HT204370 Can i watch a rented movie in QuickTime?

If I watch a movie in itunes it is choppy.  I recently purchased a movie through itunes and watched it in QuickTime, happy days.  I have rented a movie through itunes and when I try and play it through QuickTime I just get a grey screen and no sound.
In the apple 'Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for purchased movies' it asks 'Can I watch the movie in QuickTime Player?', for which the answer is 'yes'.
There is no such question in the rented movies FAQs.  Is this because the answer is 'no' and apple would rather not tell anyone?
I have QuickTime Pro and it is registered.

I assume you are using the Apple TV 1 (silver/grey).
The rental needs to be transferred to the Apple TV. It sounds as though you have paired a secondary (streaming only) library only and you need a primary library to transfer content.

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