Waiting to download rented movie on apple tv?

What is wrong? I cannot get it to start downloading the rented movie? I tried shutting down and restarting and when I hit start download, it does not work!

We started having the same problem on Friday. Had been able to rent movies up to this point. We can access iTunes from all our computers on our network but when we go to rent a movie we just get a spinning gear at least 30 minutes. We seem to be able to access iTunes from AppleTv for everything but buying and renting anything. Not sure what changed have tried everything you have tried and more. All software is current. Anyone have another idea?

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    Yes Me Too, I just rented Ireon Man3 and it stopped about 2/3 the way through. Now I get the same messages as above. " You have already rented movie,  Check for downloads. But there is no option to check for downloads,
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  • HT1498 How long to download rented movies on apple tv

    How long does it take to download a movie rental on Apple TV.  I purchased a movie the other day and was able to watch it in less than five minutes.  The rental says it will be "Ready to play" in more than an hour.  Is there a difference between renting and purchasing?  Does the age of the movie make a difference?
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  • HT1577 how do a get a refund on a ridiculously slow downloading rented movie for my apple tv dispite a 5mb/sec down load speed? my first experience with appletv movie rental. no good. rented at 4:30pm. still waiting for standard def movie to finish at 8:1

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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.
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    Will be very interesting to see if Apple release any kind of software update that turns the flash drive from a buffer to permanent storage, to at least ease some of the pain...
    Message was edited by: McGinty

  • I was listening to a rented movie on apple tv. It suddenly stopped and i cant listen in anympre. Its says to do at the download menu and i cant find it

    was listening to a rented movie on apple tv. It suddenly stopped. Where is the downloaded movie???

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  • HT1657 Do I have to wait for a rented movie to download before playing?

    I seem to need to wait for my rented movie to fully download before playing. Is this normal? I would have expected once the download has begun, for playing the movies to be possible. Any advice?

    Nope. If they have them in stock, then you can get one, and if they don't, try again later. No list.

  • HT1657 Can I do watch something else on tv while I am waiting for my rented movie to download?

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    Not advisable, the ATV (2n'd and 3'rd gen) doesn't have a hard drive, it is limited memory which is used for streaming only.
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    WWhen I try to play a rented movie on Apple TV, it starts downloading again.

    There is no accessible storage on Apple TV, so it will need to load each time. If you wish to store then rent on computer and use home sharing to view on Apple TV.

  • Why does it take over 2 hours to download a rented movie on apple tv? When I download a movie on Netflix it downloads immediately.

    Why does it take over 2 hours to download a rented movie on Apple TV?  When I download a movie from Netfix it is immediate.

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
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    1080p HD movies require a recommended speed of 8 Mbps, 720p HD movies require a recommended speed of 6 Mbps, while SD movies require a recommended speed of 2.5 Mbps.
    Netflix uses adaptive streaming and can reduce quality right down to produce a stream as low as 0.5 Mbps.

  • HT1657 can I watch a rented movie on apple tv that was purchased on my phone

    Can I watch a rented movie on apple tv that was purchased on my phone

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  • We used to be able to watch rented movies from Apple TV right away.  Now it takes hours.  Is there a setting to change?

    We used to be able to watch rented movies from Apple TV right away.  Now it takes hours.  Is there a setting to change?  They used to start playing after a few minutes of starting the download but not now.  What's up?

    Pat, I've been experiencing this issue intermittently for weeks.  It seems to occur with HD content --including HD trailers --exclusively.  Tonight has been no exception.
    I have done considerable troubleshooting to try and isolate the cause.  My results suggest that Apple's servers are to blame but I've not seen many others reporting this issue in these forums lately.
    I live only 170 miles from Apple's North Carolina server farm.  I assume my iTunes rentals are being fed from there.  My broadband connection is a fast one (30Mb down) and consistently tests near that speed when this issue occurs.
    I have both a first and second generation AppleTV.  When this issue occurs, I will change devices and rent the same movie to see if th device itself is to blame.  The issue affects both.  I have tried using an ethernet connection instead of my Airport Extreme's 5Ghz wireless connection but that does not remedy the issue.
    So... my broadband connection is more than capable, my router is performing optimally (I recently had my local Apple Store test it as well), and neither of my AppleTV's is immune to the issue, so...  it must be on the delivery end.
    Unfortunately, Apple does not post the status of their iTunes Store's servers like they did with their MobileMe servers.  They should.  In fact, the AppleTV should display a status message when Apple's iTunes servers are experiencing technical difficulties or heavy network traffic.
    I was an early adopter of AppleTV.  It has not been problematic until now.  This is trying my patience.  My advice is that you request a refund everytime this happens.  I do.
    I am taking this matter to the VP of iTunes services.  If Apple's servers are choking, or if their streams are being throttled by ISP's, or internet TV is too ambitious for this country's internet infrastructure, I deserve to know.

  • HT1657 error -51 when trying to download rented movie

    I am not able to  download rented movies I get  the "error-51" message .. Anyone able to help resolve this  so i can download the rented movie ?
    Thanks in advance for you assistance

    You sure it's not -50?
    iTunes Store: "Error (-50)" when downloading purchased content
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1583

  • 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!!!!

  • HT1657 Rented movie on Apple TV (2nd gen.) unavailable?

    When I go to play my rented movie on Apple TV (2nd gen.) I get the message the movie is unavailable, try again later. It's been unavailable for over a week now. How do I get credit or make it play?

    You can either wait until later or go to expresslane.apple.com and seek help there.

  • HT1498 Rented movie on apple tv will not play

    Rented movie on apple tv.  Does not show up in rental section.  Try to rent again and it says it has been rented and I should go to settings and click download.  There is no download.  Closest thing is to check for rentals  under itunes but it just sits there and spins for over an hour

    After about three hours it finally showed up under rentals.  Just a terrible way to rent a movie!!!

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