timdiggerm said:
The logic doesn't follow, but I suppose it's a bit of a nod towards the fact that he knows what's going on in this end of the fan community.
I think it's also a nod to the fact that Robert Harris personally knows of a print in a existence that can be used for a BD version of the original Ep IV. He's offered to restore it himself, with no response from Lucasfilm (surprise surpise).