ITunes streaming movies and tv shows via iPad - possible?

I really like to watch tv shows and movies on my iPad the problem is that I have to download them first :/ anyone may know if it is possible to stream tv shows and movies via iPad through iTunes without downloading like Apple TV..

I am also experiencing intermittent streaming from the cloud with 1080p content. My internet package is pretty decent with 25MB and when I download a show on iTunes, it shows a download speed of 22MB so all is well with my connection to apple. The only way I can stream content without any interruptions is to change the settings on the AppleTV3 to 720p.
I called my ISP and applied for a 50MB package and see it it helps.

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I have an Apple TV 2nd generation and since I updated it to the latest firmware available, that came out last week with the announcement of a new Apple TV, streaming content from iTunes servers, Movies and TV Shows, has become a nightmare. I don't think it is due to the firmaware update as I think it is due to the lack of capacity of the servers. As recent as last week everything worked fine. I would just press play and the TV Show would start almost immediatly and the streaming was fast enough that all the TV Show, past the point I was watching, was downloaded, without any delay or having to stop to rebuffer. The first time I noticed it was on monday this week and since then I have been testing streaming directly from iTunes every now and then and it never came back to work the way it did. I know the problem isn't my network. I have a 20 Mbits connection and download content at 2 Mbytes/sec on avarage.
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I am also experiencing intermittent streaming from the cloud with 1080p content. My internet package is pretty decent with 25MB and when I download a show on iTunes, it shows a download speed of 22MB so all is well with my connection to apple. The only way I can stream content without any interruptions is to change the settings on the AppleTV3 to 720p.
I called my ISP and applied for a 50MB package and see it it helps.

What audio format encoded into iTunes HD Movies and TV shows?

What audio format encoded into iTunes HD Movies and TV shows, AC3, 5.1 DolbyDigital? Its been a long long while since I rented an HD movie on ATV since netflix came around with streaming and BD. Now they have rentals and purchases. Anyone know if the purchases play with 5.1 or better audio?

I think if you pull up the movie in the iTunes store it should tell you. For example, I pulled up the Star Trek movie that came out a few months ago, and it reports "Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound". Clearly you need to make sure that your hardware supports whatever sound configuration the movie employs.

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iPhone, iPad, and iPod: Understanding capacity
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1867
How much space is used by your Other? You may be able to reduce.
How Do I Get Rid Of The “Other” Data Stored On My iPad Or iPhone?
http://tinyurl.com/85w6xwn
How to Remove “Other” Data from iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-remove-other-data-from-iphone/
With an iOS device, the “Other” space in iTunes is used to store things like documents, settings, caches, and a few other important items. If you sync lots of documents to apps like GoodReader, DropCopy, or anything else that reads external files, your storage use can skyrocket. With iOS 5/6/7, you can see exactly which applications are taking up the most space. Just head to Settings > General > Usage, and tap the button labeled Show All Apps. The storage section will show you the app and how much storage space it is taking up. Tap on the app name to get a description of the additional storage space being used by the app’s documents and data. You can remove the storage-hogging application and all of its data directly from this screen, or manually remove the data by opening the app. Some applications, especially those designed by Apple, will allow you to remove stored data by swiping from left to right on the item to reveal a Delete button.
What is “Other” and What Can I Do About It?
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142
iPhone or iPad Ran Out of Storage Space? Here’s How to Make Space Available Quickly
http://osxdaily.com/2012/06/02/iphone-ipad-ran-out-of-available-storage-space-ho w-to-fix-quick/
6 Tips to Free Up Tons of Storage Space on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch
http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/24/6-tips-free-up-storage-space-ipad-iphone-ipod-tou ch/
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How to Clear Message/iMessage Cache on iPhone & iPad And Reclaim Lots of Free Space
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What is Stored in iCloud and What is Not
https://sites.google.com/site/appleclubfhs/support/advice-and-articles/what-is-s tored-in-icloud
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I've purchased a significant number of movies and TV shows over the last few years. When available in HD, I always purchase titles in HD, whether they're TV shows or movies. I have iCloud enabled on all of my devices, and am also an iTunes Match subscriber. I very much enjoy having all of my content available, whether I'm at home or on the road. As long as I have an internet connection, my content is available.
Unfortunately, it would seem I'm missing random items from iCloud -- movies and TV shows. For example, I purchased both Cars and Cars 2 (Disney/Pixar) in HD, but only Cars shows up on our iPads, my iPhone and our Apple TV. Cars 2 is missing. Likewise with several episodes of the Big Bang Theory--none of my Season 1 episodes show up on the iPads, iPhone or Apple TV, but purchases from Seasons 4, 5 and 6 do.
The items are all downloaded on my MacBook, so they all appear there. If I go to the iMac, Cars 2 and the Season 1 Big Bang Theory episodes don't show up as available iCloud downloads. However, if I go into the iTunes Store and select these items to purchase again, iTunes tells me I already purchased the item and downloads it to me for free. So if iTunes knows I purchased it, why doesn't it show up in iCloud?
If this were an issue of studio rules/copyright, I would expect this problem to be specific to movies/shows from certain studios. In the case of Cars and Cars 2, these are both Disney/Pixar films, so why would Cars be in iCloud but not Cars 2?
Another movie that DOES show up in my iCloud is Gran Torino, one that I redeemed as a Digital Copy.
There are other TV shows and movies that have this same problem--they don't appear in iCloud but if I search for them in the iTunes Store, I can re-download them at no charge if I already purchased them.
Does anyone know how I can get the "missing" items to appear in iCloud if I legitimately purchased them or redeemed them via a promo code?

