HD Movies for purchase on iTunes!!!

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This is fantastic news for those of us who want to use iTunes for movies and don't have an Apple TV.

I'm not sure how long this will take to appear in the UK iTS but no doubt us UK based people will get screwed on prices but I'm still quite excited about it.

I'm going to be very poor for a long time to come now.

What are your thoughts?

Panzer
 
Better off just grabbing a blu-ray player tbh.
Given that the rental prices for normal films on iTunes are absurd, combined with reports of slow download speeds, I'd actually prefer proper physical media and the advantages that come with it e.g different movie audio choices, subs, features etc.
 
Just get a WD HD TV player and use the MKV feature. Not only are you saving a packet, I bet the quality of the rentals aren't up to much. Just going on what other users have said about them before, I haven't and would never rent anything from iTunes as Kainz said I would much rather have the physical media if at all possible.
 
Well to be honest, I've already purchased a few HD things from iTunes, like the latest series of LOST and I'm more than happy with the quality. Ok, it's not BluRay but it's far from awful and better than SD.

I've gone off physical media and I like the convenience of using the iTunes store. I'm a bit of a minimalist so racks of DVD/BluRays gives me a headache.

As far as extra features goes; I've got 100 odd DVDs and I can honestly say that I've never watched anything but the main feature.

Like I said, I'm more than happy with the quality of iTunes HD even if it isn't *as* good as physical media.

Panzer
 
Yeah I reckon you are better off with a real blu-ray disc. The saving wouldnt be huge over buying it online.
 
fez said:
Yeah I reckon you are better off with a real blu-ray disc. The saving wouldnt be huge over buying it online.
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But then you'd have to wait for delivery and have to store the disc.

I've decided to use the rental feature to watch new films in HD and then if I like them buy the BluRay.

Two birds with one stone then - convenience at the slight cost of quality by renting and also the exceptional quality of a BR if I decided I like the film enough to warrant owning it. It also means I never buy a BR of a film I end up not liking.

I'm surprised there's not more people as excited about this as me. I know there are a few ATV owners in here - what's your take on it?

*edit* Mattus, yes if they are anything like the TV series. DRM really never bothered me though.

Panzer
 
Panzerbjorn said:
Like I said, I'm more than happy with the quality of iTunes HD even if it isn't *as* good as physical media.

Panzer
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It's not even *close* the resolution might be 720p but the bit rate is so low and pixelated that you'd be better watching sky or a good sd DVD
 
For me, Hd downloads are still not anywhere close to being competitve with what blu-ray offers. Sure, for catching up on random shows and movies, streaming and downloadable content is just fine, but for hardcore movie going experiences, I'll take blu-ray on my 52" LCD any day of the week. The quality is simply unsurpassed and it's getting cheaper than ever. I've been working on some blu-ray projects with warner home video and i'm completely hooked on the format.
 
I'm not denying BluRay is higher quality - there's no doubt about it. However, for convenience, downloading from iTunes wins hands down. Also, while there may be a big difference between iTunes HD and a 1080p BluRay - the iTunes HD isn't terrible - It's better than SD/DVD, comparable to Sky HD and miles better than the alternative (illegal) online downloading options, so please get down from your high-horses.

I didn't start this thread to debate the IQ of iTunes Vs. BluRay - it's not even a fair fight. However, I thought the news might be of interest for those of us who have been shafted by Apple up until now by only offering HD movies to ATV owners.

Panzer
 
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