[mpancha]

I just noticed last week that movie downloads and rentals are finally available in the Canadian iTunes store (international stores to be specific).

I have a few mixed thoughts on this. Movie download pricing seems okay, still ought to be in the 2.99 range for new rentals in SD, and 4.00 for HD rentals. COnsidering there is no brick and mortar over head, and knowing Apple they are/were pushy with their pricing on bandwidth and co-location rates.

I also noticed that you can only download HD onto an AppleTV. I'm one that is still debating an AppleTV purchase. I like being able to easily stream my music to my entertainment system, and the idea of easily sharing photos via the AppleTV. However, the TV shows in Canada are limited, there's no point in even considering using the iTunes store for that. Movie wise, before I go purchase an AppleTV, I'd like to know what HD looks like from iTunes. Based on spec, I think it will look crappy, but other users have said it looks great. Of course, I'm picky and a videophile/audiophile, so I expect more than the average user.

Anyways, what are your thoughts? I'm still debating on all of it, but if nothing else, I'm going to be downloading a movie on my MacBook Pro hooked up to my TV and going from there. We'll see how things go.