airplay rented movies to apple tv

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airplay rented movies to apple tv

I have a macbook pro 13 inch (non-retina). I have a apple tv third generation that is connected to panasonic 65 inch plasma tv - TC-P65ST60 via HDMI. Through itunes, I rented a HD movie. I tried to stream the movie to my TV thorugh airplay on my apple tv. However, it says that my set up was not HDCP compliant. I have also tried streaming other HD movies via airplay, and a gray screen appears.

One of the reasons I wish to do it this way, is to have the movie already downloaded on my comptuter. when I try streaming the move from itunes, there has been a significant amount of lag.

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Apr 15, 2014 2:43 PM

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Answer 1

kindle07

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Apr 15, 2014 2:44 PM in response to patcho

Here's more information about HDCP: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4428 and how to troubleshoot your issue.

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vazandrew

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Apr 15, 2014 7:36 PM in response to patcho

Also, if you intend to stream a rented film you need to do so via home sharing. Make sure it is enabled in iTunes and Apple TV. You then access your iTunes library by going to the Computers icon on Apple TV.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4620

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4352

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patcho Author

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Apr 15, 2014 9:44 PM in response to vazandrew

When I first tried home sharing, the rented movie did not appear. I think there must be a time lag. the following day, the rented movie appeared. however, it seems like it streamed the movie from itunes instead of from my computer since it still was very slow to load.

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vazandrew

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Apr 15, 2014 10:10 PM in response to patcho

The movie needs to be fully loaded before it is available. A rental will only stream from iTunes if it is purchased on Apple TV. If it is slow to load then it indicates an issue with the local network.

If on wifi try Ethernet. Make sure router is up to date, reboot ATV and router. Go to istumbler.net to get a report of the network, look for signal strength and noise.

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