New to TV, questions

OK, I buy movies from the TV and they download to the TV. Then they sync to my iTunes Library on my iMac (I now have 2 copies?) I change the sync settings to only sync the latest un-watched movie and they disappear from the TV...
My iTunes Library shows 2 copies of the movies in my "Movies" folder, one copy in the "Purchased on TV" folder.
Can somebody go through the basics with me please...
Where are the movies stored? I have 160GB TV that is showing 876MB of video... even though I bought three movies...
What setting do I use to store my purchased content on the TV and not my iMac HD?
If I'm not understanding the system "as a whole", feel free to let me know as well...
Thanks for your time and input.

Ok, does sound like you are misunderstanding the drive on the AppleTV.
To but it very simple, it is NOT a storage area to store your files nor is it a place for backup. It is a syncing drive with two purposes.
First purpose, if you buy/rent from the AppleTV, it does need it to download to.
Second, it is there to sync content to.
Why does one sync. One syncs to get a local copy onto the AppleTV for when you have your iTunes on your computer closed or if you take the AppleTV off the network (many like to bring it on travel) to have a local "copy" to access when not on it's network or your main iTunes library (on your computer) is closed.
When you are set to sync, then anything you buy will be transfered to your computer as your computer and your drives are you REAL copies that you are responsible for making sure you have backup copies of etc. The AppleTV at anytime can have an issue, need to be restored to factory resets etc and thus all content erased. The copy on your computer is your real copy and nothing on the AppleTV should be considered a backup file nor can you put files onto it that you don't keep on your network. If you sync a file, but then delete it from your computer, it will delete from the AppleTV. The AppleTV can only keep synced content on it if it exists in your real library.
Now with that said, the other option for the AppleTV is if one bought it and never planned on hooking it to sync with a computer, they can just buy/rent from AppleTV and since there is no computer associated with it, it stores movies on it and thus will eventually fill up.
First thing I had to do after getting the AppleTV and seeing the amount of content I started getting, I had to go buy a external drive for my computer (1TB drive) and put my library on it and that is where all my content is now and I have syncing over to the AppleTV.
Now if your computer you sync with is always on and you leave iTunes open, the AppleTV will list/show all content in your library even if some of the content is not synced.
So for me, I sync 10 most recent movies, 10 most recent TV shows and all music (and some photos).
So on the AppleTV drive I have the most recent stuff I got (most likely what I want to watch). IF my computer goes offline or iTunes gets closed, my AppleTV will at least show my newest stuff. But while iTunes is open on my computer, I will see everything. If I play something that is synced, it will play from the AppleTV drive, if I pick something that is not synced, it will stream and I won't notice a difference.
Hope this helps.

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