DoomBot said:
Screen shot comparisons....
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/38412
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/38413
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/38414
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/38415
Now it seems the spoRv version appears similar to the original color scheme of the first release of The French Connection on Blu-ray and the HD DVD appears similar to the Filmmakers Series Blu-ray release.
Doesn't matter. I'll put the BD25 with the UK Blu-ray and USA HD DVD releases of this film.