Sorry, I didn't want to offend you; I only pointed out that the laserdisc is *a* reference, and NOT *the* reference; I mean, as I wrote in my post, that is better (IMHO) to stick with a reference (even if not for sure the right one) instead of making a color correction "by eye", that's it. If it seemed I was rough, I apologize, it was not my intention, I repeat, I like your threads and I think you are a smart person, so sorry again.

About laserdisc as color reference, I agree with you, it's not the best source that could be used as reference for an HD project, but at least it's better than VHS, and a PAL 1.85 laserdisc still got around 416x160/200 pixel chroma resolution Vs 208x360 pixel chroma resolution of a PAL 1.85:1 letterbox DVD, so it has almost the same chroma resolution.

At the end, the whole discussion could be summed up in: it will be a wise choice to use the 1080ì HDTV as luma reference, and LD as chroma reference, to make a restoration project of the theatrical cut of Robin Hood, or it's better to use the BD, cut out the scenes not belonging to the theatical cut, and use the HDTV to restore the missing scenes not found on the extended cut BD? And, if the latter is the best choice, how to restore color grading in the HDTV to match the BD one?