Paul_Warren
Supporting Actor
Back in April 2009 I was one of the first people to report on this as it was released in UK before US. I may have posted some screenshots its near the start right here. I cannot remember the timecode but a few parts of ST2 looked like DVD to me the image went very soft & non HD. As Lowry Digital worked on this I expected a near flawless release not a compromised budget restricted effort. It looked like someone went to sleep on the job!Worth said:Well, that's an unorthodox opinion.
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/272874-star-trek-films-on-blu-ray-what-we-know-so-far/page-29#entry3437693
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/272874-star-trek-films-on-blu-ray-what-we-know-so-far/page-30#entry3438181
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/272874-star-trek-films-on-blu-ray-what-we-know-so-far/page-34#entry3441181
A lot depends on your equipment though. I used to have a 40" LCD HDTV now I have a 60" Plasma & 21:9 Ultra Wide Monitor. What looked good on a 40" LCD circa late 2000's looks inferior on newer displays as they show way more detail so notice the defects & 2 has a few defects which IMO should not be there considering the director + Lowry Digital worked on it.
This post here starts to touch on the issues from a technical angle:
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/272874-star-trek-films-on-blu-ray-what-we-know-so-far/page-35#entry3442879
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=1877897#post1877897
The vast majority of 1-6 are as good as can be expected the sloppy issues & potential 1080i upscaling in places are why some people like me having invested so much over the years on Laserdisc, VHS, VHS-WS, DVD etc etc expected a little more back from Paramount.