Apple Selling HD Movies for $19.99 in iTunes Includes iPhone Compatible Version

Apple’s iTunes HD (High Definition) movie catalog isn’t very large at the moment. In fact, if I counted correctly, there are a grand total of 13 (maybe 14) HD movies. I say maybe because one movie, The Lucky Ones, is listed in the iTunes HD catalog but does not list itself as an HD movie. The 13 movies that clearly label themselves as HD cost $19.99 vs. the $14.99 purchase price for their standard definition counterparts.

At this point you might be wondering what this has to do with mobile technology since HD movies can’t be played back on current generation mobile devices like smartphones. Well, it turns out that each HD movie sold through iTunes also includes a standard definition version that can be played back on an iPhone or video-capable iPod (touch, classic, nano).

This means, by the way, that you will download two movie files when you purchase an HD title. This could take a very long time depending on your broadband speed situation. So, don’t buy an HD movie and start downloading an HD movie 10 minutes before you head for the airport.

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