I have a 3rd generation Apple TV

Hello I have a third gen Apple TV, when I rent a movie it takes about 4 to 6 hrs to download, once it's finally done the MSG you get
Tells you to press play to watch or press menu to watch later. My problem is when you go to watch later it makes you re download the movie again, (another 4 to 6 hr wait. Is there a way to buffer so you don't have to redownload?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
The first thing to check would be your internet download speed, you can do this at www.speedtest.net.
1080p HD movies require a recommended speed of 8 Mbps, 720p HD movies require a recommended speed of 6 Mbps, while SD movies require a recommended speed of 2.5 Mbps.
If you do have a slow connection, you might consider renting the movie on your computer, that way once it has downloaded it will stay there until it expires and you can stream it to the Apple TV at any time once it has finished downloading.

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  • HT1551 How do you mirror from an iPod to 3rd generation apple tv

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    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
    You can only use AirPlay Mirroring if you have a 5th generation iPod touch > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5209
    If you are referring to AirPlay > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4437

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  • I have a 3rd generation ipod but no play the music

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