Old ATV downloading rentals & purchases?

For some reason it is taking forever (5-8 hrs) to download purchases and rentals. I don't understand what the problem would be. The signal is strong when I go to the settings. I set my laptop right next to the ATV and the connection is fine there too. What could be going on? Is this a issue that others experience?
Thanks

I have the same problem - trying to rent Karate Kid - Apple TV says it will take 3 hours to download. Never had this issue before.
Also my apple tv lost all of its movies, music and photo's since Apple came out with the 2nd generation of apple tv and iTunes 10.
Apple TV (1st generation) has lost most of its capability since iTunes 10 release

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'Tricking' the App Store to allow re-downloading a purchase

Hopefully short version of a rather long ordeal:
An app I use recently became available only on the MAS. After paying and downloading it, I discovered that the old version was still installed as a Pref Pane. The developer's site suggested using an uninstaller but warned that it might also remove the new version and one would need to re-download.
What actually happened was very unpleasant and frustrating. The new version did seem to disappear, but only from the Applications folder. Bits and pieces of both the old and new versions remained in various places on my drive. Unfortunately, they also appeared on my external backdrive. These remaining resources seemed to make the MAS think every thing was fine and I should not try re-downloading the app.
The short story: I deleted every instance of any resource for both the new and old versions of the app. Emptied the Trash. Shutdown for the night.
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Things went totally as expected and the app is now successfully running. Finally!
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Others have stated that using the 'option' key will allow re-downloading a purchase. That has never worked for me, however. The above method has and the disconnecting of external backups may be critical, also. So, my three-step method for the future will be:
1. Disconnect external drive(s).
2. Completely delete any and all resources of the particular app and empty the Trash.
3. Restart and open the MAS expecting to see "Install" labels and buttons. ;-)
Hope this will save some frustration for others...

Hello -Tuck-,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
The apps prompting you to sign in with a different Apple ID when updating were purchased with that Apple ID. You will need to sign in with the Apple ID used to purchase or accept the applications before you can update them.
Alerts may occur when accepting bundled applications from the Mac App Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4373
Take care,
Alex H.

Old ATV downloading rentals & purchases?

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