I don't buy new versions of old discs either. But the difference for me with LOTR is that I never purchased any of the two-disc sets that came out. I just hold off for the four-disc sets. I like knowing that a new version is coming out. I never bought the original Rounders because I know a new set is coming out later this year. And some of my old DVDs are not being replaced with new versions that have since come out. I never bought the special edition of A League of Their Own because there was nothing much to it. Just a few bonus thingies that I never wind up watching anyway. I like deleted scenes, alternate endings, and blooper reels. But sometimes those aren't even enough to make me buy a new version.