I listened to small clips of the English Uncut Funi dub of the original Dragon Ball, and wasn't impressed, so I'm sticking with the original Japanese. Shame it's stuck in mono, and it isn't even Dragon Box quality of course. If only Kei17 wouldn't be so greedy and release all of the Original Broadcast Audio to the public.

As for the subbed version, I've seen up to (but not including) episode 50. A pretty wild ride so far. Sometimes I'm amazed that it was shown to children in Japan considering the...crude humor. Although I admit it did make me chuckle a little.

Honestly, of the sub releases of the original Dragon Ball, what do you like the best?

1. Saga Sets

Pros: not as zoomed as Blue Bricks.

Cons: First 13 episodes only uncut in Australia, meaning PAL conversion is likely.; poor compression.

Meh: Japanese Title cards.

2. Blue Bricks/*******.*** um....

Pros: Better compression/quality than Saga Sets; First 13 episodes are uncut (and may or may not have new transfers); probably cheaper than Saga Sets.

Cons: More zoomed than Saga Sets; Mild DVNR applied (nowhere near as bad as the DBZ Orange Bricks and the DBZ Season Blu-Rays)

Meh: No Japanese Title cards.

3. Hulu

Pros: Everything is free and legal.

Cons: Linux support is abysmal; commercial breaks (and fade ins/fade outs)

Meh: I have no idea what transfer is used, and how it compares to the other two English releases.

I know I haven't gotten that far yet, but I'm considering watching the original DBZ with subs instead of watching Kai first. Do the Funi Dragon Box subs cover everything, including the recaps that other releases lack?