended play”).
So CAV had half the amount of video of CLV, which would mean better quality vid than CLV? Plus it was CAV used for the higher end LDs.
Perhaps someone more knowledgeable can confirm.