Trouble syncing rented movie

I recently rented spiderman 3 to watch on a trip and tried to move it to my ipod. itunes went through the whole process of "copying" and then at the end i get the message that itunes couldnt copy to my ipod becuase it couldnt connect to the store. the problem is that my store connection is working, i went there and am downloading a free episode of a tv show right now, so i obviously can connect to the store. any ideas?

I have the same problem except it errors out with an "unknown error" Have tried everything I can think of. Reinstalled iTunes, rebooted, shut down everything but iTunes... gets all the way to the end of the transfer and contacts iTunes store then BAM "unknown error"

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HT1577 I am having trouble downloading rented movies.

Help $$$ going down the drain.
I am having trouble downloading rented movies. It tells me it is going to take 150 hours to download a 1gig movie. I am using a macbook pro. My internet is hight speed broadband and is working fine. Any ideas how to fix this problem? this has happened twice now.
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I am using a new Apple TV streaming box. I cannot seem to get any itunes movies to completely download. If they do completely download, it often takes a day or more. Even when the download is apparently completed, ATV will often re-authorize the movie purchase...and the download process begins again. That is about the time I send emails and get refunds. NETFLIZ works beaitifully - fast, easy to use, NEVER a problem. I use a MAC, iPad too but have not synced either with ATV.
Am I doing something wrong? This is incredibly frustrating for my family!!!!

Cannot Sync Rented Movies to Apple TV

I cannot sync rented movies to my Apple TV. I contacted Apple Support and they told me to update my Apple TV software (done), update my iTunes software (done) and reauthorize my computer (done). But it still won't work. It gives me the option to "move" the movie and it starts the syncing process but never finishes the process and never gives any type of error message as to why it does not complete the move. It just moves the movie back to the other side of the "move" screen. I have no problem syncing tv shows to my Apple TV. The Apple rep's response was that he recommended that I not purchase anymore rental movies. Isn't there something else I could try to fix it? Has anyone else encountered this? Thank you very much.

DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT purchase rental movies in I-Tunes if you want to watch them on Apple TV. I rented "Batman Begins" in I-Tunes and Apple TV says it is "not authorized" to play it. I rented the "Darjeeling Trials", and Apple TV played the first few minutes - but when I paused it and came back to it, it said "this movie has expired" and even deleted the rental from I-Tunes for me - niiiice.
My Apple TV is brand new, latest model, 160GB, latest latest software (downloaded today) and I also have the latest lates (7.1.1) I-Tunes software. IF you download thru I-Tunes, RENTALS DO NOT WORK with this software.
Download direct to Apple TV instead (at least that works... )

Sync Rented Movies

How do you sync rented movies with Apple Tv software version 2.4 and Itunes 8?

When you rent via the tv, you cannot transfer it to itunes, nor will itunes see the rented movie.
When you rent from itunes, it will show up in itunes as a rental, but you will need to transfer it to the tv for the tv to see it.
So far as I know this has always been the case.
Transferring rentals will look something like this

My iPod won't sync rented movies.

I have a 30g iPod classic (not sure which generation...I bought it around 2005.
I can sync the movies I have purchased, but I cannot sync any rented movies. It won't even appear in my sync window.
Help?

Hello PartyOnTheMoon,
I have a 30g iPod classic (not sure which generation...I bought it around 2005.
It sounds like you actually have a 5th Generation iPod video and those are not able to sync rented movies. Sorry.
[Identifying iPod Models|http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1353]
B-rock

Exactly How To Sync Rented Movies to iPod 3rd Generation Nano?

I've been looking all around these boards for over an hour and there are definitely topics about the rental movies and the different iPods they will sync with etc etc... I'm having the same troubles a lot of others are, like my rented movies won't show up in the Movies tab. I even dragged the picture of the rented movie to my iPod icon but only the picture moves and nothing else.
*So please, I just need a step by step account of how to sync the movies I rent from iTunes to my 3rd generation iPod nano.* Thank you in advance.

You can't. iCloud is only compatible with iOS devices running iOS 5 or later.
B-rock

Can't sync rented movie to iPhone

I have a rented movie that is not yet expired and has not been started. I want to move it to my iPhone. The sync starts and after the entire file has been transferred (enough free space on iPhone) an error message pops up saying I cannot sync the movie because a connection to the iTunes store cannot be established. Internet connection is there, of course, and iTunes store works fine. I tried different movies but all having the same problem. Any ideas?

Can't offer any help other than to say I have the same exact problem and have read on this forum where others do as well.
The only solution seems to be to call customer support and get a credit.

HT202157 anyone having trouble with renting movies with Apple TV?

