Sorry about the white level. If you compare the histograms between the HF9G and R7G it seems evident that the R7G is the winner by a mile. The checkerboarding is pretty minimal compared to most captures I've seen and even the Theater750 checkerboards on a scene once in a while. I'll bet the 5 capture average will alleviate most of it. Once the reference disc gets here I'll run both machines through the tests but I can already tell that the R7G is superior.

The 2000 Japanese SE has LD-G so I'll at least grab the subtitles off of it. Interesting that the frames match the TB and G'kar. I did notice while IVTC'ing the US 97SE that there were a couple of oddities.

Once it gets here I'll do a quick cap of the Episode II preview and put it on usenet for you. Maybe even with sound since I have a bit-perfect setup now!