Anyone still following this? ;-)

4(a). D925 - s-video - BT878 (using btwincap drivers with sharpness maxed out)

I've included this shot because the setup is similar to what I used back in 2004 when I did my first LD capture. Increasing the sharpness setting produces an image that initially looks more detailed. However, if you look closely (and compare with picture No. 4 above) you will see that the added detail is an illusion caused by the addition of false halos that are not part of the real image. It also has the effect of increasing the overall noise level; I really dislike this oversharpened look now.