StudioCanal Blu-ray

StudioCanal Blu-ray

Optimum DVD

Italy Minerva DVD

Italy Minerva DVD:

Even though there is a RaroVideo Blu-ray, it has aggressive DNR and bad encoding so Minerva DVD is still visibly superior, see DVDBeaver caps.

While Minerva DVD has contrast boosting and black crush, it's still much superior to Britain Optimum DVD.

Criterion 4K Blu-ray/2020 remastered StudioCanal Blu-ray (preference)

Criterion 4K Blu-ray > StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. The HDR grading has messed up highlights, so some may prefer the 2020 remastered StudioCanal Blu-ray

2000 Optimum DVD

2019 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

2019 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

2019 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray (same as Optimum Blu-ray)

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

2020 StudioCanal Britain 4K Blu-ray (but potential problem)

2001 R1 Paramount DVD/2008 R2 Optimum DVD

France MK2 Blu-ray

France MK2 Blu-ray > Optimum OOP Blu-ray see caps

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray and 2011/2013 Optimum Blu-ray both have issues, up to preference. Britain Optimum/Japan Amuse Soft Blu-ray is better, Criterion is worse

Japan Amuse Soft Blu-ray is better encoded than the Optimum, is in the original 1.85 ratio, and has the original colors

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray and 2011/2013 Optimum Blu-ray both have issues, up to preference. Britain Optimum/Japan Amuse Soft Blu-ray is better, Criterion is worse

Japan Amuse Soft Blu-ray is better encoded than the Optimum, is in the original 1.85 ratio, and has the original colors

2011 Optimum Blu-ray has audio in wrong pitch, fixed in 2013 reissue in the Zavvi exclusive Steelbook. Criterion has correct 5.1 and a 7.1 mix.

Criterion and Optimum Blu-rays have exclusive extras

Criterion 4k resto, but some may prefer previous Optimum/Kadokawa BDs

Criterion 4k resto, but it was AI upscaled although supervised and approved by Lynch https://www.reddit.com/r/davidlynch/comments/12klbw9/inland_empire_and_ai_upscaling/

Some may prefer previous Optimum/Kadokawa BDs

See another detailed review: https://www.dvdexotica.com/2015/05/lets-get-serious-about-inland-empire.html