The R1 FoTR DVDs suffered from excessive filtering, which was not replicated on the PAL versions, hence the question for TTT. I haven't seen any comparison reviews yet.
Hi Julian, Bjoern Roy did an extensive NTSC v PAL picture quality review of LOTR: FOTR here at http://www.videophile.info/Review/FOTR/FOTR_01.htm and also compared them to a "homemade" NTSC version derived from a Hi-Def broadcast - very interesting indeed.
He is just about to post a similar review of TTT ! Paul