Buying an HD movie on my mac

Hi, I want to buy a film on the iTunes Ireland Store and it is available in HD, but only on iPad and Apple TV. Can I not purchase the HD version on my mac?
Thanks

I'm in a similar situation, but I do plan to buy an iPad once iPad 2 is out.
But I do want to check. If I buy an HD version of a movie on an iPad, and presumably that HD version gets synced to iTunes on the Mac, will I be able to play the HD version on the Mac?
Apple makes it difficult to see if this can be done, to the point that they specifically state that HD versions purchased on the iPad or Apple TV will also download an SD version too. I'm really not interested in the SD version, and I don't really even want to have to watch the HD version on the iPad, but I do want to watch the HD version on a Mac mini connected to an HDTV.
Thanks
Craig

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