Well, I don't really expect the HD version of Star Wars on Cinemax to have a bit-rate equal to what you would get on a dual-layer Blu-Ray version from Lucasfilm. =) But on the other hand, this may be the only chance to get the Star Wars movies in HD, in 1080i no less (which I think according to Laserman can be easily and flawlessly converted to true 1080p?), before they change even more things in the 30th anniversary set. When they do release the Star Wars trilogy and prequels on Blu-Ray or HD-DVD eventually, they may not give us the choice to watch them without the 30th anniversary changes, just like Lucas has been trying to foist the SE and even-more-SE 2004 changes on us ever since.

And you never know, since this is a one-time big event, Star Wars in HD for the first time on t.v. in the U.S., maybe Cinemax will go all out on the video bit-rate. =)