Originally posted by: vtpeters
Can someone please tell me why everyone here is so thrilled to see these 1997 SE versions in HD? They're by general knowledge the worst-of-all Star Wars versions ever, so why bother?
And as far as adapting new standards goes. Personally I'd first have to see the electronics and entertainment industry together support only ONE system. I'm not going to invest (heavily) into a system that could become the next Video2000 or Betamax (for all you youngsters: these were rival and some may say technically superior video tape systems to VHS in the late 80's and early 90's).
Can someone please tell me why everyone here is so thrilled to see these 1997 SE versions in HD? They're by general knowledge the worst-of-all Star Wars versions ever, so why bother?
And as far as adapting new standards goes. Personally I'd first have to see the electronics and entertainment industry together support only ONE system. I'm not going to invest (heavily) into a system that could become the next Video2000 or Betamax (for all you youngsters: these were rival and some may say technically superior video tape systems to VHS in the late 80's and early 90's).
Its just exciting to see Star Wars in HD--in the same way that seeing the SE's on the big screen again, while sucky in one sense, would still be thrilling.
As for format wars, this is not an HD-DVD or Blu-Ray release, its a high definition television broadcast. No doubt it will be put onto on an HD format at some point, but i think by the time that happens (circa 2009/2010) the format war will have hopefully be decided.