The Region 4 version of this disc misses out on; - English Dolby Digital 2.0 surround soundtrack
The Region 1 version of this disc misses out on; - French, Italian, and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks
- Multi-language subtitles
Essentially, both discs are identical - in fact, the layer change is at the exact same spot on both the Region 4 and Region 1 DVDs, but there are a few differences worth noting. Firstly, the Region 1 DVD uses burned-in subtitles for the Klingon and Vulcan dialogue (and the "Earth" placecard). The font used for these is the famous Star Trek font, and is very nice indeed, while the Region 4 version uses a not very attractive subtitle stream font in these places. This was done so the same disc could be used across Europe. Secondly, but more importantly, the visual appearance of the Region 1 is not quite up to the standards of the Region 4. It is not quite as sharp, the colours are not quite as good, and the film artefacts and grain seem more noticeable. Based on a strict feature comparison, the two discs are even (unless you cannot speak or read English - but given you're reading this review, that's probably not an issue), but on a direct comparison, the Region 4 is the (slight) winner.
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