Bobocop said:
That's one reason I don't agree with those that say Lucas is only in it for the money.

If that were the case, there would have been an early DVD release with the '97 SE, then later on they would have done their "restoration" box-set release with the 2004 revisions, and THEN the next release with the GOUT. And there would already be a Blu-Ray release. Waiting until the next format is almost ready to take over before releasing the movies doesn't reek of wanting all our money.

But that begs the question of what exactly Lucas' motives were in waiting so long in releasing the OT on DVD, and then doing it without bothering to make sure the quality is up to par.

I don't think it is about money, it's about laziness and not caring.