And MeBeJedi i know you yourself werent going around saying "THE DVD IS THE LD" but many others are and you were defending their stance. Its amazing how much people are making out of nothing.
Also, Jim Ward is well-regarded dvd producer and he says himself that he's been waiting a long time to this OOT dvd and that he is pleased to finally bring it--it would be extremely professionally embarassing to simply port the laserdisk transfer.