AntcuFaalb said:

It has been demonstrated that the '77 35mm IB Technicolor release prints have more visible detail than what's available on the current BD.

I am aware that you are bound by "grey area" legalities with regards to divulging who owns these prints-but do you have any screen shots to demonstrate the above?

because that is one hell of a statement.

It would contravene scientific studies which have shown that release prints have resolution significantly lower than HD.

IB prints could look visibly sharper relative to standard 35mm delux prints---but only because of higher contrast-not because they were inherently sharp.

the blu ray for all it's lack of adherence to the original color timing-does have very good detail.

If you did an A-B comparison with a 35mm release print-what display were you using for the blu ray( a plasma or LCD tv--or did you screen it in a local cinema)

I am using a 4KSony 1000es projector to upscale the blu ray onto a 77inch screen(still quite small compared to other high end home theatre enthusiasts) and I doubt a 4th generation release print(full of optical dupes like Star Wars) would have any where near the same resolution.