Mr. Bungle said:

Admittedly, I'd gotten so used to the DVD edition that I'd forgotten what the original Star Wars film looked like.

Weird. I think I've only watched the SEs once each (1997 and 2004). I didn't feel the need to view them ever again, but I do still need to check out the commentaries.

All this 2011 nonsense has given me this strange itch to rewatch the '97s, though. I skimmed through the Reivax for Ep IV a little bit, but didn't watch the whole thing. The sabres/lasers and general colors aren't as definitive as everyone makes them out to be, but they do look a whole lot better than the '04.