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Info: 1992 VHS Set - Star Wars Trilogy Special Letterbox Collector's Edition - any special and/or redeeming qualities?
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8-Jun-2013, 6:28 AM

Knightmessenger said:

 

what really interested me was that a UK vhs set from 1994 was labeled "Digitally Remastered" yet did not have the THX logo on them. What was that source?

These are the same as the 1995 PAL releases. The 'digitally remastered' tag means they've had the noise reduction applied. The last UK VHS releases that are free from DVNR are the 'Special Widescreen Edition" tapes released around '91.

I also believe there was a special vhs boxset in place of the Definitive Laserdisc that just had a different lightsaber color on the box. It also came with a bonus tape that had the 1993 extras. I think that was the Executor set and that was UK Pal but that is not pictured and I don't know if that's the same as the "Digitally Remastered" set.

The Executor set has the same PAL THX transfers as the other 1995 releases, except the picture is slightly brighter, and has slightly nicer colour as a result, but the same DVNR smearing you'll find on all post-93 releases. It also released on 4 hour tapes (approx), as each tape is packed with extras, most (if not all, but I'm not certain) of which are available elsewhere in a higher quality.