A Better Tomorrow - The Best DVD Version?

[Yuen Fei Lung]

A few years back I purchased A Better Tomorrow 1 and 2 on DVD. I believe they were from a company called Anchor Bay. The video quality is really pretty bad and the audio tracks (both Cantonese and English) are mono. These are two of my favorite films and to say I was dissappointed in the video quality is an understatement. What I'm wondering what DVD versions has the best quality. I've heard there's a Hong Kong Legends version but I have no clue how to get ahold of this and I don't have any sort of converter so watching it would be pretty problematic.

I've looked on YesAsia but I'm not sure if there's a version that's remastered or not. Here's what I've found. If any of you own other versions of A Better Tomorrow 1 and 2 and could perhaps give me some input, that would be great.

Here are the versions I'm considering purchasing.

Korean (region free version) (http://www.yesasia.com/us/a-better-tomorrow-i-ii-dvd-2-disc-special-edition-korea-version/1020413109-0-0-0-en/info.html)

Hong Kong Digitally Remastered Version (http://www.yesasia.com/us/a-better-tomorrow-trilogy-dvd-collection-digitally-remastered-joy/1014302889-0-0-0-en/info.html)

A Better Tomorrow (Taiwan Version) (http://www.yesasia.com/us/a-better-tomorrow-taiwan-version/1004050039-0-0-0-en/info.html)

A Better Tomorrow II (Taiwan version) (http://www.yesasia.com/us/a-better-tomorrow-ii-taiwan-version/1004050037-0-0-0-en/info.html)

Thanks for the help everyone!

YFL

[Asmo]

http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=1264 http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=2414

Those links should help, but in my opinion go for the remastered HK releases. They have original mono. I have it and I'm happy with it.

[WuxiaFan]

Agree with Asmo-go with the HK remasterd editions (IVL/Fortune Star). But go with DDDHouse.com instead. Same box set, but much cheaper including shipping (at least for me it was, shipping to US). Here's the link.
http://www.dddhouse.com/v3/product_details.php?ProductID=3783

[Yuen Fei Lung]

Thanks! I really appreciate it.

[Vanian]

Dragon Dynasty is working on A Better Tomorrow. I don't believe they have a release date. Sounds like they have work started on it though.

[chen lung]

There's discussion at Bullets'n'Babes (http://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1154) - I added some comments.

Also check OFDB (http://www.ofdb.de) for versions.

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