Appletv: downloaded but white screen only

Ive never had a problem renting films via appletv. I am trying to play two films,one completed download and one downloading in process. When I try to start film...white screen only.
The itunes store has no problem communicating on network as I can watch trailers,and stream content from my machines in network. But no love on playing my films!
Help.

Apple TV - HD Movie Rental - White Screen:
Short Answer -
Unplugging the Apple TV and then plugging it back in solved the problem.
Long Answer -
Shortly after the HD movie I rented began downloading, I received the prompt that I could begin watching the movie, so I pressed play. All I saw was a white screen. I then waited until the movie was 100% downloaded and tried again. Same result. I deleted the rental and then re-rented it, which resulted in a second download and the same white screen as before. In between the two downloads, I tried watching some HD movie trailers and experienced no difficulties. I also tried the communication dis-association thing but that was not successful either. I finally unplugged the Apple TV power cord, let it power down, then plugged it back in. The HD movie played with no further problems.
It looks like PC users get the "blue screen of death" and Apple TV users get a white one.

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