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iPod Classic 7 Apple TV bought films

I want to watch my bought films on my iPod Classic 7, but I can't download it to iPod, because this video format isn't supporting, why?

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Posted on Dec 18, 2019 7:48 AM

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Posted on Dec 18, 2019 9:28 AM

Hello,


This is due to iPod not supporting movies in high definition (or higher). Since iPod classic was obsoleted nearly a decade ago it was never designed to work with the kinds of movies that are available today.


However, there is a potential workaround.


If you are using iTunes:

Open iTunes Preferences


If you are using the Apple TV on macOS 10.15 Catalina:

Choose the TV Menu > Preferences



Open Playback > Download Quality > SD



Delete the movie from your movies library and re-download it. It should now download in SD (if a SD version is available). You can then try and synchronize it to your iPod.

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Dec 18, 2019 9:28 AM in response to IvaBus

Hello,


This is due to iPod not supporting movies in high definition (or higher). Since iPod classic was obsoleted nearly a decade ago it was never designed to work with the kinds of movies that are available today.


However, there is a potential workaround.


If you are using iTunes:

Open iTunes Preferences


If you are using the Apple TV on macOS 10.15 Catalina:

Choose the TV Menu > Preferences



Open Playback > Download Quality > SD



Delete the movie from your movies library and re-download it. It should now download in SD (if a SD version is available). You can then try and synchronize it to your iPod.

iPod Classic 7 Apple TV bought films

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