I'm a little confused. I'm trying to download movies I purchased from iTunes to my 4th gen AppleTV. Is there a way to do that, or does it do it automatically when you tell it to play? From what I understand Apple is utilizing an aggressive form data management for AppleTV, but does that mean you can't just store movies you want to keep on the hard drive? Also, is there a way to have quick access to movies you've purchased? Thanks!
Apple TV, tvOS 9.1
It is a streaming only device, again the storage is only for apps. If you are encountering buffering then that is due to your network. The alternative woild be to download to computer or IOS device and use AirPlay. There is a purchased tab right in the movies app, if you have a lot of content then you would need to search. and you can also use Siri.
It is a streaming only device, again the storage is only for apps. If you are encountering buffering then that is due to your network. The alternative woild be to download to computer or IOS device and use AirPlay. There is a purchased tab right in the movies app, if you have a lot of content then you would need to search. and you can also use Siri.
It's a streaming device. The 1st gen was the only one that had syncing capabilities, was much more expensive and confused most users. All of the boxes available today are streaming only since everything is moving in that direction. In regards to the network, other apps adapt to the connection (iTunes is higher quality, fixed rate, and needs to load a portion first. If it can't load fast enough then playbacl catches up to the cache and buffering occurs), and other devices working don't rule out an issue. Movies start within 5 seconds and play without issue on my system.
The favorites option is in the form of a wishlist, and using using Siri makes it possible to find what you're looking for within seconds.
It is a streaming only device and is marketed as such despite what you were told verbally. The 1st gen was the only model that had the capacity, but only through syncing with a computer, and had a much larger HD/price.
You should be downloading movies to your computer anyway to avoid potentially losing content that is removed from the store. As long as your local network operates well you should have no issue streaming to the ATV via home sharing. One of the biggest things that users confused with the 1st gen device was that it was a backup simply because it could store media, and there were many cases where content was lost due to not having a proper backup when the syncing computer was damaged.
This is the most ridiculous answer ever. Who would ever download 64g of apps? I was told it could download movies, hence I bought it for when I was out of wifi/network we could watch some movies. So now I need to shlep my macbook along with my appletv and hope there is wifi? so why do I even need the appleTV when I could just connect my macbook directly to the tv?
Is this feature going to be added?
Right, I know it is still streaming, but I was hoping that you could download a movie to the hard drive so it didn't have to buffer. I know the iTunes movie app is where my movies are, but it seems kind of complicated to have to search for my purchased content when they could just allow a shortcut to the home screen directly to purchased movies.
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Another example is 1080P HD content - my network sometimes has to re-buffer content that large. I would love to have certain purchased 1080P content downloaded instead of always having my ATV set to only watch 720P to avoid re-buffering issues.
You can accomplish that. Download the movie 1080 to iTunes and enable home sharing to access the file over your local network. I have a 3 tb external drive thats used when purchasing movies/music from iTunes (or any other provider). Then I can access via any of my ATVs (assuming they are on the same network). I play movies in the bedroom, music in the garage and cartoons in the livingroom all via home sharing. Though if you have network issues this solution would not work but this is a streaming device So you just need to troubleshoot the issue with your network. Not that you have to stream from the cloud rather that files are streamed to the device without storage. Just like its competitors that don't have onboard storage Roku, firetv Chromecast etc...
Thanks for your help! I have an iPhone and MacBook Pro so I'll just download them on that. To be honest, it still seems silly that that function doesn't exist on the box itself, but it is what it is. I also think that Apple could have made it easier to access purchased movies. Like a favorites option. If someone wants to watch a movie everyday seems kind of odd to gave to search every single time. Of course, I can just use my other devices as I said before. I just think they could make it easier. As for network issues, the iTunes movies are the only things that buffer. My apps stream perfectly, and I play mmos on my Xbox and Playstation #firstworldproblems #reallynotabigdealtho
I have requested this feature as well. Everyone keeps saying "it's a streaming only device" as though something can't be changed. Our i-devices have this feature, and I'd love to see it on the ATV4 as well. 64GB is overkill on a device that can't download purchased content, even with a lot of games downloaded. We have a bunch of movies that get watched frequently, and I'd love to be able to download just those 3 or 4 movies to have handy for the kids. Plus, not everyone has super fast internet - this would help with keeping my network unclogged a bit.
Another example is 1080P HD content - my network sometimes has to re-buffer content that large. I would love to have certain purchased 1080P content downloaded instead of always having my ATV set to only watch 720P to avoid re-buffering issues.
No kidding. Found this out as I'm setting it up for my mother for Christmas. This was the entire point of getting it for her as her internet service is spotty at best. The ability to download and watch offline was the sole selling feature. Deflated, and dejected as the centre-piece gift is going to make life more difficult for her when it was meant to streamline.
Sorry to hear that. However, I still emphasize that it is marketed as a streaming device and while employees should be informed the customer should be as well and it is always recommended to do your own research before making a purchase so as to not only rely on verbal from a sales associate.
Hi. You can report your concerns here https://www.apple.com/feedback/appletv.html. This is just a user forum, so no one can answer your question.
The 4th gen is still a streaming device, with the storage only being used for apps. You can access your purchases by going to the iTunes Movies app.
I know realize it's only a streaming device, however apple store employees should know better as it came from them. who needs 64g for apps?
If it was someone from an Apple store employee who advised then I would agree. The bigger storage is not only for downloading more apps but also games.
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