If I rent a movie via iTUNES on Mac, how can I view the movie on 2nd Gen Apple TV?, If I rent a movie via iTUNES on Mac, how can I view the movie on 2nd Gen Apple TV?

After several attempts of renting a movie directly on Apple TV (kept getting error for password that was entered correctly), decided to rent directly on the computer and watch via Apple TV.  I go to Apple TV and my library is available (home sharing on) but don't see the rental anywhere.  Do I need to move it on my computer from rentals to somewhere else?
Thanks!

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Movies rented on the computer need to be fully downloaded before they will show up on the Apple TV.

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