I had a period where I opposed the DVDs, but that passed a few weeks before they were released. I went to Best Buy the day after they came out, and after seeing the asteroid chase scene on the big widescreen TV there, complete with the 5.1 surround sound, I couldn't leave without a set (besides, it was about $10 cheaper to buy it during it's first-week sale than afterwards).

My verdict? I'm more or less okay with them, excepting the whole film preservation issue, and the really bad lightsaber fixes in ANH. They're great to watch in context with the whole saga (at least when you take the spoilers for ROTS), and I can understand the changes in light of the prequels, because it certainly adds a new element to the story. Does that excuse Lucas not admitting that the original versions exist? No, but I'm content to leave that as an issue that Lucas will have to face up to eventually for the time being. I guess that's because I have my bootleg originals and the box set, and at least have a choice in which ones I watch. If you can stand the changes (not necessarily liking them, mind you), go ahead and buy the official set for the amazing sound and picture quality; and, if you have the extra money floating around, get a set of the original versions transferred from laserdisc. That way, you'll be okay until the originals do come out (fingers crossed, because if I have kids, they're going to see the originals first, like I did, and then the entire saga in order the way Lucas currently says he wants it).