In addition to providing a complete breakdown of all the bonus content included in the release, the folks over at Blu-ray.com, who offer the the most comprehensive and thorough analysis of Blu-ray titles anywhere on the interwebs, had this to say about the Star Wars Digital Movie Collection that arrived earlier this month.
Note: Disney supplied us with the iTunes edition of the saga’s digital release for review.
The transfers used to produce the digital copies of all six films are virtually identical to the transfers used to produce the The Complete Saga’s September 2011 Blu-ray release. No additional remastering or notable alterations are present. The resulting AV quality of each film — at least by lower bit-rate digital standards — is generally excellent, although the same source-based shortcomings that haunt the BD versions of Episode I and Episode II are as noticeable as ever. The digital files are approximately 4 to 4.5 GB per film as well, meaning the presentations, while impressive in their own right, aren’t as impressive as their Blu-ray counterparts. Still, fans looking for yet another way to watch Star Wars will be pleased with the final product and, aside from an uptick in compression artifacts, will feel their money and time have been well spent.
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