RENTED MOVIES STREAMING TO APPLE TV

I rented a movie on my IMAC which is streaming to my husbands Apple TV via broadband. The Apple TV is synced with my husbands ITunes Library. All of my library appears on the Apple TV menu; however the rented movie does not appear. When I click on "Devices" in my Itunes and click on "Apple TV" I have a "summary" tab and a "Photos" tab, but NO "Movies" tab. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Rented movies can only exist in one place at a time due to digital right management - this is to stop you say putting a copy on a TV, iPod, iPhone simultaneously.
iTunes should have a new tab for rented movies that lets you transfer the rental tyo one of these devices.
Are you talking about a single iTunes library with a single store account? If so the movie should be able to transfer to AppleTV (and back again) via iTunes provided it's set up as a sync library.
If iTunes is a Shared library you only see the summary and Photo tabs, and content won't be seen on AppleTV when computer is off or iTunes closed down.
AC

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Is there an issue just signing out? It's a chore entering itunes store password sometimes I agree but there's no way to set a local password on AppleTV - though it's a good idea as you could have a simpler one than for itunes store.
Ordinarily I enter my password for rentals though AppleTV ususally asks if I want it to remember it automatically. If you sign out and sign back in you should get the option.

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Thanks for the pointers folks. Yeah, 1.5GB is pretty poor isn't it? There are other suppliers, but you have to get a their phone line installed to access the internet so it's an £85 setup fee plus a day off work for a guy to come round and drill a hole in your wall before you even get to the monthly costs.
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Virgin Media spend all kinds of money advertising their broadband as the fastest in the UK, but don't tell you (up front anyway) that you'll be cut off if you actually try and use it.
Apple on the other hand carry on with their 'it just works' mantra, but with Apple TV this only applies if you meet certain criteria (again, not mentioned up front).
I guess it aint a biggie, as i was gifted my Apple TV, and love all the other stuff it does, but from the number of posts on this forum can see that there's a lot of angry customers out there who want explanations as to why they're having similar problems to me.
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I used to be able to watch a rented move on my Apple TV when it was partially downloaded. Now it is making me wait till it is fully downloaded. What changed?

when renting movies on my Apple TV, I used to be be able to start watching when only 1 or 2% downloaded. Today it made me wait till it was fully downloaded in 2 hours. Did something change? Why do I have to wait?

Playback will start onice a portion has loaded, this will be indicated by the option to start now or watch later. If it continues to buffer during playback or there are other issues then that will be due to the network.
What is your current connection via speedtest.net
Make sure DNS is set to auto (settings - general - network)
If on wifi try Ethernet

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Hello Pauljfield,
You may want to report the issue you've had with your rental to the folks in our iTunes Store.
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBooks Store purchase
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1933
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Kelly - If you just opened the AppleTV1, go to Settings>About and check the software version.
Last software made was 3.02 (one of the better ones).
If lower, update it to that, but make a note of what it shipped with in case you ever factory restore it.
Have you configured ATV1 for LAN/internet access (ethernet by simply plugging in, wi-fi by adding wi-fi details in settings).? If connected to internet you should be able to access YouTube on it.
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You need to highlight the top entry on this page, press select which should give a numeric code. You then go to itunes on the computer and look for an AppleTV under Devices on the left, select and enter the code. You can then configure auto or custom syncing.
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AC

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I assume you are using the Apple TV 1 (silver/grey).
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I just searched for 'rental transfer' in the Apple Support pages and got this :-
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307257
Specifically look for :-
Can I play my rental on more than one device?
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Hello Ellanda,
Thank you for providing the details of the issue you are experiencing with the movies rented on your Apple TV. I am sure you are eager to watch these movies, and I found a few resources that I think will help.
The first to verify is if you see the movie on the top shelf of the Movies panel on the Apple TV and then checking Settings to see if the download was interrupted in:
You can see all the movies you have rented on the top shelf of the main menu when navigating to Movies. Rented Movies will also indicate when they are due to expire. Once expired, they will no longer be available in your Movies shelf.
If your download is interrupted, go to Setting > iTunes Store and select Check for Rentals. Apple TV will connect with the iTunes Store and will resume downloading.
You can find the full article here:
How to rent a movie from the iTunes Store on Apple TV
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1498
If you are still not able to locate the rental, I recommend reporting the issue to the iTunes Store using the steps in the following article:
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBookstore purchase
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1933
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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please can anyone help me
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David W.

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