That's cool I get your point about not being able to watch them due to the frustrations associated the lack of a proper restoration.
It's really in the eye of the beholder but I own a 48" HDTV and while I admit they're less than spectacular and don't watch them often, I can still enjoy watching the GOUT. That said I'd find in near impossible if the kind soul on these very boards didn't create a tutorial on how to convert them to anamorphic.
But this is only page 2 so I do not wish to derail this topic any further.