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$1.99 HD Rental

Eddie V. — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:52:16 +0000

We’re behind a bit on this report, which we originally missed and were made aware of by site visitor Todd, but we thought it was important enough to point out. Apple seems to be offering a $1.99 HD Rental along with their group of $.99 rentals of the week. This weeks $1.99 HD Rental is Art School Confidential. So keep an eye out this up coming Tuesday for Apple’s next $1.99 offering should they have one.

Daily SD Rental Update 9-04-08

Sergio G. — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:33:37 +0000

Below is the list of SD Rentals that have been added to iTunes as of 9-04-08.

The majority of today’s 11 New Releases seem to fall into the old Hollywood category. The one that caught my eye was, The Arrangement with Kirk Douglas and Faye Dunaway. Reviews for this movie are right down the middle… Not the best, but not the worst movie ever made. Either way, I think the craziness of the movie is interesting enough to watch. Check out the trailer or rent the movie and judge for yourself.

SD Rentals New Releases

Battleground
Kelly’s Heroes
Suez
The Hard Way
One Foot In Hell
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
The Arrangement
Child’s Play 3
Garfield’s Fun Fest
Nim’s Island
The Cheyenne Social Club

SD Rentals Removals
Hottie and the Nottie
Che
Webs

If you’re curious about any of the New Releases, just click on the movie title to view the trailer. Enjoy!

Important Note: To view the latest New Release for the week, please visit the SD Rentals page.

Juno Now Available To Rent….Almost – Updated!

Eddie V. — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:00:06 +0000

It looks like Apple jumped the gun with Juno being rentable and has now removed their claim from the banner in the iTunes Store.

According to the iTunes Store Juno is now available as a rental, all though as of this posting when you click on the banner it still shows up as a purchase only. Apple TV still shows purchase only as well. I will keep you posted.

Apple TV Movie Rental Video Formats – Does This Hold True For Purchased Movie Also?

Eddie V. — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:40:34 +0000

According to Apple’s support page on Rental Video Formats the resolution for Standard Definition movies is 720 x up to 480 pixels. If you rented the same movie directly from the iTunes Store the resolution would be 640 x up to 480 pixels. Now, I have yet to purchase a movie through Apple TV. Really there hasn’t been a title worth if for me. All though I am looking forward to next week when Indiana Jones is released on DVD, but I digress. My question is, does the 720 x up to 480 pixel resolution hold true for purchase titles also? Has anyone Purchased a movie through the Apple TV and noticed an improvement in quality over a purchase through the iTunes Store. My guess is this is why there wasn’t some huge dump of all the titles into the Apple TV from the iTunes Store, because they needed to be re-digitized for the higher resolution. Opinions? Thoughts? I’m curious. If this is true, and the quality is improved, then this may persuade me to purchase a title for two.

The Week Ahead In New Rental Titles

Eddie V. — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:42:05 +0000

Listed below are a few titles we might expect to be released as rentals this week. Seeing that The Kite Runner was just released for rental, and it was a March 25th DVD title, I would expect to see the rest of some or the March titles released this week.

On a side note, Spiderman 3 made a return to Apple TV, but this time as a purchase only title. Who’s taking bets on when we’ll see 300 return as a purchase only title.

March Titles
Bee Movie (3-11-08)
Love in the time of Cholera (3-18-08)
The Mist (3-25-08)

Possible April Titles
Sweeney Todd (4-1-08)
Unbreakable (4-1-08)
~~Lions For Lambs (4-8-08)~~
Day of the Dead (4-8-08)
Resurrecting The Champ (4-8-08)
There will Be Blood (4-8-08)
Walk Hard (4-8-08)
AVP:Requiem (4-15-08)
Juno (4-15-08)

Two New HD Titles For Monday Morning, Two New SD Rentals Found

Eddie V. — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:23:54 +0000

We have two new HD rentals to choose from this morning, The Kite Runner and Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959). The two new SD rentals which we discovered were Dragon Wars and Southland Tales.

In One Day Apple Trades Away Transformers and POTC In HD For Minor League HD Titles

Eddie V. — Sat, 03 May 2008 05:38:51 +0000

We lose Transformers completely and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End to the Purchase Only list for the following HD jems: The 24 Hour Woman, Conspiracy, Kickboxer 3: The Art of War, The Magnificent Seven Ride!, Steep and My Kid Could Paint That.

Along with Transformers and POTC, earlier in the week Ratatouille mysteriously disappeared from the HD rental list, only to become a purchase only title. I hope this isn’t a trend for Apple as an attempt to drive people to purchase A List titles to please the studios or pad their “purchase” sales numbers when it comes time to brag about how successful this new “purchase” venture is.

Hollywood Reporter Says Apple Expected To Announce Deal With Major Studios Today! – Updated!

Eddie V. — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:00:30 +0000

Update – Official Press Release

According to the Hollywood Reporter Apple is expected to announce today that it has struck a deal with a wide array of major and mini studios to offer many new releases for purchase at its iTunes Store. “The move would allow a broad slate of top-shelf films to be offered day-and-date with home video releases, which risks cannibalizing DVD sale.”

There is no mention of titles being released in HD in the article. Obviously this is exactly what Apple has been preparing for all night with the release of the new titles. If the major studios are willing to risk cannibalizing DVD sales why not go all the way with HD content as well, considering that the HD market is that much smaller. At the very least we can only hope that at tthis will mean a more consistent release schedule for HD titles.

I want to say thanks to Aditya for the heads up about the article.