Using external storage for purchased movies

Hello Apple TV users. I was about to pull the trigger and buy Apple TV, but I'm not clear on something.
If I use Apple TV to purchase HD movies from the iTunes Store (I'm guessing they come in at +/-6GB each, is the only storage option for these movies the Apple TV's internal storage? 40GB is nothing. 160GB is not much.
I understand using Apple TV storage as a cache for rentals, but for movies that I buy, I'd like to be able to keep things on a 500GB or 1TB drive (which I already use for iTunes storage anyway.
There's a USB port on the Apple TV, but I read in another post that this is a service port that only Apple can access...
Any guidance much appreciated.

Richard Gratton wrote:
If I use Apple TV to purchase HD movies from the iTunes Store (I'm guessing they come in at +/-6GB each, is the only storage option for these movies the Apple TV's internal storage?
Currently you can only rent HD movies from iTunes, you can't purchase to keep, so unless you want to download several HD movies with a view to a very intensive bout of film viewing it's probably not an issue, though it may affect the amount of synced content on your AppleTv.
There's a USB port on the Apple TV, but I read in another post that this is a service port that only Apple can access...
Correct - service port only - no reason it couldn't be enabled in a future software update but unlikely in my opinion. Would love to be proved wrong on this!
Personally, I think the trend will be towards centralised home media servers, and networked 'thin' clients for display with small amounts of onboard storage. I would love an "AppleTV Air" type device with solid state storage - should run cooler, use less power, and be less prone to hardware failure without a mechanical drive.
Even in it's current form I could see me using Apple TVs for years to come but the hard drives will eventually fail - a solid state drive AppleTv would have more longevity.
If they enabled USB to allow attaching external storage that would be the icing on the cake (more codecs, faster processor, and higher bitrate playback would be the lit candles!).
AC

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