I must confess, I bought a copy of the SE bootleg sets over a year ago. I didn't want to spend a ton of money for the OT which they were going for at the time, so I settled for the SE sets. Was pleased with the quality, not over-whemled. Basically, this was a way to tied me over till they officially came out on DVD. Now I'm fine with the SE sets, though I prefer the OT. I just can't stand a few new scenes in them (the Han scene, Jabba, and in ROTJ the band scene. I like everything else though, but do prefer the OT. Lucas has really pissed me off with his statements towards the OT which prompted to write a letter in which I got a response (supposively) from one of his secretaries. I will most likely buy the official SE sets (there's rumors of other changes which I'm interested in) but I'll buy it second hand so he won't see MY MONEY.

Since he announced the release of the SE edition I was happy at 1st but a little mad later. Like everybody else I WANT the OT on DVD. I feel out of respect towards his fans he should release them. He obviously doesn't need the money he'd make from them, or else he would have done it a while ago. Hey George, here's an idea, since you hate the OT so much release them and give ALL the money to charity. I'm still hoping he will release the OT as part of the Ultimate Editions sets rumored to be released in a few years. When they were selling the VHS sets for the "last time" I didn't really think he meant it. Obviously he does.

So this prompted me to buy the OT bootleg sets now. I paid around $55 for the set, so I'm happy about it. Here's a link to the set I bought. Watched it over the weekend, the quality IMO isn't has good as DVD but pretty damn close. There seems to be pauses throughout the film, which isn't that big of a deal its only for a split second. The sound is really nice, I'm able to listen to it in 5.1 surround sound. So that's my take on my experience with the bootleg sets. Let me know if you have any more questions about the OT set I bought.