That´s my story pretty much. I have no desire to own those suckers after having viewed them. Those silly changes bug the hell out of me and I will not support Lucas by buying this sub-standard DVD release ridden with bugs and inconsistencies, it´s cleary a rushjob, to try to counter the piracy market. Lucas is marketing those suckers as the OT, with no mention of the changes made or nothing. He´s deceiving the general buying public, those who "do not know". There are probably a LOT of unhappy buyers thinking they were buying the OT since it isn´t labelled as a "Special Edition" only to find those new versions even more messed up than the dreaded ‘97 release.
peace,
Rebelscum