Man, has anyone been watching the Star Wars Trilogy in HD on Spike? Holy cow they look great for 30 year old movies, much better than my standard def DVD versions. Watched Empire last night and Hope the night before--absolutely beautiful picture. But now that just made me salivate for Blu ray/high-res software versions with lossless sound. Knowing Lucas though, it'll be years before this happens. I mean, didn't the DVD versions just come out like, a few years ago? 

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Oliver Amnuayphol
Home Theater/Audio Guru
Aperion Audio

Yeah I think the first DVD release, which was just the versions with enhanced effects came around 2003 or 2004.  Then in 05 or 06 he released the 2 disc sets that had both the original and enhanced versions. 

You would think now that there won't be anymore live action movies that he would want to release a complete BD box set of all six movies, but who knows what he is thinking these days. . .   

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Jason Hicks
Aperion Audio Guru

Yeah, I anticipate Lucas finally releasing the Original Trilogy on Blu-ray sometime around the time that holographic definition discs are the norm.

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Mark
Aperion Audio Guru

blkhks:

Yeah, I anticipate Lucas finally releasing the Original Trilogy on Blu-ray sometime around the time that holographic definition discs are the norm.

Wasn't the disc that Leia stuck in R2 ("you're my only hope Obi Wan") of the holographic definition variety?  Man, that George Lucas is a prophet...