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iTunes 7.6.1 Released

JesterJJZ said:
I still think the whole rental thing is useless until they offer films in 1080p and don't require you to have an AppleTV. Not allowing HD rentals on your computer is crap.
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I agree about no HD rentals for iTunes users. I just bought a 30" ACD. I would love to rent HD movies on it.
 
Cameront9 said:
Hear, Hear! (not a bad pun, I promise!)

iTunes has the ability to do it, so why isn't it there!!!?? There are a very select few movies that do have it but I do not understand why the studios don't include it.

I'll say this: Apple, you get captions on the movies, and I'll rent one every week. I swear.

Until then, there's no point.
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I'm just curious. If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, or another iPod that allows CCs, you should transfer it and see if they work on those devices.

And...
I saw someone else ask this, but I don't think it was ever addressed. Can you buy the $.99 movie in HD? Is it the same price or $1.99? And is it easy to find on the apple tv?
 
Man, 7.6.1 Hosed My AppleTV!!

I can't figure it out folks. I downloaded the iTunes 7.6.1 update that was released earlier today and now my AppleTV won't play any of my stored movies (i.e. purchases of both TV shows and Feature Films) in iTunes. I get a window that reads, in part, "There are no movies on your AppleTV. Set up a connection with iTunes, or purchase moviesfrom the iTunes store....". When I push the button to select one of my movies, it goes dark and just sits there, unresponsive, for a few moments and then up comes the window I just spoke about. Mind you that I am streaming all of my media to my AppleTV. It's been working flawlessly up until this "update". I can still play my rentals, but, thats it. All of my music plays correctly. Photos still work. Screensaver works. It's just all of my purchases, home movies and any ripped DVD's that I own. Any one having this problem? Any suggestions? HELP!!!
p.s.
I unplugged the device for about a minute and still have the same problem. Same goes for quitting iTunes and reopening it.
p.s.s.
I'm also getting a window that reads, "The selected video cannot be played. The format was not recognized". This even pops up on all my purchases through iTunes also. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.
 
stainlessliquid said:
And why would people using high resolution computer screens rather watch a DVD quality movie instead of an HD quality one? That makes absolutely no sense and doesnt explain HD trailers, if anything they should drop SD movies and only offer HD for computers.
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Some people just don't care - for many computer displays DVD quality is fine - lots won't notice a $1 difference. HD Trailers are 'popular' (no idea how popular) because they're free and they have the word 'HD' in - its THE tech word at the mo after all.
 
pondie84 said:
I suppose they could offer HD and non-HD options and make more both ways, but I'd imagine the money they'd make from HD downloadable rentals would be very small compared to what they could potentially make with non-HD rentals.
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They do, the majority of the rentals are non-HD
 
Eriamjh1138@DAN said:
It's because if you have the file on your computer you can hack it and "unlock" it for infinite viewing. If it stays on the AppleTV, it takes much more effort to even start the hacking process.

To this day, I have not read about anyone who has located the HD file that is downloaded and figured out how to play it.
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Errr, wouldn't that also apply to standard definition movies that you CAN download on iTunes?

The logic which protects the rental is surely the same (it might not be I suppose, but that'd be odd.)

I think they are targeting the market of "no computer required" is what it boils down too.

Remember, it's NEVER about technology. It's ALWAYS about business. Whenever I read posts about "why not do it, it's perfectly possible" I always smile to myself. What we can do and what we choose to do from a business perspective are a million miles apart (not that the poster I'm quoting put forth such a notion, just a generic comment on my part.) :)

be well

t
 
iTunes Stutter NOT FIXED

ErikGrim said:
Well, they closed the Support thread on the Apple Discussion Forum (it was pages and pages long) on it saying it was fixed with 7.6.1.

I haven't been home to check yet, but boy was 7.6 a disaster!
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Well, I went ahead and downloaded 7.6.1.

Unmounting CD problem: Fixed (so far)
9 Second stutter problem: NOT FIXED. This is so annoying when watching music videos especially. My Mac mini is a C2D with 2GB of RAM, which I think is above average. I can't believe this stutter problem can't be fixed, especially when it doesn't happen in Front Row. It even happens when iTunes is the only app open.
:mad:
 
calvy said:
Oh, wonderful. Does it wipe out the ringtones imported with the m4r rename trick? i'm not rushing to get this update.
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ditto.

anyone that's updated know about this? I don't want to lose my ringtones if i don't have to.
 
