HD movies on the way in iTunes

Does anyone know when we get this in UK to buy HD movies?

Thanks

Does anyone know when we get this in UK to buy and own?

Thanks

i agree that digital distribution is awesome. apple does 720p max for HD. which i also agree is good for most people, and they won't realize the difference. it is possible to do 1080p through digital distribution. VUDU does this.

and i also agree that prices need to come down, but this is entirely up to the studios. $20 is the standard price for now and will remain that way for awhile.

720p may technically be HD, but it is still a far cry from good HD. The compression these movies go through makes them nowhere near as good as Blu-Ray. Not to mention the fact that I have yet to pay over $20 for a Blu-Ray, so why would I pay $20 for worse quality?

- I know that WE think download prices should be cheaper than physical media, but the Studios want us to pay for the "convenience" of a download - vs- going to a store and buying it.

- "Downloads are bad because we have to pay for storage and backups?"... so who exactly bought you your shelves and cabinets to store all those DVDs you may own? Disney? MGM? And do they give you free replacements if they get scratched? I didn't think so.

- 720p is HD. Live with it. Those of us who don't want to invest in "yet another" physical copy of the same media actually do prefer a 720p download (that looks awesome!) to a BluRay player and expensive discs with extras we never bother watching. No, I don't have a "home theatre" - I have a living room. Like most folks.

- Ideally, someday - Apple will eventually "host" all the content on their servers and stream it to users as needed (paid for) in whatever the latest, greatest format is. They'll do the upgrading for us - better then paying yet again for another copy of the same media.

Why $19.99, what do you pay for a DVD in the store, a physical piece of media, stamped, boxed, packaged...

Seems the price could come down somewhat, I see Barbie Presents Thumbelina listed for $19.99, but at Costco, as my daughter pointed out, you can buy the disk for $13.99.

Hmm, $10 for Jimmy Neutron online and at the local supermarket, still seems it should be little cheaper online.

You can, just like with a DVD, rip the download to anyformat you want, and burn it to a dvd or divx or any other file you want. I do not understand the problems. This type of media from apple appeals to people, who cares. If you dont want it dont buy it. Its that simple.

The PlayStation store has had real HD movies for rent and to buy (and they stream) for some time now. Hopefully Apple will continue this game of catch up and begin to include Blu-Ray players in their systems.

I like the idea of being able to purchase content from a variety of stores, so I'm happy that ITMS allows this (though I wont participate). ATV makes it easy for people to rent/buy movies, which is pretty handy for my GF. If she has her friends over, and they want to watch a new movie, it saves them the hassle of going to lackluster, or it saves me the hassle of downloading it from usenet.

What gets my goat is that they insist of calling this HD, and will end up spreading lies and deceit about HD with their marketing. I don't want this to become the defacto HD format.

Don't get me wrong. I LOVE digital distribution. Physical media is old and outdated. However, I want the best. I want real HD content. I want the superior picture and audio quality that bluray offers. That is the real HD standard.

Thank god for this feature now. It was absolutely crazy that i can plug my macbook pro into my hdtv, but i could not rent an HD movie off of it to put on the HD tv...