The 2nd version is way better. Personally though, I don't like how the text is cutoff, I don't know, I just don't like it. I like the lower opacity on the text in the backround though. I wouldn't change the 2nd one unless you wanna take TF's advice and add stuff to the backround. But don't add to much. Simplicity is always good.'
Off topic: Thi sis my first post in this forum. I didn't even know it existed! I just got fifty posts a while ago, and I was going around the forums, and I noticed this for the first time. It's cool. I like how they make you wait for a while before you see all of the forums.