Excellent quality image.
We purchased this my wife's grandmother who loves Sound of Music. She only recently got blu-ray and a large flat-screen, so I was dying to see how things looked all together (and force her to use it at least once while we were there). ;) We put it in, and I was floored. The image quality is fantastic. In fact, it's almost too good at times- almost looks fake. But- I think this was ultimately due to the settings she had on her flat-screen. [Someone pumped it up to vivid settings with extra sharpness I believe.] However, even with the settings not optimal (or rather as I'd prefer them), it was obvious that this release was the best in video quality out there. Colors and textures were clean and clear- not muddy. I remember watching it late-night on the old TV and it was horrible quality compared to this. Almost like you're in the movie-theater watching it's release. Fantastic!