Mike O and Darth Evil are both correct. Another thing is that many people only have them on vhs in pan & scan but what I actually meant, my "original vision," was for people who never had or even saw the original movies like me. I think there are a lot of younger people who actually got into Star Wars with the prequels that want to see where it all began. How can you not want the orginal versions after watching "Empire of Dreams?"
I had only seen parts of the trilogy on tv until 2004. Our freshmen seminar had to watch "Star Wars," as an example of something influenced by Japanese culture. I saw the 97 vhs tape but wasn't that impressed. Still, I asked for and got the new trilogy dvd set for Christmas. I was excited to see either version in what had been promoted as state of the art dvd quality. Watching the movies made me wonder "is that the best they can do, is that how they are supposed to look?" The movies felt soulless and didn't look natural but "Empire of Dreams" was great. I had no idea how influential and important Star Wars was which made me want to see that film from 1977.
Finding out how badly screwed up the dvd's were made me want to see the originals even more. When I rented the '95 tapes from my school library, I was amazed at how much better they looked, especially the color. I think when most people see both versions on the upcoming dvd's, they will like the original version better for two reasons. Many of the changes have greatly made the films worse and the horrible color on for 2004 sucks out whatever charm and soul the films had remaining after '97.