Hi Jennifer, Daniel and Carlo have given you excellent information as always.
Just to add a bit more information for you to absorb ;-) Buying vs. Renting Movies: Buying: Obviously purchased content does not expire, and once downloaded will remain in your iTunes library indefinitely—even if that content has been removed from the iTunes Store itself. Music content can be purchased from an iPhone or iPod touch and will automatically transfer back to your main iTunes library the next time you sync, and with the Apple TV 2.0, content can also be purchased on the Apple TV and transferred back to your main iTunes library. Renting: Rentals on the other hand, are much more restricted, since they are transitory by their very nature. In much the same way as a DVD rented from Blockbuster must eventually be returned, so too must the digital rentals from the iTunes Store. Of course, since a digital download has no physical media that must be returned, the solution is to just automatically expire the digital download after the rental period has expired. 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. Once you start watching your movie, you can view the rented movie as many times as you wish within the 24-hour (or 48-hour) window. If you don't watch your rented movie, it will expire in 30 days and disappear from your iTunes library. You will need to rent it again in order to watch it. You can delete the movie prior to the expiration date if you want to make more space on your hard drive, iPod, iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV. However, the movie will automatically disappear from your iTunes library 24 (or 48) hours after you've begun viewing it. Cheers, Ronni On 26/06/2012, at 6:14 PM, cm wrote: > Hi Jennifer, > > No problem about posting back, that's what the list if for. > > I would just add that if you have a slow or an intermittently slow internet > connection you can always download the purchased or rented movies to iTunes > on your Mac first. That way they will download in their own time regardless > of your connection speed. You can then watch the movie on the Mac in iTunes > or you can stream the movie from your Mac to the AppleTV for viewing on your > television. If on the other hand your download the movie directly to the > Apple TV, you can only watch it on the TV. You would need to download it > again to watch it on the Mac. > > As Daniel mentioned the Apple TV has an internal buffer so that films > downloaded directly to the Apple TV will play with fewer breaks. > > A final note is that if you plan to stream from your computer to the Apple > TV, you should check that both the computer and the Apple TV have a good > strong signal from your router. Interference can originate from fridges and > microwaves, or from your neighbour's WiFi devices. Also large metal objects > or just distance can attenuate the signal. The free software iStumbler will > show your signal strength or you can also use Airport Utility for this. If > there is a problem, repositioning your router, sometimes even by a small > amount can often fix it. > > So at the risk of you actually accepting the invitation, post back if you > want further information. :-) > > Regards, > Carlo > > On 26/06/2012, at 17:53 , Daniel Kerr wrote: > >> Hi Jennifer >> >> Just to jump in,... >> 1. Yes the AppleTV connects to your modem/router wirelessly. To get the most >> out of streaming anything though, you may want to upgrade the router at some >> stage so it's the faster "n" version. (the DG834G is only "g" version. Or >> add on the new Apple Express for $119 which is dualband g and n. This makes >> a big difference if you do want to stream photos from your computer at any >> stage). >> 2. Any movies you get, which only rent from the AppleTV (If you want to keep >> it you buy it from iTunes on a computer, then stream it from the computer to >> the AppleTV). Otherwise ones you rent on the AppleTV will download it first >> (storing it temporarily) then play, so you don't really get the stuttering >> and breaks. (Again, some of this can be caused by the modem as mentioned >> above, as well as slow internet). >> 3. For good speeds you want internet at least 1.5MB or better. Obviously the >> faster the internet the less time it takes for it to download the movie. The >> slower the internet, the longer you wait for it to download (or buffer) as >> much as it can before playing. >> 4. Download limits just affect how many movies you can download before going >> over quota. >> >> Hope that info helps >> >> Kind regards >> Daniel >> --- >> Daniel Kerr >> MacWizardry >> >> Phone: 0414 795 960 >> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> >> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >> >> >> **For everything Apple** >> >> On 26/06/2012, at 5:46 PM, Jennifer Lefroy wrote: >> >>> Hello Carlo, Thank you very much for taking pity and for your information. >>> I am hoping you don't regret inviting me to post back for clarification as >>> I have a number of questions! I should clarify that our main interest is >>> to rent films from itunes. >>> >>> 1. does the apple TV connect to the computer via the router unlike Iview >>> through the lap top where there is a TV computer cable connection? >>> 2. Does the film stream to the Apple TV and store to there to be played in >>> its entirety. (I note in some videos etc there is "stuttering" and breaks.) >>> 3. Do I need to check download speeds and if so what speed do I need? >>> 4. Is there anything other than download total I need to check with our >>> server? >>> >>> This probably shows the depth of my ignorance. >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> Jennifer >>> On 26 June 2012 13:54, cm <cm200...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Jennifer, >>>> >>>> I saw your email looking a bit neglected so I though I would start off the >>>> reply chain even though I am probably not the best person to respond to >>>> this given that I do not own a TV; I will consider buying the Apple branded >>>> television rumoured to be coming out later this year or next year. My sole >>>> viewing is either iTunes content or on ABC television's iView. I do, >>>> however, own an Apple TV which I operate for family members. >>>> >>>> Apple TV (the ice hockey puck sized device) is a small appliance that >>>> allows one to stream the contents of iTunes to your television or to rent >>>> iTunes content directly on the TV. It should not be confused with a Digital >>>> Video Recorder (DVR) such as TiVo. That is to say the AppleTV does record >>>> television shows that are televised over the air for later viewing. In the >>>> US Apple TV also gives one access to various digital video services such as >>>> Hulu or indeed the football and baseball services. These are subscription >>>> based services where for a monthly fee you can download and watch current >>>> movies or sporting events. The download is streamed directly to the Apple >>>> TV from the internet and is not stored on the Apple TV. >>>> >>>> You can also rent or buy movies or TV shows in iTunes on your Mac and >>>> stream them to you Apple TV, or alternatively you can rent the movies >>>> directly from the television. >>>> >>>> If you are interested in time-shifting broadcast television shows, then >>>> you must resort to say iView, or look into the Elgato EyeTV which is >>>> currently being discussed on another thread and has many entries in the >>>> archive. >>>> >>>> Please post back if you want clarification on any of this. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Carlo >>>> >>>> >>>> On 25/06/2012, at 21:21 , Jennifer Lefroy wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello wamug helpers, >>>>> Since the sad demise of the Glyde St video store, we have missed many >>>> films >>>>> we wanted to see. I am wondering if our solution is Apple TV. We have a >>>>> Mac OS X 10.6.8 with 4 GB memory running Snow Leopard and a NetGear >>>>> wireless router 54mpbs per sec ADSL2 Modem Router DG834G. We have an HD >>>>> television and a DVD player/recorder which allow us to link to a lap top >>>>> for iview etc. >>>>> >>>>> I am hoping someone can tell me what other information might help to >>>>> determine if Apple TV could be our solution and just how the downloading >>>>> works e.g. does one wait for the whole film to download and then watch >>>>> or...? >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards, >>>>> Jennifer >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - < >>>> http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - < >>>> http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
