captainsolo said:

(Not to mention that they seem to be forgoing the Harris-Katz restoration!)

Not sure how I feel about this. There are some pretty bad rumors floating around about the new "restoration." I'll wait for reviews before I pass judgment.

Visually, I thought the Harris-Katz was a decent restoration, very vivid certainly. Having seen a 70mm print recently, I can confirm that the first Vertigo DVD was a more accurate representation color-wise to the restoration. The transfer for the second DVD was too bright.

Luckily, I have an HDTV BD of this with the mono track from the DVD synced: just in case the BD is completely awful.

If necessary VHS or even that Beta might be the best way to salvage it. I only have the restored VHS, but I'll keep an eye out for anything else.

I have two copies of the old VHS with Hi-Fi audio. I wouldn't mind capturing in WAV over RCA cables (not the best method, I know.) I didn't realize that Hi-Fi VHS/Beta audio could be better than the DVD and the old LD; what's the reasoning behind that?