I did a little bit more research, and if I go into iTunes and choose to display TV Shows and Movies as a List, I get a nice, sortable list of movies and shows to which I can add columns. A column that you can add is called "iCloud Status."
This column shows either Purchased or Ineligible for all of the titles. And this is where things get really confusing.
Sure enough, the items that are "missing" from the iPads, iPhone, Apple TV, etc. are the Ineligible items, but that's not the confusing part. What IS confusing is which items are Ineligible.
A good example is my Deadliest Catch collection -- I own the entire season 3 and 4 of DC; season 3 is Purchased and Season 4 is Ineligible. Back to the Big Bang Theory, I have five episodes from Season 4 -- 3 are Ineligible and 2 are Purchased.
It makes absolutely no sense that episodes from the same season of the same show would be a mix of Purchased and Ineligible!

How to watch iTunes Store brought Movies and TV-Shows?

Hi,
I brought a lot TV-Shows and Movies from iTunes. They do all reside on the hard disk of one of my Macs. Each time I want to watch a movie or a TV Show, I need to start iTunes on this machine. I am considering giving up my DVD colection, but I have no plans to switch to BlueRay ever. BlueRay is dead, or at least for me no option, and I rather give up my brought DVD instead of increase the amount of shelfes for DVDs.
So I intent to import the DVDs myself or rebuying part of them on iTunes. Usualy the quality on iTunes is better than selfimported and the time investment for selfimport wont pay off, so it will be probably rebuying. But I dont want to waste several TB hard disk capacity for local copies.
Thought iCloud would take care of this. My music is available over music match and I can redownload any music video, audiobook or music from iTunes if I want. But I am not able to redownload any brought movie or TV-Show, nor can I stream brought movies from iTunes store on my Apple TV.
Why do I need to provide lots of Terrabyte of hard disk capacity for this? Thought with iCloud this would be over, but its not.
Edit:
According to Apple it should work this way:
http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/
But it is not. Any idea what I am missing?

My desktop was stolen a few weeks ago and I am left with this brand new hp thing.When I put itunes on and try to watch a movie or tv show I get a loud humming and after a while I can't take it anymore I turn it all off.I had actually given up and was ready to trade my ipad,ipods,and,itunes to anyone who can give me my movies and shows so I can actually watch them.Nero will stream my songs but not video and my ps3 will not see my istuff when I plug it in. Sony has gotten to be the same thing if I go anywhere on a trip I need to take a sony phone to play playstation store movies and an ipod or ipad to watch itunes stuff.
Is there any other way to see stuff I own? If so please tell me because it seems that I have more trouble watching stuff I own than the pirates on the internet and I would think that google is where I should be going because it will play anywhere on about anything.I hope I am just a dumb old man who doesn't know how to work this stuff and someone can tell me what I can do so I can watch my movies I paid for. any help would be great.
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What type of movies and tv shows can I watch on the iPad?

What type of movies and tv shows can be watched on the iPad without having to spend money purchasing from iTunes. I'm guessing Netflix streaming is available, but what other types. Does Tivo tranfer work, any others? Thanks

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So, I have recently begun purchasing movies and TV shows through iTunes in an attempt to further enrich my Apple ecosystem (and to have awesome movies to watch on a 5.5" screen ). I have had mixed experiences with this transition and am still having issues. For example, my Apple TV worked fine with all my purchases instantly -- no problem there. My Mac Mini takes a bit but it sorts itself out in no time. My iPhone 6 Plus, however, has failed at showing new purchases in the cloud in the videos app (for example, I purchased Doctor Who Series 8 and wanted to watch an episode the other day but was disappointed to find out that it wasn't available in the cloud). My Macbook Air though.. absolutely no movies or tv shows show up in iTunes. I can download them from the purchased section of the iTunes store, but at 2-3 GBs an episode, and the limited memory of a Macbook, I have only condoned a desire to stream them through iCloud.
Yet I can't figure it out. Why aren't my shows and movies showing up at all in iTunes? All of my iTunes match songs show up just fine. I have checked and nothing is hidden, so I am literally stumped.
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Oh alright -- I manage to resolve my own stupidity quite abruptly, actually.
Shortly after posting this, I annoying took another gander at iTunes Store settings. To my own idiocy, I must have unchecked "Show iTunes purchases in the cloud" at some point. In my defense, though, the availability of songs in iCloud threw me off quite a lot.
Ha ha -- anyways, if anyone else is having the same problem, check there.

ITunes streaming movies and tv shows via iPad - possible?

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