Apple TV download time- Is this a joke?
Well, I setup a new Apple TV yesterday, upgraded it to 2.0 software, synced my music and now it's movie time for a nice Sunday evening.
I started downloading an HD movie and for the past hour and a half, it's just up to 7% downloaded. If the speed is constant. I'm looking at 21.4 hours for a complete download. Is this real or what?
I've tried both the direct ethernet connection and Airport Extreme. There does not seem to be much difference.I have a standard Earthlink DSL connection. Not sure what the speed is, but maybe 768 Mbps.
Any advice or shall I return the Apple TV and be on my way to Blockbuster?
Do you have any cable services.
Otherwise I think you might need to plan ahead. Ironically though:
There is a good chance that overnight the download will speed up and you might find your film takes you 15 -18 hours to d/l. If movie time is say between 7 pm and 10 pm, you can select another movie between 10 pm and bedtime for the next days movie time.
We don't have rentals here yet, but when we do I'm hoping my 8 Mbps (6.5 actual) will enable me to start watching straight away or at least within 1/2 an hour (the time it takes to get everyone ready). If not and I have to wait 3 hours, then I don't see that I'll be better off than you, since after 3 hours we won't be watching the movie the same night anyway and will still have to resort to planning a day ahead.
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