Need to be online to watch rented iTunes movie?

After I've downloaded a rented movie to my computer, is it necessary to be online to watch it?
I'd like to watch it on a plane.
thanks!

You do not have to be online.

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Is it possible to rent a movie via iTunes on the iPad and then watch on apple tv 2? The movie doesn't show up under rented movies on the apple tv and AirPlay mirroring won't work. Purchased movies sync to all devices, why not rented movies?

The limited number of rentals I've tried to use from my iPad via AirPlay have all worked, but I appreciate others have not found this.
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HT1657 can i watch rented itune movies on ipad while flying?

Basically heading to Hawaii, woulld prefer not to carry bulky lap top and utilize the benefits of an iPad. Is it possible to rent, not buy HD movies from iTunes and have them avaialble to watch while flying overseas? thanks.

There are films available to rent in the iTune store, but it's the film studio's choice as to whether a particular film is available as a rental, and if it is whether it's in HD and/or SD.
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Not if you have downloaded the movie to your iPad?
Sorry, not too sure of TV shows.
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HT1657 once you download a movie do you need to be online to watch it?

once you download a movie, do you need to be online to watch it?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
From my own personal experience, I have found that when I turn off the Wi-Fi on my Wi-Fi only iPad, I am still able to play rented movies on it. I have tried this perhaps four or five times and in each case, this has been the result. I have also noted that other users have had the same experience as I.
However saying that I have noted a small number of users that have stated they are unable to view rented movies without an Internet connection. This knowledge base article from Apple, also suggests that an Internet connection is required.

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Airplane mode? What's that?
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Thanks in advance for your help
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Hi Chris
I'm catching a running theme here voiced by both you and Niel, that it probably won't work. Between yours and his excellent rankings and 92,000+ posts, I think I'll trust yous
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http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/16488
HDCP compliance is, from what I've read, rather a "rubber ruler" so even if your TV lists as being HDCP, it might or might not work correctly with your Mac. Testing with one movie first might avoid an expensive surprise.
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http://www.apple.com/feedback

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Increase volume of rented iTunes movies?

I have difficulty with the volume level being too low on rented iTunes movies. I have tried the following setups with my first generation iPad:
1) Apple HDMI adapter -> HDMI cable to Mitsubishi EW230U-ST projector; Creative T-40 speakers plugged into mini-stereo jack of projector; volume turned to max on all devices. This produces speaker volume that is not adequate for a large room.
2) Same as #1, but instead run the Creative speakers directly from the headphone jack of the iPad. Volume similarly inadequate.
3) Same as #1 or #2, but insert FiiO E5 Headphone Amplifier into mini-stereo chain going to Creative T-40 speakers. This produces adequate volume, though to my ears, the quality is diminished somewhat. I'm not fond on this approach, because the FiiO uses a built-in battery which might fail without warning during the showing of a movie.
What would be ideal would be a way to increase the volume going out the headphone jack of the iPad. I understand that this is deliberately limited to protect the hearing of those using headphones. Alternatively, increasing the volume going over HDMI would likely help - unless the projector's mini-stereo jack is similarly being limited for headphone reasons (less likely, since projectors are usually hooked to external speakers).
So ... is there any way to make the iPad output louder sound with rented movies? Jail-breaking solutions are probably not appropriate, as I don't want to risk my ATT unlimited data plan.
I should say that if I just play a DVD instead of using the iPad, the sound level from the DVD player's stereo jack is strong enough for the Creative T-40 speakers to rock the room.
If I could solve this problem, I would rent a lot more iTunes movies, as it is the easiest way to get a movie.

I followed your procedure and did some testing. By setting the volume slider to +100%, the movie was louder on my Mac.
I then transferred the movie to my iPad and took my equipment to the facility where I play movies. I didn't have a pristine rental copy to test against, so I used my own DVD copy of the movie. This is what I found:
A) The best and strongest sound was when the the T40 speakers were directly connected to the DVD player's RCA sound jacks and the video was coming thru the hdmi to the projector.
B) The worst (quietest) sound was when the speakers took their input from the mini-stereo jack of the projector, with the video and sound coming from the dvd player thru hdmi.
C) I compared this with the +100% sound-increased movie rental running on my iPad, with hdmi connection to the projector and sound coming from the mini-stereo jack of the projector to the T40 speakers. This was definitely much louder than "B" above. So I can safely say that the sound boost performed on the rental movie on my Mac did copy over to the iPad.
D) Unfortunately, even "C" above is not loud enough for this room. But if I added the FiiO amp to "C", then there was plenty of sound - though not as pleasant (or simple) as "A" above.
I wonder if there is some way to get more than the +100% sound boost in iTunes?
I think it is unfortunate that renting a digital movie is fraught with such difficulty. It should be possible to adjust the sound as needed - and preferably on the iPad! Otherwise, we are just going to keep renting DVDs.

Apple TV 1st generation- can't seem to transfer rented Itune movies from my Mac to the Apple TV

Apple TV 1st generation- can't seem to transfer rented Itune movies from my Mac to the Apple TV

You need to establish if it was 1080p or 720p HD you downloaded.
If it's 1080p it will not play at all on AppleTV1 - the hardware is not powerful enough to decode 1080p h264 (or 720p above 25fps). When AppleTv1 came out most items were SD only and with time more 720p HD stuff became available. 1080p content cm after AppleTV 1 and 2 were replaced by AppleTV 3.
AppleTV2 can process but not display 1080p - it is stuck to 720p output.
AppleTV1 could only process 720p max, but could always upscale on output to 1080p!
Your iTunes Preference should determine what quality you are downloading/renting.
AC

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