Why can't I buy movies with ATV2?

Are they all stored in cloud or do I need to buy them on iTunes and play over Airplay?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
You can't buy movies because there is no permanent storage available on the Apple TV, nor is there anyway to transfer them from volatile memory to another location.
You can purchase them via iTunes and watch them on the Apple TV via homesharing or purchase them from your iPad/iPhone and watch them on the Apple TV via Airplay.

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  • HT204411 why can't I buy movies from the american itunes store?

    why can't I buy movies from the american itunes store?

    Are you located inside the U.S?
    If not, this is why?

  • Why can't i buy movies on apple tv?

    I want to be able to buy movies straight through apple tv and it wont let me.

    There is no storage for purchased content, nor is there a way to sync them back to iTunes.
    I suppose it might have been possible to allow purchase and then download to iTunes, but that wouldn't have been all that much more intuitive.

  • Why can't I buy books with iBooks on my iPad?

    I attempt to purchase books with iBooks on my iPad. I can neither purchase the book by clicking on the price nor download a sample. I have no problem purchasing items on iTunes Store and internet connection is fine. This problem has persisted for several days. Please advise.

    What happens when you try? More info would be helpful. In any case, the first thing to try is a reset, cures 99% of glitches. Hold down the home button along with the power button until you see the Apple, then let go.

  • Why can't i buy anything with gift card balance on authorized computer

    I have gotten another computer. My son is using the one that I had put the gift cards on.  I am trying to redeem the balance I have to buy songs but it won't allow me to do it.  I haven't been able to find any answer to my question.  Is anyone about to help me???

    Perhaps if you provide more detail than just "won't allow me" someone can offer suggestions. As it is, you've not given us anything like enough information on which to do more than guess.
    Regards.

  • Why can't I purchase movies from my Apple TV? When searching not all available movies even show up!

    I've had my apple tv for a while now, but have never actually purchased anything from the itunes store directly from the device. A friend recommended "Sleepless in Seattle" to me, and since it's not in Netflix or On Demand, I decided to buy it from itunes.
    In doing a search in the Movies section of my Apple TV and typing in "Sleepl", I got no results. Bummed, I went onto Amazon to see how much the DVD would cost. On a whim, I opened itunes on my computer and did a search for the movie. To my shock, it is available for purchase on itunes for $9.99!
    Once I found this out, I went back to my Apple TV and searched again. The movie still didn't appear to exist. I noticed then that every movie on the apple tv only gave me the option of renting, not buying. I was going to purchase from my computer, but then thought better of it because I wasn't sure it would be made available for me to watch on the apple tv.
    Is there something wrong with my system? Why can't I buy movies from the device? I can buy tv shows, so it just seems weird to me that this is limited to the movies!

    Ha, ha, you are such a tool!
    That profile was written in 2007 and never updated. Unlike you, I don't live on this forum. I have one 5 year old Dell gathering dust, waiting for the trash that has some kids software on it my kids never use.
    Currently I own a 27 inch iMac, and a 21 inch iMac used by my wife. I just sold my MacBook Air, which replaced my MacBook Pro of two years ago. I have an AppleTV v2, and unfortunately gave my AppleTV v1 to a friend before I realized they stripped out the movie purchase feature. We also own an iPad, two iPhones, and 4 iPods, two of which are used as digital music storage for our cars.
    So yes, all of my factual posts concerning Apple's shocking decision to try to hide the fact they removed significant functionality from AppleTV when they revved it, are just driven by the fact that 4 years ago I used almost no apple products. Apparently I harbor a twisted desire to hurt the company that provides me almost all of my technology of choice today, despite being an early software developer for the Mac, helping start two Macinotosh software companies in the 1980s and 1990s, and working at Apple for 2 years in the early 90s.
    The truth is, Apple's products weren't so good 15 years ago so I gradually switched to Windows for professional reasons. About 4 years go I bought an iPhone, and started to wake up to the fact that Apple had done a tremendous job moving the Mac platform to the intel architecture, and was very happy to replace my crappy dells with Apple products.
    But that doesn't mean I wear blinders when their product teams and marketing department makes mistakes, or does something deceptive.

  • Why can I only purchase movies from within my own country?

    Or moreover, Why can't I buy movies from the ITunes family in other countries?

    You can ONLY buy from the itunes store of the country of your residence ( proven by the billing address on your credit card) and ONLY while inside the borders of that country.

  • Why can I not buy music and movies from the SA site with my SA credit card???

    Why can I not buy music and movies from the SA site with my SA credit card???

    I'll answer myself after reading the threads, now I am so sorry I bought the dam thing!!

  • Why can't I buy a movie that I pre-ordered, with the iTunes card already redeemed?

