Comments on: iTunes Movie Rentals Available Today http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/ The Apple Blog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:33:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Randy Spellman http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-119263 Randy Spellman Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:25:24 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-119263 I did the dl of my first movie. Didn't care for the navigation in the "all rentals" section..kind of slow. As more movies are rentable you'll need to be able to search and sort by more criteria. 30 days to watch it is great...24hrs once you start is garbage. Am I only allowed to watch it once? What if I want to watch it and my wife wants to watch it later? Until that is fixed I won't be renting again...but an okay start to online movie renting. I did the dl of my first movie. Didn’t care for the navigation in the “all rentals” section..kind of slow. As more movies are rentable you’ll need to be able to search and sort by more criteria. 30 days to watch it is great…24hrs once you start is garbage. Am I only allowed to watch it once? What if I want to watch it and my wife wants to watch it later? Until that is fixed I won’t be renting again…but an okay start to online movie renting.

]]> By: Skipper Jones http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-114599 Skipper Jones Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:04:58 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-114599 Apple has yet to even acknowledge the problem, let alone give back any money. I hate those bastards! Apple has yet to even acknowledge the problem, let alone give back any money. I hate those bastards!

]]> By: john guzowski http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-114592 john guzowski Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:14:16 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-114592 i definitely want my money back because theres no sound. that is soo stupid. i dont know why there isnt sound, but there needs to be. i definitely want my money back because theres no sound. that is soo stupid. i dont know why there isnt sound, but there needs to be.

]]> By: Michael Lyman http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113847 Michael Lyman Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:38:16 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113847 Does anyoneknow how I can get the sound restored to my I tunes video library? I made the mistake of buying a movie rental from Itunes and it cooked my entire library. Well I guess Jobs owes me a couple of hundred dollars Does anyoneknow how I can get the sound restored to my I tunes video library? I made the mistake of buying a movie rental from Itunes and it cooked my entire library. Well I guess Jobs owes me a couple of hundred dollars

]]> By: It’s My Story » Blog Archive » I LUV APPLE! http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113796 It’s My Story » Blog Archive » I LUV APPLE! Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:31:10 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113796 [...] there’s the movie rental thingy. I think it’s pretty cool. At first I was like “nah, I got me some [...] [...] there’s the movie rental thingy. I think it’s pretty cool. At first I was like “nah, I got me some [...]

]]> By: Skipper Jones http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113784 Skipper Jones Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:23:59 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113784 Yet again, don't believe the Apple hype. They ship not according to when things are ready but according to a speaking date. Why is this a problem? Download iTunes 7.6 and find out! Rent a movie or, better yet, try to watch and old purchased one. What do you notice? Ahhhh, NO SOUND! iTunes 7.6 sure is nice and new. It is just too bad I can't hear my bleeding movie. I want my money back Apple arses! Yet again, don’t believe the Apple hype. They ship not according to when things are ready but according to a speaking date.

Why is this a problem? Download iTunes 7.6 and find out! Rent a movie or, better yet, try to watch and old purchased one.

What do you notice? Ahhhh, NO SOUND! iTunes 7.6 sure is nice and new. It is just too bad I can’t hear my bleeding movie.

I want my money back Apple arses!

]]> By: Skipper Jones http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113731 Skipper Jones Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:29:24 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113731 Works great? Maybe for Macs (on purpose?) but not on PCs. We have no sound. I suspect this will have a real negative impact on the growth of the rental service. Many people probably ran to their computers last night to rent something only to find that iTunes 7.6 takes video back to the days of the silent movie. There are upsides - like making your own script - but I prefer the sound. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1344125&tstart=0 Blog on that! That and how I can get a refund. Works great? Maybe for Macs (on purpose?) but not on PCs. We have no sound. I suspect this will have a real negative impact on the growth of the rental service. Many people probably ran to their computers last night to rent something only to find that iTunes 7.6 takes video back to the days of the silent movie. There are upsides - like making your own script - but I prefer the sound.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1344125&tstart=0

Blog on that! That and how I can get a refund.

]]> By: Colin http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113582 Colin Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:54:53 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113582 I don't know about HD quality but I rented Ratatouille today. It works GREAT. It took about 30 seconds to a minute to buffer enough to get to the point where you can watch it and I took a bit longer because I was doing other things but after I started it there were no problems at all. One little blip, but I think it was my computer, not a streaming issue. I don’t know about HD quality but I rented Ratatouille today. It works GREAT. It took about 30 seconds to a minute to buffer enough to get to the point where you can watch it and I took a bit longer because I was doing other things but after I started it there were no problems at all. One little blip, but I think it was my computer, not a streaming issue.

]]> By: Shawn Oster http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113579 Shawn Oster Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:47:05 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113579 Anyone know what exactly "instantly" means? I mean with real numbers? I've yet to see an 1080 HD stream able to start playing "instantly" without at least an hours worth of buffering. Anyone know what exactly “instantly” means? I mean with real numbers? I’ve yet to see an 1080 HD stream able to start playing “instantly” without at least an hours worth of buffering.

]]> By: Stephanie Guertin http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113575 Stephanie Guertin Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:29:44 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113575 I wonder if there's a way to cache the movie for those on slower/spotty net connections. I wonder if there’s a way to cache the movie for those on slower/spotty net connections.

]]> By: Galley http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113567 Galley Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:04:31 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113567 FWIW, Refurbished Apple TV prices have dropped as well. 40GB: $179.00 160GB: $279.00 I ordered a 160 gigger. :-) FWIW, Refurbished Apple TV prices have dropped as well.
40GB: $179.00
160GB: $279.00

I ordered a 160 gigger. :-)

]]> By: MacBook Air: The World’s Thinnest Notebook - The Apple Blog http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113542 MacBook Air: The World’s Thinnest Notebook - The Apple Blog Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:25:41 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113542 [...] we’re moving towards an age of not needing one. You can get movies via iTunes purchase or rental, use Time Capsule for backups, and install things from CD/DVD via their new “Remote [...] [...] we’re moving towards an age of not needing one. You can get movies via iTunes purchase or rental, use Time Capsule for backups, and install things from CD/DVD via their new “Remote [...]

]]> By: AppleTV - Take 2 - The Apple Blog http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113537 AppleTV - Take 2 - The Apple Blog Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:56:44 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/01/15/itunes-movie-rentals-available-today/#comment-113537 [...] go along with the new iTunes movie rental service, Apple’s new version of the AppleTV has had a nice [...] [...] go along with the new iTunes movie rental service, Apple’s new version of the AppleTV has had a nice [...]

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