tal1971 wrote:
Thanks Tomo 2
I can't say I've noticed an iCloud section on my Apple TV, does it only appear when you have bought a movie through the Apple TV?
There are several ways of doing things with AppleTV now which adds to the confusion.
If you buy on AppleTV 2 or 3 (which have no storage), but have 'movies in the cloud' in your country you are then effectively able to redownload from the internet any prior purchases to:
1 - AppleTV to watch again - from Movies icon in the Purchased (section) or TV Shows Purchased section for those
2 - an iPod Touch/iPhone or iPad
3 - to iTunes to store
The hitch is that this is not your personal cloud storage space, just the ability to redownload but only while the content is still available and in the same format in the iTunes store.
If the studio changes the movie content slightly or removes the product from the store you will not be able to redownload it. It is therefore wise to keep a copy of the movie in itunes and a backup copy to be on the safe side.
Other ways to play content to AppleTV:
1 - With iTunes running, content downloaded to iTunes library already, can easily be accessed via Home Sharing without the need to download from the internet. To do this use teh Computers icon to access the running itunes library.
2 - With iTunes running you can 'push' the movie to AppleTV using a small Airplay icon in the lower right of iTunes pane, but if computer is in another room, control is better from AppleTV direct.
3 - If movie is on an IPhone/iPad etc you can Airplay the movie over wifi to the AppleTV.
AC