No one seems to have mentioned that, since LFL is using laserdisc masters as the source for these DVD's, there will be those fade ins and fade outs that were added to the laserdisc versions as transitions between disc changes. For me, this alone would make the DVD's unwatchable and not worth buying; I could have almost tolerated a cheap letterboxed release if not for that. At least when fans make versions of the films from laserdisc sources, they eliminate the fades, although it is at the cost of a few frames, but those frames were ruined by the fades anyway. I have lived without Star Wars since my Faces tapes died and I can continue to do so. What I will not do is pay George Lucas for authorized bootlegs that can only claim to be better than fan-made versions in terms of resolution. I agree with those that have said that buying these DVD's will only send the message that we'll pay for any garbage LFL is willing to toss out there. LFL knows from countless emails, letters, petitions, etc. that there is a huge market desperate to own the OOT on DVD; that's why they're confident that they can make money on this substandard release. By not putting any effort or resources into them, they will make an even bigger profit from these DVD's. Add to that the frenzy LFL creates by threatening never to release the OOT again, and they get a money-making juggernaut for three months powered by the mania they have created in OOT fans with their unrelenting insistance in the past that the OOT is gone for good. Make no mistake, they have thought this out very well. Not buying the September release won't send the message that demand for the OOT doesn't exist; it will send the message that fans want a release of the OOT that is a transfered from the restored film sources and treated with the respect it deserves.