Both HD & SD Rips Necessary Anymore?

[benh911f]

So I just got a BD-Rom drive so I can start ripping my BDs for streaming to the ATV 2, iPad, & iPhone 4S. My question is, for the movies I have on both BD and DVD, is it necessary to have both the SD & HD versions in iTunes? I know before certain devices were limited in playback ability, but all the newer devices are capable of playing the HD versions, correct? I just figured I'd save some space and get rid of the SD versions of these movies if they're not necessary.

 

[salohcin]

Correct, anything from the original iPad on should be able to play the same HD content as the Apple TV 2. I use the Apple TV 2 setting in handbrake and it works fine on my iPhone 4.

The only reason to include SD copies that I see, is to save space on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. If you're not worried about that (like me) go ahead and only create an HD copy.