HD to rent, but not to buy

Why is it I can rent a movie in HD format, but I can't buy it in HD format?

Yes, I'm in the US and I have the latest update. I see that there are about 30 recent movies that can be bought in HD format. But for most other movies I can either rent the HD or buy the standard definition format.
It just doesn't make much sense to me that I can buy some movies in HD, but not others and for the others I can rent the HD. It's obviously available in HD format if I can rent it. So why not offer that format to buy?
Thanks for your help!

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