Apple Denies Rumor About 1080p Video on iTunes

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AppleTV_image.gifRumors have recently surfaced that Apple is quietly adding higher-resolution HD video content to their increasingly popular iTunes download platform. 1080p video resolution is currently the highest level of high-definition content available to consumers today and is found only on Blu-ray and on limited satellite broadcasts. Apple is currently offering HD video at a lower but still HD 720p video resolution.

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In a call with HomeTheaterReview.com yesterday, Apple denied the rumor and clearly stated, "Apple sells HD content in 720p" in no uncertain tones.

Apple has well over a million consumers buying movies from them. This represents a new way to distribute movies for major studios and indie projects. On May 5, 2009, April Showers, the film concerning the Columbine shootings, will be the second movie ever to "day and date" release on iTunes. April Showers is the first movie made in native 4k video and promises to look very good at 720p video.

In the event Apple ever does upgrade to 1080p, which would require significantly larger files and likely slower download times, they would inspire the fear of God in Netflix, which has increasingly upped the cost for Blu-ray rentals for their best, most fervent HD movie enthusiasts. The draw with Netflix is their ease of use and HD content. Apple is even easier to use for anyone with an iPod touch, a Mac, an iPhone or Apple TV. Netflix's recent abuse of goodwill with their consumers is already paying dividends for Apple, but the addition of HD would be yet another blow to Netflix.

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  • By Mark Donnigan

VUDU has over 1,500 movies natively encoded in 1080p with data rates as high as 20 Mbps with the HDX format. HD 1080p is instant play with a > 4 Mbps Internet connection. HDX is delayed start because of the large data rates being used.

  • By Tyler

The Apple TV cannot handle 1080p videos..... on 720p24/30

  • By digitalbt

I read that in "May 2002 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones became the first high-profile, high-budget movie released that was shot on 24 frame-per-second high-definition digital video, using a Sony HDW-F900 camera. "

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