JesterJJZ said:
I still think the whole rental thing is useless until they offer films in 1080p and don't require you to have an AppleTV. Not allowing HD rentals on your computer is crap.
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ok so tell me something can my mac book pro output to a 42 inch plasma at 1080p????if not than I dont see the real point of getting a 1080p on a computer movie unless you onw a computer that can output to a screen that takes advantage of it....

and soesnt that take like crazy graphics cards and all that.......

I might be completly wrong :eek: but if not than it does make sence to allow HD in computers so a few people can use and every one has a chance to unlock and record it to a disk.......
 
xwk88 said:
ok so tell me something can my mac book pro output to a 42 inch plasma at 1080p????if not than I dont see the real point of getting a 1080p on a computer movie unless you onw a computer that can output to a screen that takes advantage of it....

and soesnt that take like crazy graphics cards and all that.......

I might be completly wrong :eek: but if not than it does make sence to allow HD in computers so a few people can use and every one has a chance to unlock and record it to a disk.......
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Yes, your MacBook Pro can output 1080p to a 42" plasma.

Even a Mac mini can do 1080p playback now, it's all gravy.
 
firstapple said:
I am sure this will have something to do with the iPhone SDK as well!
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Let's hope so. To this point it seems like there won't be any event announcing the release, maybe just some videos and a tutorial or two on .com. That is, if it is still going to be released this month.
 
FreeState said:
I think what your missing is that the vast majority of TV's sold in the United States in the last 5 years do not support 1080p. Why have everyone download 1080p files when only 10% can actually use them? Add to that the length of time to download a 1080p file on slow connections - the average american speed is not ideal for even 720p. Its times like this I wish I was Japanese.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=46382&CFID=4865099&CFTOKEN=60042197
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Most 1080p content is in 24p...which get's displayed just fine on 1080i screens. It's the same how a dvd works now with 24p SD DVDs on SD sets. Most movies are in 24p. The "p" really isn't the issue...we want more resolution. We just say 1080p because most movies don't come in 1080i.
 
JesterJJZ said:
I still think the whole rental thing is useless until they offer films in 1080p and don't require you to have an AppleTV. Not allowing HD rentals on your computer is crap.
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If a 720p movie is 4.5 GB then a 1080p one will be close to 20GB im not sure about you but most of my friends in the USA have less than 5Mb connection thats a lot of data to be shoved down a pipe just for a little extra resolution what did you do when VHS was around?, refuse to watch movies cos they were 240i ?
 
babyjenniferLB said:
If a 720p movie is 4.5 GB then a 1080p one will be close to 20GB im not sure about you but most of my friends in the USA have less than 5Mb connection thats a lot of data to be shoved down a pipe just for a little extra resolution what did you do when VHS was around?, refuse to watch movies cos they were 240i ?
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remember laser disc?
 
babyjenniferLB said:
If a 720p movie is 4.5 GB then a 1080p one will be close to 20GB im not sure about you but most of my friends in the USA have less than 5Mb connection thats a lot of data to be shoved down a pipe just for a little extra resolution what did you do when VHS was around?, refuse to watch movies cos they were 240i ?
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There really weren't any options till laserdisc and dvd showed up. We have HD now and it's gaining momentum everyday. Knowing we can have better kinda sucks when they don't give you the option.
 
FreeState said:
I think what your missing is that the vast majority of TV's sold in the United States in the last 5 years do not support 1080p. Why have everyone download 1080p files when only 10% can actually use them? Add to that the length of time to download a 1080p file on slow connections - the average american speed is not ideal for even 720p. Its times like this I wish I was Japanese.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=46382&CFID=4865099&CFTOKEN=60042197
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But it's not just about the US - what about Europe and the ROW? IIRC, the latest stats say over 65% of Brits have 2Mbps or faster broadband, and most TVs sold here in the last 2-3 years are HD-ready, yet we STILL don't have movies we can download, HD or otherwise!!

Now THAT'S frustrating!
:mad:

nig.
 
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