Well for me there's two SE's. 1997 and 2004. 2011 version just doesn't exist to me. Of the two SE's I prefer 1997 but my favorite overall version of the Trilogy is the original. However, there is no definitive version of the original we must remember, particularly of the first film. It was released in 1977 with three different sound mixes, in 1981 it was given the 'Episode IV A New Hope' title in the crawl, Ben Burt remixed the soundtrack in 1985 for video release, the sound was remixed again in 1993 for laserdisc which was carried over for the 1995 laserdisc and VHS (and the 2006 DVD). That's only a short list. So essentially there really is no definitive version of the original. And imperialscum I'm sorry for your pain. Thats sorta what I meant when I said I'm ecstatic and upset. Ecstatic because me and all the other OUT loving fans are finally (maybe) getting a restored version of the original trilogy while the SE fans like yourself may not get your preferred version, i.e. the Special Edition.