No HD Content to Buy in Canada?

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No HD Content to Buy in Canada?

Maybe I'm crazy, but it seems like all the HD content to purchase has disappeared from the Canadian iTunes store. There is still HD content to rent, but all the 'buy' links seem to be only SD.

Even on the "Top Movies" screen, the "All HD" button is gone from the top row.

So, am I crazy or has something happened behind the scenes with HD content... perhaps a studio liscensing issue? I know that Canadian media laws present a whole other set of issues when it comes to content.

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Posted on Sep 12, 2011 6:22 AM

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Answer 1

vazandrew

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Sep 12, 2011 9:21 AM in response to Greg Robinson1

Which ATV model do you have? The current 2nd gen model doesn't have the ability to purchase movies

In the US users are allowed to purchase TV shows and it will stream on ATV, downloading within iTunes

HD purchases are still available in the iTunes store, I just checked

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Answer 2

Sep 12, 2011 9:41 AM in response to vazandrew

I have the 1st generation. However, I didn't realize you can't buy movies on the 2nd generation so perhaps the store is reflecting that fact despite mine still being technically capable?

If I go to iTunes on my MAC, you're right and I see the HD purchases there. It used to be that you couldn't buy HD on your desktop and could only buy HD on the AppleTV (which is why I didn't bother to check). Does this mean the purchase model has switched and now you can only buy HD on the desktop?

All that said... the HD selection is still weak. What's frustating to me is knowing a movie was available to buy in HD when it was first released, but now it's only in SD to buy. I feel like that if I don't check the new releases constantly, I'll miss my opportunity at the HD version 😟

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Answer 3

Sep 12, 2011 9:56 AM in response to Greg Robinson1

FWIW we still have rental & purchase SD & HD, although I'm not sure whether the layout hasn't changed slightly.

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