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Vudu/Walmart Gets Avatar HD Streaming Exclusive
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If iTunes never gets Avatar in HD then that really sucks. I still have a feeling it will come. Wow, this is just sad: Quote:
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If all they saw was the 3D, then they wouldn't be here.
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"Sky People do not See, they do not learn" - Neytiri [Today 11:06 PM] tallbluewanderer: logic must give way to AVATAR ![]() |
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Just so you know, I was quoting the article that was linked.
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As for iTunes, never had it; never will. Never got an iPod or an MP3 player either. My computer is my best friend, so all this talk about whether iTunes has the HD version or not makes no nevermind to me. ![]() Last edited by Woodsprite; 04-26-2010 at 08:49 AM. |
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To heck with iPods -- I just don't have a Blu-Ray drive! iTunes HD is apparently 720p, so that's my best option (my parents don't think I need a copy of Avatar -- "just wait for Netflix to get it" -- so I don't think I'll be able to convince them to buy me a Blu-Ray movie *and* a drive...).
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I don't use itunes, but IIRC they sell downloads rather than streaming. I also heard that their version of avatar is HD, just only 720p and not full HD.
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Ok, who's first to buy it to see if it is HD? ![]() ![]()
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I do know that they sell movies labeled as "HD," and I think those are 720p. They don't sell anything that's full HD, though. (Do you know of any way to get a full HD version of Avatar without buying a Blu-Ray drive?) Their copy of Avatar is 2.34 GB, while their HD version of a shorter movie (Star Trek) is 3.95 GB, so I'm guessing their version of Avatar isn't much better than DVD quality... |
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I guess it's a matter of when. Come on Apple! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I just looked it up online and you're right -- I didn't know the thing streamed from your local computer. I guess they don't want to get on video-on-demand companies' turf. Either way, they really need to hurry up! I don't know how much longer I can hold out...
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Wow there is a lot of misunderstanding about iTunes videos.
1) Avatar is currently available for Rent in HD on iTunes via AppleTV only. 2) iTunes doesn't exactly stream. It would be more accurate to say it will start playing early. iTunes always downloads the video but as soon as enough video has been downloaded so that it will finish before you finish watching it will start playing. So you need about 1.5Mbits to watch instantly in Standard Def or about 4-5Mbits to stream HD content instantly. 3) iTunes uses H.264 which is 2-3 times as efficient as Mpeg 2. 4) iTunes uses 5.1 Dolby Digital audio 5) iTunes HD is 24 fps @ upto 720p. Most videos are not actually 16:9 exactly so 720p defines the outter bounds. Basically it will deliver 1280x??? depending on actual video ratio. For example T2 HD is 1280x540 and T2 SD is 853 x 360. Blu-ray has the quality edge but iTunes looks great and can be used on many devices, making it my preference. I can legally have a movie like Avatar on my computer (and up to 4 others) an unlimited number of AppleTV's connected to those computers and an unlimited number of iPod, iPad, iPhones connected to those computers. All for 1 price. I'm just trying to clear the air. |
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Also, it says Avatar is also available in HD on iPad as well. More people have computers than Apple TV's I think, so Apple should allow all movies to be purchased in HD from a computer. Also, for some people, their computer screen might be the only High Def screen they have! Another reason Apple should not restrict most HD movie purchases to Apple TV's.
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Apple want to restrict everything that can. The last thing they want is people able to use content they purchased whereever and however they like.
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