Originally posted by: Number20

Originally posted by: trickbaxter
ditto. anyway, i was trying to say that i figured out that i have that KCMO version (which is all the more sweet because that's the channel i could pick up to watch Transformers on). so i'm pretty sure that i've read that the KCCI version is better. Is this the case?

Supposedly the KCCI version was taken from a broadcast beta tape. However, I've heard that is now in doubt and is probably a first or very second generation tape. Its supposed to be the highest quality tape available, but I'm not sure how it compares to the KCMO version specifically. However, it is avalable on myspleen, if you want to see it and compare.

The KCCI version is definitely the best, and it's remarkably better than the KCMO version. I have been in touch with the source of the master tape this was transferred from, and it apparently *is* a first generation recording from the original airing. Surprisingly, though, it's not actually Beta (as I had thought as well) but VHS, which makes the quality it's in even more amazing. This tape has been very well-preserved, and also very well-transferred by someone who knew what they were doing. And that's a stroke of luck for all of us.

The bottom line is this: the KCCI version supercedes all other versions I've ever seen (and I've seen quite a lot by now). It is hands-down the best quality you can get your hands on at present.

--SKot