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Q: Why only sometimes does movies on Apple Tv show the buy option, I need it there all the time?

Why only sometimes does movies on Apple Tv show the buy option, I need it there all the time?

Posted on Sep 25, 2012 1:08 PM

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Q: Why only sometimes does movies on Apple Tv show the buy option, I need it there all the time?

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  • by Alley_Cat,

    Alley_Cat Alley_Cat Sep 25, 2012 1:13 PM in response to Irish Entertainments
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    Sep 25, 2012 1:13 PM in response to Irish Entertainments

    Two reasons:

     

    The movie companies control what Apple can sell/rent - sometimes they simply change it to purchase only or rental only.

     

    Secondly, if your Settings for Itunes store are set to HD sometimes you won't see an option to purchase or even teh movie at all if it's only available in SD.

     

    There are also sometimes discrepancies between iTunes on computer and AppleTV implying the stores work slightly differently or have different connections.  Check if it's available in iTunes.

     

    AC