Again thats totally correct Mutt. But at any given bitrate that I have encoded to in the past from SD ( VX2000's, PD150's etc) I don't think i've had the picture quality that I'm getting from HD. Also, thanks for the comment. BTW the day when I shot that video I shot a very small amount of 16mm film between takes. Heres a little sample
http://www.digitalgloss.com/test16.wmv