Watching TV Shows on iPod...

I was wondering...I have the first season of Lost on DVD...could I put those disks into my computer and save the episodes to my iPod or do I have to purchase them from Apple?

You can rip DVDs and encode them to a movie format the iPod supports. Search around for programs and instructions. It's not exactly straight-forward, unfortuantely.

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      Windows XP  

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    I guess we share the same problem; I can't make "TV show" menu visible in iPod. Until it is solved I am just changing properties (right click on iTunes library) from TV show to Movie (or to music video) to be able to watch TV show on iPod.
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  • My classic video ipod won't switch back to regular video mode after using it on an elliptical. The port still allows me to charge and works on the elliptical and treadmill but it will no longer change modes to allow me to watch my shows on the ipod screen

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    From the iPod's Main Menu choose Videos -> Settings and make sure TV Out is set to Off.
    Otherwise, try a hard reset as well.  To do this, press and hold both the Select (Center) and Menu buttons together long enough for the Apple logo to appear.
    B-rock

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    Try:
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    Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
    least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
    - Reset all settings                            
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    - Restore from backup. See:                                               
    iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes      
    - Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.                       
    If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
    Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar                                                              

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    I just got my first apple tv.  It streams netflix beautifully and connected to my network and computer quickly.  Currently the bulk of my itunes library is on a PC, so I am attempting to stream from that.  I can watch a show or an episode of a tv show just fine, but when I try and watch the second I get the spinning wheel and nothing loads.  If I reset my apple tv and then turn home sharing off and on again I can watch another episode.  I disabled my firewall and my anti virus on my desktop to see if that was the problem, still I am watching one episode at a time.  HELP!

    Hello Putterking,
    After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help with AirPlay. It contains a number of troubleshooting steps and helpful advice for the issue you are experiencing:
    Resolve issues with AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring from iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
    Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
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    I did the 5 R's last night, and now my iPod won't update any songs. The iPod is showing up in iTunes, but the "Update iPod" option is grayed out. Also, before when I had installed my iPod, it appeared in iTunes with my name...now it just says IPOD. I assume that's because it's back to the factory settings, but thought it was odd. (Yes, I know how to rename it.)
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    Not unless you can download the episodes to the iPod. Most of the TV show apps stream the content via WiFi so you need to be able to connect to the internet.
    TV shows that you download in iTunes can be watched - after fully downloading - without WiFi.

  • What version of itunes would show a ipod icon instead of a music icon on my ipad

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  • When I use my IPhone 4S to view the Shaw Go Movie Central App when I am at home I only use WiFi which is automatic, I start watching a show and sometimes I will get a message like "you can not use your cellular for video playback" or something close to th

    When I use my IPhone 4S to view the Shaw Go Movie Central App when I am at home I only use WiFi which is automatic, I start watching a show and sometimes I will get a message like "you can not use your cellular for video playback" or something close to that. Then I received an email from Telus saying I had used my 3G instead of Wi-Fi  using 75% of my data. How can this happen when I'm on Wi-Fi at home? If it switched to 3G for some reason I should have been disconnected and not just transferred to 3G network using up my data. What is the fix for this??

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    When I watch tv shows in Front Row that I've bought off iTunes the audio gradually falls out of sync with the video. It does not happen with other files that I have converted into mp4s. Any ideas for fixing this? It's a huge bummer...

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