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Q: How can you buy an HD movie if you already have an SD Digital Copy?

Hi All...

 

So, over the years I have purchased Blu-Rays and DVDs wthat have come with digitial copies.  With the advent of iCloud, some of these movies show up as "purchased" on my TV and in iTunes.  Some don't...which I assume has to do with rights issues...but that's another story ;-)

 

So, here's my question...

 

When I go to, say, "Batman Begins," it shows up on TV with a "Play" option because it knows I have it in my iCloud library.  But...what's there is the SD version.  What if I want to purchase the HD version now that it could be in the cloud and thus, over time, start to eliminate my optical disks?

 

I thought about, perhaps, just buying the HD version from the iTunes store itself, but don't really want to spend the money without knowing how TV is going to deal with having two purchased versions of the movie available to it.

 

Has anyone experienced this before?

 

Any direct experiences that could help me would be most welcome...

 

tks,

rwr

iMac (27-inch Late 2009), OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Aug 18, 2012 11:36 AM

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  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Aug 18, 2012 12:57 PM in response to rwross1776
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    Aug 18, 2012 12:57 PM in response to rwross1776

    I have never purchased any DVDs or Blu-ray disks and therefore do not have any digital copies. Whilst I cannot comment up on how iTunes will deal with both of these versions, I am able to advise you that you are able to hide purchases from your purchase list. I assume this would therefore overcome any problem that might be caused by the movie being listed twice (if indeed that was the case).