You know, bkev, that's what I think too. The brighter quality reminds me of the old releases more, timing wise. I found a long old ot.com thread about the HDTV Broadcast here: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Blade-Runner-HDTV/topic/3634/
The Broadcast was also the Director's Cut, not the Final Cut. So, does anyone still have this? If so, do they have opinions on it? There is a torrent on TPB that could be feasibly seeded.