I still say fans should buy, because I believe this release shouldn't be the forum for a protest vote. The future boxsets is where Lucas is losing us, not the versions we want! I am buying this, but what has changed in the way Lucas has treated this fanbase for me is, that if any future release doesn't contain the O-OT fully remastered, he aint getting my money, plain & simple.
After this release, I will have my O-OT versions I have waited for since the inception of DVD, so I will be happy. Will I be totally satisifed, not at all, but that is where Lucas has to play ball in the future. After the 2004 SE release and the 2006 O-OT, every fan, whether casual or diehard has one of the versions they want. In the future, Lucas has to appeal to the diehards to keep buying these releases, cause the casual fan won't keep buying the same movies again, and aren't interested in more changes.
Lucas has atleast 2 more big releases for the saga, the 2007 Saga Boxset for DVD, and the HD-DVD boxset somewhere in the next couple years, and that is where I say as a diehard fan to Lucas, "Does it contain the O-OT fully remastered?"
If No, then I simply won't buy it. That is where Lucas is losing me as a fan, not in this release, but in the future.