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Cobra Kai said:

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Gentlemen, please!

Yes that's correct. He just released SW 2.1, and will soon release an updated 2.5 for his blu-ray release.  He is planning on doing a 2.0 for ESB and Jedi, but hasn't started on those yet, so it may be a while.

pushad said:

Thanks for the reply ...

2.5 eh? (facpepalm) Guess I'll cross the slow-download bridge when I get there lol

And from what I've read Empire & Jedi are worth it correct?

IMO they're arguably the best video presentation of these films to date (certainly ESB IMO, ROTJ has some noticeable problems).  But, unlike Star Wars 2.5, you just don't feel like you're watching it in the theatre again when you watch ESB and ROTJ 1.0.  It still feels like home video in far too many ways (color, detail, etc).

For now.

As much as I love Star Wars DE I am really looking forward to Empire. Can't wait for screenshot to start appearing.

The Fanboy in me is going to cum. :)

pushad said:

So hold off on ESB/ROTJ then...

Well I guess I can stick to those theatrical DVDs from '06...

What? No! That's not what I was trying to say, if you got that from me.  I'm saying that ESB and ROTJ 1.0 are much, much, much, MUCH better than the 06 Bonus Disc version, VHS version, Laserdisc version, or what-have-you.  They're even better than the Blu-ray versions if you consider those to be the same films.  They are the best things to ever hit any video format, officially or unofficially (IMO, YMMV).

This project is well past the point of trying to make the best home video presentation.  Been there, done that.  Now it's trying to be competitive with 35mm film.  Star Wars 2.x is already there.  ESB and ROTJ 1.0 are not, but that certainly doesn't mean they're not way better than those damned bonus discs.

Hum, to be fair, you'll have to purchase the Blu-rays of at least the original trilogy as it is required by Harmy to download his work because his main source are the Blu-rays. You might not like it, but that's the condition that gives a (very little) sense of legality to Harmy's project. I, myself bought a lot of Star Wars discs since I discovered this project (the '06 DVDs that I didn't own and the Blu-rays of the Complete Saga).

The logic here is that you should own the official HD version to (more or less just morally) justify downloading an HD fan edit/preservation. This is the rule for all HD fan edits and preservations, not just this one.

It's not like you have to have it on your shelf next to your other movies.  It works as a boat anchor, chicken coop floor, toilet-tank-water-saver-brick, you name it.  It does not have to be in playing condition in order to fulfill its function (allowing fan edit ownership).  Pitch it as a water-saving device, you'll probably be more convincing.

Troyig88 said:

The Fanboy in me is going to cum. :)

Thanks for sharing!