True, but the point of this is preservation and the standard for cataloguing digital transfers are 4k. All of Warner's classic films have been logged as such. Of course, no one here has the kind of HDD space to do such a thing, but I think we should atleast strive for a HD-DVD quality transfer, due to the mass production of them being right around the corner. We don't want to make a low bitrate transfer of the film now and then have to drag it back out later to upgrade.

Digital film at 4k now captures 99.9% of the information on the film. It's not going to get much stronger for older films. However, the major knock against digital film is that it lack the grain or aliveness that 35mm stock film has. For cinemaphobes, that's a problem.