HD Movies now available from iTunes Canada
Apple this week began offering Canadian iTunes customer’s high definition movies for rent or purchase. Previously, Apple had only offered HD movies in Canada through Apple TV.
New release HD movies at the iTunes Canada Movie store will cost $24.99 to purchase and $5.99 to rent.
New release standard definition titles typically cost $19.99 to buy and $4.99 to rent.
Catalog HD movies are generally price at between $14.99 and $19.99 to buy and $4.99 to rent for 48 hours.
As a bonus, HD movie buyers also receive an iPod and iPhone compatible standard definition version of the movie suitable for viewing on a smaller screen. Rentals may also be moved to an iPod or iPhone during the rental period.
iTunes Canada now offers HD Movies
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This may actually be appealing if there were no such thing as monthly bandwidth caps which HD movie downloads will run up REALLY fast. No thanks.
I really don’t think bandwidth caps are an issue for the typical user buying 1 or 2 HD movies a week. I’ve had no issues so far renting these every week.
Finally! I didn’t know this had happened but was pleasantly surprised to find that I could buy Star Trek in HD on my AppleTV last night.
Now if only the CRTC would let us watch regular TV.
I’m really frustrated that we can’t get Deadwood, Dexter, Californication, etc via iTunes. That seems like the criminal part, to me.
Purchasing a Blu-Ray disc is a much better option for the same money. Are these movies 1080p? No. Do they have lossless audio? No. Do they include extras and special features? Not sure but I doubt it. There is no packaging, no physical media, no transportation costs, no physical distribution chain – thus no retailers – other than Apple. Let me know when they are $5 to own. $25 is laughable and a scam – a 25% premium over the US prices. Our Canadian dollar is almost at par. How does it cost them 25% more to upload to Canadians? Will the greedy studios never learn?