Ok, so I just updated my Apple TV, and pretty much all of the TV shows I can only Preview them, not buy them, and a bunch of the movies I can just Preview Trailer, no rent or buy. I have also not seen a movie that I can "Buy" yet from the apple tv....Is something wrong?
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Why can I only "Preview" shows, not buy them?
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Have you logged onto iTunes Music Store from your Apple TV? You cannot buy or rent if it does not know who you are.
I'm getting the same thing - I can rent / buy movies but no TV shows.... dare I dream that they are updating servers with higher-rez editions of Lost???
Interesting. I'm seeing the same thing. I can't buy any video from the store, only rent movies.
Regards,
Michael
Regards,
Michael
This sucks, its affecting me too, I rented batman begins in HD, finished it and went to find the crab people episode of south park and all I can do is preview-maybe NBC decided they were in the wrong and are bring the office back to the itms.
(it'd be nice to let us know when the rental store closes for updates)
(it'd be nice to let us know when the rental store closes for updates)
Ditto. I'm trying to buy the latest episode of Lost but can't because there's no buy button.
Guess I'll go over to abc.com to watch it for the second week in a row (last week they didn't have the episode in iTunes for several days). They must lose a sizeable pile of cash when stuff like this happens.
Guess I'll go over to abc.com to watch it for the second week in a row (last week they didn't have the episode in iTunes for several days). They must lose a sizeable pile of cash when stuff like this happens.
same thing here
i can buy/preview music, rent/buy/preview movies, but i can only preview tv shows. since are we unable to buy tv shows? my friend bought one just last night around 8:30.
here's what i've tried:
joined a different wireless network--nothing.
restarted apple tv--nothing.
logged in and out of my itunes account on apple tv--nothing.
closed itunes on my computer, shut down the computer, and made sure nothing was transferring/downloading through apple tv to any other source--ahem: nothing.
HOWEVER, i do see the "buy" button on itunes on my computer, meaning this is related only to apple tv.
probably a server issue. how retarded. thanks, apple. i want my tv back.
i can buy/preview music, rent/buy/preview movies, but i can only preview tv shows. since are we unable to buy tv shows? my friend bought one just last night around 8:30.
here's what i've tried:
joined a different wireless network--nothing.
restarted apple tv--nothing.
logged in and out of my itunes account on apple tv--nothing.
closed itunes on my computer, shut down the computer, and made sure nothing was transferring/downloading through apple tv to any other source--ahem: nothing.
HOWEVER, i do see the "buy" button on itunes on my computer, meaning this is related only to apple tv.
probably a server issue. how retarded. thanks, apple. i want my tv back.
Apple has acknowledged it has a problem.
Apple's engineers are working on the problem [you can't buy movies, etc.] and they expect to have a software update to fix it in about a week.
The workaround now is to buy from the itunes store and sync to your Apple TV.
Also keep checking for the software update with your Apple TV.
Also in the tips arena calling Apple usually gets a quick answer.
1-800-275-2273
Apple's engineers are working on the problem [you can't buy movies, etc.] and they expect to have a software update to fix it in about a week.
The workaround now is to buy from the itunes store and sync to your Apple TV.
Also keep checking for the software update with your Apple TV.
Also in the tips arena calling Apple usually gets a quick answer.
1-800-275-2273
Well.... that's just bizarre because I'm back up and running all of the sudden. I purchased the latest episode of Lost without problem 30 minutes ago.