Unfortunately not. The app does add Retina display support for menus and movie thumbnails, which look gorgeous on the new iPad. But all Netflix movies and TV shows on the iPad app are still streamed in standard definition.
"The video is not in HD yet," confirms Joris Evers, Director of Corporate Communications at Netflix. "That is on our roadmap, but I can’t share timing at this point."
Netflix is already streaming 1080p HD video to the new Apple TV, so we're hoping that update won't be long in coming. Rival iPad app Hulu Plus is also still streaming in standard definition, as is HBO Go.
Indeed, just about the only place you can feast your eyes on streaming HD video for the new iPad is the updated ABC app. So if you want to watch Castle, Cougartown or Dancing With the Stars in top-notch pixel-perfect quality, you're in luck.
We're not exactly sure what the holdup is with the other apps, but it could have something to do with the enormous cost of serving all that heavy-bandwidth HD video at massive scale.