Tertullian said: Do good enough negatives/other sources even exist to produce a 1080p version without introducing a whole host of other problems? If I understand correctly, Harmy had to go with 720p because many of his sources could not be made to look acceptable next to 1080p footage, but could squeak by at 720p. Are we sure Lucasfilms/Disney/Fox even have better sources than those Harmy used? It's much better to have 720p with perfect color accuracy and contrast and such, than 1080p with a whole host of ugly issues. I'm afraid that Disney will choose the latter anyway. Click to expand...

With enough funds and access to several different prints and the negatives as sources I think you could do a lot more than Harmy did (which was great!).The vfx shots in the OT are copies of copies of copies (the nature of layering the elements back then required you to do generations of printing. The more complex a shot is, the more reprinted it had to be) so they have A LOT of dirt and grain in them. But if you could collect enough sources for all the different shots and spent enough time, probably even the entry into Mos Eisley scene which is notorious for its low resolution could approach 1080P.I doubt anyone but true dedicated fans will go that extra thousand miles though.