I sold tv's back in 1982. One of the reasons laserdisc failed was that most tv's at the time didn't have the resolution to demonstrate it's advantages over tape.
Tv's got better...
The same is true with this. As more and more people get flat screen TV's and projectors, fewer and fewer will want the panned and scanned versions.
Now if bar and hotel staff would just quit squashing normal tv to fit their new wide screens...
"One of the reasons laserdisc failed..."
You obviously haven't been to ebay lately and seen what people are paying for copies of the OT of SW or Hamlet with Kenneth Branaugh...
What was the resolution on the laser disc like?