Originally posted by: Darth_Evil
But remember, Lucas isn't doing any remastering, so the X0 project probably WILL end up looking better than the official releases.

Even if there is NO remastering involved in the Fox DVD's, you have to take into account the source material they are using as opposed to the X0 project's sources. Fox has the MASTER source that the laserdiscs were made from. At the time the laserdiscs were made, LD technology was pretty much "top of the line". However, it is still a media that doesn't compare to the original masters (just like the VHS tapes don't come close to comparing to the original sources they are derived from).

So, you have Lucas/Fox making a dvd from the source material directly. Their equipment and source material is FAR superior to any "Laserdisc>Computer capture>Re-authoring>DVD" project that we can do. It's just a simple fact! Again, I'm not knocking the X0 Project or anyone else's project, I'm just stating the facts. So far, what I've seen from the X0 Team is AMAZING and I cannot compliment those guys enough for what they've shown us so far! And again, I hope I'm lucky enough to see their final product. I still can't see how the final product could look better than the source materials and the studio dvd authoring that Fox will give us.

I'm not defending Fox/Lucas for releasing these dvd's the way they are. Those that know me personally know that I'm always bashing Lucas (and have been since I left the theatre when Episode I was over). As ridiculous as I think his Prequel Movies, SE editions, and utter lack of respect for the OOT movies are, I still cannot wait to get these films on DVD. If this is all we end up getting on dvd, I'll at least be happy knowing that I finally have them on dvd. As stated before though, I don't think this is the last we'll see of these movies on DVD.

RickWJ324