How do I rent a movie on my Macbook Pro that I have already rented on my Apple TV?
Hi,
I rented a movie from the Itunes Store using Apple TV, and it's there on the TV - I have 60 days to watch it, ot 24 hours from the time I start to watch it - no problem there. But I have decided I want to watch it on my Mcbook Pro instead, at my cottage where I don't have access to the Apple TV. When I click on it on my Macbook using the Itunes store, it asks me if I want to rent or buy it - so it looks like I have to pay for it over again. Is there a way to d/l this already paid for movie for free on the other device? Or can I somehow transfer it from the Apple TV to the Macbook before watching it?
Thanks,
Richard
If you rented it directly on the Apple TV then you can't transfer it off and you have it watch it on that - from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1415 :
You can move the rental between devices as many times as you wish during the rental period. However, the movie can only be played on one device at a time. If you rent a movie on an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple TV, it is not transferable to any other device and you must watch it on that device.
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