I'm spending a lot of time this morning on the net here trying to figure out which of the four current new Dvds of this title on the market , to replace my 1997 version of The Searchers.

I have never been happy with the older ( anamorphic Vistavision)  print of my  WB's copy (085391465126) and I see now that along with a new print available on two separate titles ( one 2 disc and one single disc  - 012569820029 / 085391158653 ) there is now also an HD and a Blu ray disc..( 012569809420 / 085391115328)  .

I will hopefully be buying  an  HD disc player next year and maybe this title will determine which disc to go with.

Can anyone fill me in on their experience or review's of the visual quality of these 4 releases I currently don't own. 
Thanks 

I actually like the 2006 reg DVD look against the HiDef copies..

Thanks  Patsa

Big Positive vote coming your way..

I have the original edition and the 50th Anniversary Edition in PAL format. I haven't bought into HD yet (waiting to see the outcome of the format war).

I prefer the PAL format and colours to the NTSC equivalents. The screenshots at DVDBeaver of the HD version suggest a very saturated colour palette to me (way too red).

The high def versions are from the exact same masters as the special editions, so the colors are the same. If you see any differences color wise, it must be because the display is configured differently. You can discuss whether the colors are off on the new master. I have confidence in that the restoration have been done as carefully as possible, restoring it correctly. If you know that you'll go high def soon, I'd definitely wait to pick it up. It's worth the wait and absolutely beautiful to watch in HD!