In my case I didn't use the General, I honestly didn't notice the revision on it and would be interested in feedback from others. If no one has tried it I might be convinced to do so Looking at the .BIN files inside the NTSC version I used appears to have a later file date on it. The General is 170518 which I interpret as 5/18/17 and the NTSC has 9/05/17. I don't know what's best to use honestly but I can tell you the bootup on the NTSC version appeared noticeably faster than I'm used to!