Bingowings said:

The newer version is a pretty picture but it doesn't feel realistic.

Well that is the problem I have with most of the original Tatooine shots. They look "ugly realistic" when they could be "beautiful realistic". The particular shot we are talking about is very dull. There is nothing in the scene but the speeder prop. And the skies in the background look absolutely awful (they caught some very ugly tone). That pretty much applies for many of other original shots.

It is just sad because the desert can be visually very beautiful place and yet they somehow filmed the worst of it. I understand they had drastic budget constraints and stormy weather. So yes, I love the visual updates in SE. They make the whole thing more beautiful and magical to me.