Comments on: HD Movies Now Available For Purchase!?

By: Allan

Allan — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:59:39 +0000

If Apple Store doesn’t get its act together soon, there will be (and already are, according to people I’ve talked to) sites which will sell movies in HD over the internet. That’s going to curtail sales for the Apple Store.
I own an Apple TV and I’m anxious to be able to buy HD movies from Apple.

By: The18thLetter

The18thLetter — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:50:54 +0000

Okay.. I feel like a JACKASS! I’m an idiot! All along, I thought that when a movie was listed as HD, it was HD for both rental and purchase. Hence why I purchased Iron Man and The Dark Knight. Matter of fact, I even emailed iTunes stating that, when I purchased The Dark Knight, it was temporarily listed as HD, then as SD and I was unsure which I got. They replied by saying that the HD version was back up and that I could purchase it as soon as my refund was processed. They even told me to delete the old SD version I had so that I didn’t get confused with the HD purchase.

What the hell is goin’ on? What am I missing?

By: M Rogers

M Rogers — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:46:35 +0000

It’s gone…

Maybe they’re just testing the waters to see how excited people would get if such a feature should ever be released.

By: Nate Thompson

Nate Thompson — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:14:50 +0000

Russell,

Yes, I know this is how they handle TV shows, just wondering aloud if they would be able to do the same thing with movies (due to contractual terms). I guess we’ll have to wait to find out!

By: Russell

Russell — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:41:43 +0000

Nate, when I buy HD TV Shows it downloads two versions, one HD, the other SD so that you can sync to iPod, iPhone.

By: Kris

Kris — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:09:15 +0000

I just checked my ATV… Iron Man is only listed as HD if you rent it. The button to buy the movie does not mention HD like the rent button does. I’d say this is a typo.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:19:15 +0000

I purchased this through iTunes on my computer. It’s taking awhile, but the file size is only 1.4gb, so it’s not HD. That makes sense though, try it on ATV!

By: Nate Thompson

Nate Thompson — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:00:34 +0000

Just noticed that the filesize does not reflect any increase which would be necessary for the higher bitrate of the HD file. Also, how would they handle iPod playback; include a SD version as well?

Regardless, if true this shows that Apple is at least beginning to test the ability to sell HD movie content which is a big step in the right direction.

By: Nate Thompson

Nate Thompson — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:51:42 +0000

Wow, if true this is great news! I’d love to purchase Iron Man in HD! Please update us when you can!