The German DVD is now due out on 7 January 09, apparently.
It'll be interesting to see what the quality is like. I had a chance to compare the quality of the R2 Japanese Grindhouse theatrical and the R1 US Death Proof. The US version has the same scratched beat-up look, but in much better PQ. (The scratches are sharper!) :-)
(Top R2, bottom R1)