Cannot play rented movie on my macbook

I rented a movie, downloaded it and now when I try to play the movie I get only a black screen with no movie. The chapter stills are visible.

I believe I've answered my questions, thanks to some discussions I found here.
1. Although I can watch the movie I rented immediately on my MacBook Pro, I must wait (maybe an hour or more) before I can watch it on my Apple TV. I have no idea why that's the case and it's unfortunate, but apparently that's why I cannot find the rental on my Apple TV.
2. The rental will (apparently) eventually show up in the top shelf, not under "Movies," but under "Computers," where a category called "Rentals" will magically appear (it currently does not exist).
Comment: neither of these facts is particularly obvious or intuitive. Apple's FAQ should spell this out.

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There are instructions for starting it on this page : http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567

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Try the "Error 3001," "-42110," or "5103" section in the Specific Conditions and Alert Messages: (Mac OS X / Windows) section of the following document:
iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting

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Hey chuul3,
Thanks for the question. The following resource outlines the exact error message you are receiving, along with steps towards a resolution:
iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3297
"Error 3001," "-42110," or "5103"
This alert is related to iTunes Store movie rentals and authorization issues.
Make sure you are using the most recent version of iTunes and QuickTime. They both can be downloaded free of charge.
If your iTunes is up to date, remove the SC Info folder.
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I rented twice already in my ITUNE movies but can't watch thru Apple TV just of this issue" This content requires HDCP for playback.
Pls response to this issue.

unplug tele power lead for 10 seconds, then try again. Worked for me.

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What should I do as I rented two movies and was unable to watch them after they took forever to download?

I had the same problems.
There are two solutions...
a) Logout from iStore at Apple TV, Restart Apple TV, Login again
If this way won't work:
b) Restore to factory setting helps.

I am getting the following error during the play of a rented movie from my MacBook that i am trying to watch on AppleTV Could not play the rental "A Thousand Words" because it is authorized to play on another computer or device." any ideas?

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Rentals can only play on one device/computer at a time. Have you tried to play on the computer and still have that window open?
Have you transferred the rental to iPod/iPhone or iPad to watch?
If it won't play anywhere contact iTunes support at:
expresslane.apple.com
AC

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Now I've never had a problem like this before but for some reason last night after I purchased Resident Evil Degeneration from the i-tunes store off of my home computer it told me that I could not view it because my computer was not authorized.
But every time I try to authorize it AGAIN, it tells me that it is already authorized. So why can I still not view this movie that I purchased?! I've authorized three out of my five computers ( one being my laptop the other out of use ) so I just cannot understand why it is that I suddenly cannot play this movie. Is it this particular movie or my computer or itunes itself?

Neross,
You are not alone.
Back on June 9/09, my post titled "iTunes 8(x) + OS 10.5.7 NOT Compatible??" was about this very same problem.
Here's the link:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2031631&tstart=0
In that post, I wrote that noticed that after I updated to iTunes 8 on both my MacPro (with OS. 10.4.11) and my MacBook Pro (with OS 10.5.7), ONLY my Mac with OS 10.5.7 is now unable to play ANY purchased OR rented movies AND tv shows.
I also noticed at that time that a lot of the other people who were posting about their own problems about not being able to play any movies in iTunes, that those people were running *OS 10.5.7* while using a recently updated version of iTunes 8.x
So Neross, please take a moment to read my post and +please add your voice and situation to the building string of voices so that we can combine all our voices into one place and bump this situation up to the top of this iTunes discussion forum in order to bring attention to this problem+.
*+For 3 weeks+, +I have been without ANY ability to view and play ANY movies and tv shows -- and because of that -- I have not made any purchases or rentals+*.

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DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT purchase rental movies in I-Tunes if you want to watch them on Apple TV. I rented "Batman Begins" in I-Tunes and Apple TV says it is "not authorized" to play it. I rented the "Darjeeling Trials", and Apple TV played the first few minutes - but when I paused it and came back to it, it said "this movie has expired" and even deleted the rental from I-Tunes for me - niiiice.
My Apple TV is brand new, latest model, 160GB, latest latest software (downloaded today) and I also have the latest lates (7.1.1) I-Tunes software. IF you download thru I-Tunes, RENTALS DO NOT WORK with this software.
Download direct to Apple TV instead (at least that works... )

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Mac OS X 10.6.7
Browser: Firefox 4.0.1
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I purchased an album from the iTunes store VIA the wish list Purchase option.
The 2 albums and 3 songs were purchased. However, one of my songs was stuck in the "Computer is not authorized / Already Authorized" loop. Where it asks me to authorize a song, but then says the computer is already authorized and doesn't play the song.
I noticed looking at "Get Info" there were two key differences.
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Account Name: *****@gmail.com
The one song that would NOT play and caused the authorization loop has:
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Why do all my other Apple devices not care if the movie I rented from iTunes if it was downloaded directly to that device or not, but the stupid Apple TV won't allow you to play rented movies unless you rented it directly from the Apple TV?
Great, so now I have to airplay it by linking my computer to my Apple TV and then the movie has to buffer! So, all that time I spent downloading the HD video has to technically "download" again by buffering. The more I use Apple TV, the more I feel like this item was not created by Apple. I don't even use it for what I originally purchased it for. If I would have known that anytime I wanted to sync a movie from my computer to Apple TV by using airplay that it would have to buffer the movie, I would have never ever ever ever ever purchased this waste of time device. So the video has to technically play all the way through one time first so Apple TV can "remember" the movie to play it back in real time afterwards.
Am I missing something here? Am I doing something wrong that can be fixing my problem? I should have known that the Apple TV had so many things backwards when simple things like when you are using the remote and you reach the bottom of your list, in order to cycle back to the top of your list you have then press the directional buton back the other way rather than most modern day devices that will automatically cycle you back to the top or to the other side when you reached the bottom or end but keep on pressing the button. That **** annoys me when I am doing a search for a movie and have to type the name in manually and have to cycle back and forth to the letters. It makes me feel like I am using a rotary phone or something!

I was told by someone to try and purchase something directly from my Apple TV and that will help authorize my Apple TV. So I picked something that was free and it downloaded.
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I'm not aware of any third-party receiver that supports video over AirPlay, so you'll probably need an Apple TV. But then, as long as you have a WiFi network in your house, you should be able to play the movie through the Apple TV to your projector without needing Internet as long as the movie has completely downloaded. For more information on AirPlay see:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4437
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Regards.

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