    See, I bought an iTunes card the other day and redeemed it that same day. After doing so, I pre-ordered a movie that was expected to be released on the 18th of March(today). So I tried to purchase the movie I pre-ordered with the credit I redeemed from the iTunes card, but it is asking for my billing information. So I clicked on the link where it says "To redeem code, click here", and it asked me to enter a code. My concern is why can't I buy that movie I pre-ordered with I the money I have in my iTunes account?

    You didn't purchase the movie, you pre-ordered it. So the code works to put in the pre-order for the movie. So it's on hold, so to speak. Then when the movie comes out (and only then) are you actually billed, so you have to enter the code again in case you or someone else who has access to your computer used some -- perhaps too much of the credit in the meantime.
    If I use a regular credit card and pre-order something, oftentimes there is some kind of perk or extra included along with it for me in return for pre-ordering. Like an extra feature for example. I don't actually get billed until I actually get the movie and so it's kinda like that.
    Did you lose the code?
    If you did, I'm sorry, but you could call Apple & hopefully they will make things right.
    You could go here to get the ball rolling > http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
    Message was edited by: Michael Murphy3

  • Why can't I buy HD movies?

    Why can't I buy HD movies the same way I can buy HD TV shows?
    Apple has now made it easy to buy HD TV shows (and with 2.2, via the Apple TV). You get an HD version for playback on your computer or Apple TV and an SD version for playback on your iPod. Why can't we do this for movies? After all, the HD versions are available to rent!
    I am hesitant to buy movies from Apple as a result, because I would get better results buying the Blu-ray version. If I could buy them in HD, it would be a no-brainer.

    I can understand why the studios would want to get the most they can out of selling HD movies. But by now they must be seeing the writing on the wall. iTunes and other online delivery services wrote the eventual death of hardcopy media long before the HDDVD/BluRay war ended. If I'm not mistaken (and I am on many occasions), didn't Microsoft and Netflix announce an online delivery partnership shortly after HDDVD threw in the towel? The only hardcopy media of any kind I have purchased since I got my AppleTV are shows and movies that I collect.
    I would venture a guess that it's only a matter of time before HDTVs start coming with internal hard drives and wireless capability. In the next ten years or so, the way we watch movies and TV shows will change drastically, and the only reason for broadcast/cable TV will be to watch live events like news or sporting events. But they too will eventually be coming via online sources as well. The broadcast networks are going to have to make major changes in the way they do business and how they deliver their product in order to remain viable.
    HD movie sales will be available soon enough. It's only a matter of time.
    98 cents change, please.

  • Why can't I buy TV shows with a high rating? Is there something I need to select on my account?

    Why can't I buy TV shows with a high rating? Is there something I need to select on my account?

    What is a high rating?

  • Why can't I purchase movies on my iPad? When I hit buy it doesn't download.

    Why can't I purchase movies on my iPad? When I hit buy it doesn't download.

    Ok. That's strange.  The download should show up immediately in the lower right.  Even if it is stuck, you will se the red number.  So something is blocking the purchase.  Take a look at setting, restrictions, and see if something there is turned on that might be blocking you.

  • Why can't I buy a apple device with my iTunes account money?

    Why can't I buy something like the new iPod touch with my iTunes money. I don't get why because they are from the same company. This is puzzling so I need some help if anyone can give me and answer that would be great.

    Because the itunes store, where you have credit, does not sell ipods.
    Whether you understand it or not, you CANNOT use your itunes gift card for Apple Store Purchases.
    It is ONLY for itunes store purchases.

  • Why can't I buy the movie "Tracers" on Apple TV?

    So I watched the trailer of the movie "Tracers" then I wanted to BUY the movie on my AppleTV. The only option available is to RENT the movie on my AppleTV. Why can't I buy it? If anyone knows why this is please let me know.
    Thanks

    Some movies may only be available for rent or only available to buy at different times.
    Tracers is currently only available to Rent. There's nothing to do but wait for the Studio / rights owners to make it available for purchase.

  • Why can I sync a movie but not TV shows on my nano (7th gen)?

    I am using iTunes 11.0 and can sync a movie (Miracle on 34th Street) to my new ipod nano 7th gen but when I try a TV Show (a Planet Earth HD episode) or even a brief video clip taken with my camara I am told that such an action is not permitted on this ipod.  So why can I sync a movie but not TV shows on my nano (7th gen)?  Thank you.

    Before you can sync video files, it must be converted into a format compatible with ipod.  If you can’t sync a video convert it by doing the following:
    In iTunes, select the video you want to convert. Do one of the following then sync again after:
    1) Choose File > Create New Version > Create iPod or iPhone Version.
    2) Choose File > Create New Version > Create iPad or Apple TV Version.
    I hope this works.

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