I see it as, the man is a perfectionist. But he's human so he can never make or even come close to perfection, esspecially when it comes to his art. The man is like a plastic surgery addict. He keeps seeing flaws where there are none and ruins his once beautiful, ground breaking film.
I also believe that someday down the road we will get a decent DVD transfer. Hell, Blade Runner is finally getting the transfer it so desperatly needed. Once Lucas is dead, they'll release an ultimate edition. There are too many people out there, and who work for Lucasfilm that refuse to let the originals die. I believe that we will get an offical release someday. For now, these DVD will be the best quality so far, and to me it's worth the $36 fee.