I have a 30" widescreen HDTV. It's not any of the new technologies, but a more traditional picture tube, which delivers a great picture. Before the GOUT, i was watching my DC laserdiscs on the tv, using the tv's zoom feature. they weren't perfect, but were more than watchable. Now, with the GOUT, the picture has a bit more detail & i'm not having to change discs twice for each movie. So, they were a step up from what i had been using. Unfortunately my dvd player doesn't have the proper "letterbox" zoom option that corrects the subtitle position, but they were always being cut off on my laserdisc anyway, so no change there. I was happy with & had come to accept my laserdiscs as the "final" version i'd ever have (until the X0 comes out...) so the GOUT was an unexpected & welcomed surprise. While it's far from perfect, i could live with the GOUT quality & my hdtv & be happy* if it was never released again. Though i might eventually convert them to anamorphic for the sake of not having to zoom & getting the subtitles in the correct position some day.
That being said, it's still incredibly frustrating and unfortunate the way Lucasfilm has decided to treat the OOT & that the GOUT is the best official quality of what are arguably the most popular & successful films ever made. But, i can't do anymore to change lucasfilms hearts. I've voiced my opinion in multiple ways to them &, like they've done with all of us, they've ignored it. However, i'm able to seperate my frustration & anger with the company from my enjoyment of the films & can happily sit down, hit the zoom button, & escape to a galaxy far, far away. Even if that galaxy's non anamorphic & a bit grainy.
*happy watching what i have, not happy that this substandard treatment was the best we ever got