HT200109: Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation): Purchasing and viewing movies

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sallyo

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Q: Do movies get stored on the Apple TV?

We have an Apple TV (2nd generation) and are wondering, if we rent a movie and don't watch it for 28 days say (<30 days) does it have to download again or is it stored on the Apple TV device. If so, can we store pore than one, up to 8GB worth of storage space?

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Posted on May 13, 2012 8:33 PM

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Winston Churchill May 14, 2012 2:24 AM in response to sallyo
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May 14, 2012 2:24 AM in response to sallyo

Welcome to the Apple Community.

If you rent a movie on Apple TV and do not watch it, it will disappear when the Apple TV is either turned off or used for something else. When it comes to re-download the movie again in order for you to watch it, you will not have to pay for it. No, unfortunately you cannot store 2 movies on your Apple TV at once.
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sallyo May 14, 2012 11:51 PM in response to Winston Churchill
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May 14, 2012 11:51 PM in response to Winston Churchill

Thanks Winston. Just one more question - so when the device is in sleep mode it is not 'turned off'? So as long as we leave it in sleep we won't loose the download.
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Winston Churchill May 15, 2012 2:43 AM in response to sallyo
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May 15, 2012 2:43 AM in response to sallyo

No, I believe that sleep mode counts as being off. But am not 100% sure, it's not something I've tried.
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