I'm surprised by this sudden uproar as well. We had the whole "will they be anamorphic?" discussion when the release was first announced. I think it's pretty unlikely, but certainly possible. Either way they'll be better than LD rips.

Originally posted by: THX
If the prints were washed for this release (meaning a new transfer), there's no way it'll be letterboxed. I don't believe in this whole "deliberately inferior" conspiracy. If they're letterboxed, that means '93 tape masters, which seems to be what thedigitalbits is implying. But remember that this contradicts Darth First's information. So I'm waiting to see.