Yep. What you likely saw was an HD version made from files that were pre-tinkering for the DVD format. This is what would have been utilized for the BD with some massaging for the new disc, hence to contrast boost. That's also why DAF is now timed so coldly.

The OHMSS SE disc and LD are what the film has always looked like. At least on these old discs you get some inkling of 60's Technicolor.

The GE HDTV version typically found is 720p and does indeed look great, save for the cropping and color timing. The amount of visible grain is massive, it's tight and dense and near gone on the official BD. However there's a slight error in my version, in the meeting with Bond and Zukovsky.