If you look closely at the font in the opening crawl (as seen in the "Empire Of Dreams" documentary), you will tell that it is much slimmer than the font represented in the recreation. Whoever transferred this version apparently would have spent much more money doing a visual restoration of the crawl as all that was available to him (aside from the print represented on the "Dreams" documentary) was a 16MM telecine, and that contains the original mono soundtrack, so it is quite obvious the opening crawl on the recreated DVD was computer generated. I think whoever did this otherwise perfect job is to be commended for recreating, as much as possible, the original theatrical experience.

Of course, as we now know, there were different "original versions", as explained by Ben Burtt in the commentary track of the "A New Hope" DVD. There is, of course, the one with the original mono soundtrack, then there was a 2-channel Dolby track, and a 6-channel Dolby track (for the 70MM prints). Each one has varying differences in dialogue and sound effects. The recreated DVD could have possibly been recreated to resemble one of the stereo prints, since the version I originally saw in my local Century Complex in Sacramento, CA in 1977 (or was it '78?) was a 35MM 2-channel Dolby print with the redubbed Aunt Beru voice, the different Death Star voice (i.e. "30 seconds and closing'), and minus 3PO's explanation of the tractor beam.

I also did see the original mono version, in a 35MM cropped 1.85:1 print at the Starlite Drive-in (also in Sacramento, and since been demolished). This had the original Aunt Beru voice, the original Death Star voice, and 3PO's explanation of the tractor beam. This print also had a trailer for "The Empire Strikes Back" at the end of the credits (the one with Harrison Ford's narration). The "Story Of Star Wars" album was also based on the mono version.

I would like to see the mono version in some form. E-mail me if you could.