I think this forum is missing the point. While I understand the technical difficulties and potential problems that have been mentioned, for me the main thing is the movie itself. I have rational fear that a great many movies will never find their way to DVD given the current process. Marketing...
Man, that sounds, at least initially, as great news. It does depend on the state of the movies that are available though. What kind of re-mastering/cleaning up will they have gone through? Its hard to imagine they will be top of the line jobs. Personally, I just hope for more than acceptable...