Movie rental time limit: 24 hours not enough?

That's why I don't understand about having the movie for 30days to watch as often as you want but you must watch it in 24 hours? Can the movie be transferred to the Ipod to be watched anywhere? All this is a little confusing, sorry.

It can be moved to the iPod, but not if you've already started playing it in iTunes.

Yeah, it can be, from what I've tried. There's a specific move function when you plug in your iPod, as long as you're still within your 24 hour viewing period.

Timmy Y wrote:
It can be moved to the iPod, but not if you've already started playing it in iTunes.

I haven't tried it myself, but in Jobs' presentation he made a big point of the fact that you could be watching a movie on your computer and then switch and finish watching it on your ipod.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307257#faq9

Well, from the FAQ is says:

Can I play my rental on more than one device?

If you download a rented movie on your computer, you can transfer it to your Apple TV, iPod, or iPhone. Once you move the movie from your computer to a device, the movie will disappear from your computer's iTunes library. You can move the movie between devices as many times as you wish during the rental period, but the movie can only be viewed on one device at a time. If you rent the movie on your Apple TV, it is not transferable to any other device and you must watch it on your Apple TV.


The "You can move the movie between devices as many times as you wish during the rental period, but the movie can only be viewed on one device at a time" part is a bit strangely-worded.

So, I may be completely wrong. Anyone know?

I guess I don't see the ambiguity, it seems crystal clear to me.

They're just saying it's NOT like iPod music. You can sync multiple iPods with iTunes and theoretically, play the synced music on all the devices at the same time (not sure why you would, though). With movie rentals, it's either on your iPod or in iTunes, but not in both as above.

Better?

I just bought an Apple TV and downloaded a movie last night at around 8 PM on a Thursday Night. I started watching it, went to dinner, go home and started watching it again but was tired and stopped it because I fell asleep and went to bed. So...now I must go to work on Friday, rush home after work and finish it or hit the button and start watching before 8 PM or it will expire! The 30 day rule is really stupid in my opinion and I'm not sure what the reason is for this. Most people will play a movie they rent pretty quickly not 30 days after they download it. On the flip side, the 24 hour rule is really unfair and defeats the whole point of the "digital age" where you can have access to the file. This is especially true since it's not like a video store where the product is "checked out" and not in stock. I love the Apple TV but unless they change the rules on the movie rentals, I'm not going to be using this feature unless I'm 100% sure I can finish the movie in one sitting. Whatever the rationale for this 24 hour feature.....it's very consumer unfriendly! Sooner or later somebody will figure out the 24 hour rule is limiting rentals....hopefully, sooner!

I don't mind 30 day limit. They could even drop it to 14. But I have kids, and don't have 2 hours to watch a movie. I'm not asking for a lot -- just 30 hours. That lets me watch it over 2 days.
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Also, I tried to rent a movie tonight, and it won't complete the transaction.

Finally, the movie rental options stink. I wanted to rent Into the Wild or You Me and Dupree. Not available.

I guess the service isn't ready for primetime yet. Too bad. I would like to just do all my video watching through iTunes.

I do agree with the time and would like to see it a little longer but it is nice that if you are watching a movie it will not end in the middle when your time is up. It will allow you to watch the rest of the movie and then will remove the movie when you get to the end or exit all the way out. I just tried this on the appletv last night so i am ok with the time lines as they are.

Way to go Apple, another great job done.

I'd suggest doing what TimmyY suggested and go to this link
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
and let them know. I have and will do it several times.

Did the same. Thanks for the link. I think the issue is actually with the studies and content producers more than Apple. We should all send EMs to the movie studios.

If the movie disappears after it's been viewed in it's entirety, then why not extend the time limit to 3, 14, 30 or whatever days?? What do the studios or apple have to lose??