Macbook Retina says it cant play hd downloaded from iTunes

I have one of the new MacBook Pro Retinas, and just tried to buy and download a movie in HD from iTunes. iTunes complained that my computer would not allow me to watch the movie in HD, and offered to let me buy the SD movie instead! I figure it was something that my display got into a wierd state, but curious if anybody knows what might have happened.
Thanks in advance,

Had the same problem and spoke with Apple Support. They had me reset the System Management Controller:
Shut down the computer. With the computer off, on the left hand side of the keyboard press shift+control+option along with the power button simultaneously and release. Wait 5-10 seconds and restart the computer.
This solved my problem and I was immediately able to purchase, download, and play an HD movie from iTunes w/o any error message.

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