Of course, the dubbed English dialogue leaves a lot to be desired, but that s pretty much describes every Hong Kong import. Columbia TriStar Home Video has done a very good job with their DVD release of GEN-X COPS . GEN-X COPS definitely looks better than some of the older Hong Kong productions that are only now making their American debuts. The image on the DVD is clean, crisp and delivers a solid level of detail. Colors are very strong, with all the well-saturated hues being reproduced without any signs of distortion or smearing.
Blacks are right on the money, with the image offering very good shadow detail and even contrast.
Evidence of digital compression artifacts is negligible on this well authored DVD that takes advantage of dual layering to increase the data rate. The English dubbed Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack is reasonably good, but sounds as if it were created in a studio instead of having a more natural sound quality. Channel separation is very good across the forward soundstage, however the rear channels are not nearly as well implemented. There are occasional split effects, but it isn t anything too showy. In fact, the level of activity in the surrounds isn t particularly aggressive.