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In 2016, Murnau Stiftung released a Blu-ray set of 6 films, three silent and three sound. Among these was the late silent "Asphalt", a Weimar-era gem that had just underwent a 2k restoration. So I bought the Jubiläumsedition from amazon.de to see how it compared with the 2005 Eureka MoC DVD of "Asphalt". I watched it Wednesday night and was very impressed. Right after that, I looked at scenes from the old DVD. The Blu-ray image is sharper and brighter and looks far better in motion. It's much more film-like, without the compression noticeable in the old DVD. The DVD has a slight greenish tint that I hadn't noticed before, whereas the Blu-ray has clean shades of gray and black. They did an incredible job on the restoration.

There was one issue that I knew in advance: no English subtitles. I played a version with subtitles simultaneously on my phone, glancing over to look at it when a title appeared on the big screen. It worked pretty well, although the version on my phone was about 1 fps faster, so I had to occasionally pause it and allow the Blu-ray to overtake it. A small distraction, but it was worth it. This is one of my favorite films.

The other films in the set are: "Zapatas Gange" (1914, starring Asta Nielsen), "When I was Dead" (1915, directed by and starring Ernst Lubitsch), "Viktor and Viktoria" (1933, Reinhold Schünzel), "Romance in Moll" (1943, Helmut Käutners) and "Madeleine and the Legionnaire" (1957, Wolfgang Staudte).

Jason,

Thank you for the recommendation; I just ordered the box set along with "Opfergang" (1944) from amazon.de.
I am not German, but I can speak it reasonably well, so lack of subs is no problem.

Claus.

Claus, you're very welcome. "Opfergang" is not a film I've watched, but it would be interesting to see a German film in color from that time.
By the way, there is one site with screen grabs from the Blu-ray. You can compare them with the DVD Beaver review of the Eureka MoC DVD. There's an overhead street shot on both sites that shows the improved contrast on the Blu-ray.
http://worldscinema.org/2017/02/joe-may-asphalt-1929/
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews10/asphalt_.htm

Opfergang I have had this film for some time and the color & audio have been restored with great care.

Opfergang has a very impressing restoration, but the mood of the film is more interesting in the old tape version, in which you could not see everything as crystal clear....