Rent via iTunes or Apple TV
I want to take advantage of my cable connection on uploading rented movies. Instead of renting from Apple TV (though I have and plan around it), if there is something we wish to rent spur of the moment can I rent via itunes and synch to Apple TV? I know some are playable shortly after ordering, but had one movie that said ready to play and was choppy/stopping due to buffering...
Thanks!
yes you can rent via itunes... but only SD.
HD rentals are only available via AppleTV.
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