msycamore said:

You can check the mint marks here: http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/00873/1425-85/Star-Wars:-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-(1980)

Thanks for the link. I was looking at the mint marks on my laserdisc and it does say C1425-85 like the Mitsubishi is supposed to; however, the second and third column don't match... Does this mean it's different or were those columns just an example.

On Side 1, my disc says B05 and B3OB07042. On Side 2, it just says A30B10644. On Side 3, it says 030B00836. Side 4 says C06 and C30B0467. Side 1 and 4 also say C1425-85, matching the description of the Mitsubishi.

Sorry, I meant horizontal detail. The scan-line pattern on the screen is what surprised me as we discussed it at lenght in this thread: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Complete-Comparison-of-Special-Edition-Visual-Changes/post/450397/#TopicPost450397

Ahh... I see. Now that you mention it when I watch that part on my SWE transfer, it does have more of a scan line pattern. I'll be sure to post a video in the morning, along with the Emperor scene.

EDIT: I just uploaded the strangling on the monitor scene, along with the Emperor scene to Megaupload here:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AA7BLEMB.

You can see the scan lines a bit more clearly than the GOUT. In any case, these aren't IVTC'ed yet, but I'm about 90% sure that the scan lines aren't just plain old interlacing... By the way, I included the cave scene just to show the general quality of the transfer I did. Pls. ignore the out of sync audio. Love to hear your thoughts.