Not sure what to do, can't seem to rent on Apple TV tonight. Netflix is working and Itunes on my MAC is working. I can always plug Mac to sound system but.... Anyone out there ith same trouble today.
BTW:
I restarted AppleTV
I plug/unplugged (the godd old alt/del)

I appreciate you trying to help. However, I have NO idea how to check for a '3rd party DNS'. As I said, it worked flawlessly on Monday. Wouldn't that mean I was corrected properly?
I went to Apple TV support and in answer to rentaing movies it referred me with a link to this:
How long do I have to watch a rented movie?
You have 30 days from the time of rental to watch your movie, and 24 hours (in the US) or 48 hours (elsewhere) after you've started viewing to finish it. Once the rental period expires, the movie will disappear from your iTunes library.
This is a link FROM the Apple TV page. So I should have 30 days to watch the movie. Under Settings is a "Search for rented movies" option. Isn't that where you would find your rentals that you have not watched yet?
It's not that I don't WANT to troubleshoot. I just do not have a CLUE how to provide what you are asking for.
Thanks.

Can't sync rented movie

Hi,
I recently rented a movie on iTunes for my iPod. However, I cannot seem to sync it. When I plugged my iPod in to sync, I clicked on the movies tab but the rented movie did not show up so I could not transfer it over to my iPod. I also tried clicking on the movies tab below my iPod when I plugged it in but the rented movie did not show up there either. It did finish downloading completely and it is not an HD movie format. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

I am having the same issue. My purchased TV shows work. Will a purchased movie work on the 5th gen??

Can't sync rented movies in iTunes to AppleTV

I recently went on a trip and rented 2 movies that I synced to my iPhone. I ended up not watching either one and when I returned, I moved them from my iPhone back to iTunes on my computer.
I want to watch them on Apple TV before they expire in 20 days, but when I try to sync, neither movie shows up as an option in the Movies tab for Apple TV in iTunes. They do show up in the main iTunes "rented movies" tab for the computer.
Any ideas on how to get them onto Apple TV?
Thanks in advance.

Yeah... tried that. They said they could not reauthorize. But then said it will easily just sync back to the Mac, before I set up the new unit.
I guess they are closed for the night now - kinda wanted to get the new one set up tonight. Might just abandon that movie ??
Hope the new setup goes OK !? Wonder if iTunes will recognize the new ATV, allow me to give it the same name, etc.
Here goes ...
Thanks for reply.

HT2729 Syncing rented movies to my new ipad

I rented 6 movies for a long trip. Only 2 will sync from my computer to my ipad. Any suggestions?

You have to have an Internet connection in order to move the movies which I assume that you already know, I copied this from another discussion.
To transfer a rented movie from iTunes, use the movies pane in iTunes. Rented movies transfer is at the top. You must have an Internet connection to transfer a rented movie. Select the "move" arrow in the direction you wish to transfer, and click the apply button at the bottom right. Rented movies can only exist on one device at a time, they do not sync like other video, but move from iTunes to the iPad.

HT1498 Trouble watching rented movie on Apple TV

I have rented movies through my laptop several times and transferred them to my Apple TV to watch them. However, I rented one the other day and after I transferred it and pulled it up to play it, I got the message that I wasn't authorized to do so. However, the other movies I've rented I can play without a problem.
Does anyone know how to fix this?

I am having the same problem. Rented a movie tonight. Downloaded it to my ipad but when I try to airplay it to my Apple TV, I'm only getting sound. I have checked my Apple TV is updated, I restarted it and unplugged it for 30 seconds. On my Apple TV I checked itunes for rentals and it says there is nothing there. The only thing I have not tried is restarting my ipad. It's an ipad 2 btw. If I get it sorted out, I'll let ya know how.

ITunes trouble with rented movies

I rent a movie with iTunes, and start it while it finishes downloading. Within 15-20 minutes, the screen will freeze and I need to force quit iTunes. When I reopen, I can't find my rented movie. What's going on?
(I have already checked for all available updates.)

Finish downloading before you start watching.
Your simultaneous watching is outrunning the download, causing the screen to freeze, and when you force-quit iTunes the download is cancelled.

Troubling finding rented movies on Apple TV

Having recently been given an Apple TV I have managed to play music from iTunes and view photos however I cant view the film I rented via iTunes. Looking at iTunes it is showing that the movies has transferred to Apple TV but i cant find it. Confusing there is no folder called Rented Movies.

In iTunes under the devices list the AppleTV will have a tab for movies and ransferring rentals.
On AppleTV the rentals will be at the top of the Movies options under Rented Movies (or similar).
I assume your AppleTV runs software 2.0 or higher.

HT1657 Trouble downloading rented movies

Rental movies are not downloading to my Apple TV. Instructions tell me to go to Settings-Downloads. This is not an option. I'm going to Settings-iTunes Store-Check for Rentals. Runs a long time ... Nothing happens. Do I need to just wait longer and try to keep it from going to sleep? Progress bar would be helpful.

I'm having the same issue...payment went right through and i've been battling this download of the rental for 18 hours now...just endlessly retarts and says "beginning to download" and take 30 minutes, seemingly finishes...and then starts again. Annoying...

Trouble syncing rented movie

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