Well what about after you've watched the movie and decided not to let the credits roll? Can you rewind the flick and watch it another day? Hmm...

I still the did turn forward the clock thing and rented a movie. I havent pressed play yet so it still says 200 days or something. So, I have a while to start watching the movie, not just 30 days..

Yup, a bit more detail would be nice... C'mon Giz, have a fiddle for us...

Why rent if you aren't going to see it right away?

Speaking of Spider-Man 3, WTF happened to that movie!!! it was the biggest dissapointment ever. Seriously, when Peter Parker did his little musical number a little part of me died...

My first rental self-deleted this morning. Still digging Netflicks (disc rental) more because the one day to view thing blows.

@blinklink11: I've heard pulling that trick can create some pretty strange bugs in your OS.

Pausing the movie and not having it explode is very reasonable. So it also sounds like it won't just delete it if you are watching it when it hits 24 hours. Sometimes I think people are never happy. If you want to watch it several times over and over, just buy the thing.

Wow, some people just have way too much time on their hands!

I did the same thing, i was watching this movie on my computer 30 minutes before it expired. was still watching it for about an hour. Then I went to get food came up and my computer was in a screen saver (a mac). So i clicked the space bar and came up do you want to resume your movie. I click yes. But it starts to play but there is no picture. only sound. just a grey screen.

@mariogalaxyman:

Aeee. Thanks a lot for bringing back some nicely suppressed memory, jerk!

1-day viewing limit sucks. Apple sucks. Comcast sucks.

I noticed this the day after they announced rentals at Macworld. I was watching a movie I rented to try out the new service and I paused it with 30 minutes left to go. I got home the next day an hour after my 24hrs had expired and my iTunes said the same thing. However when I hit resume the screen went grey and stayed that way. Eventually I had to force quit iTunes and when I reopened iTunes the movie said it had expired and would be deleted. Haven't rented any movies since.

@antitrust311: I haven't rented anymore as well.

wouldn't it be ironic if instead of 300 you used a movie like... say Pirates of the Caribbean?

Think about it...

@tcurox112: i dont get it..

I think he's trying to crack wise, maybe something about comparing this hack to piracy?

Must be a genius, since it's been an hour and apparently nobody's gotten i yet.

@TVGenius:

From one genius to another.. I get/got it...

I think Steve Jobs Is a Pimp and right now he's B&%#@ slapping all of his apple Hoes 24 hours is a insult. Trying to hack this crap is a waste of time. I'm looking forward to streaming movies on the iphone Via Slingbox when the SDK comes out next month. But knowing apple they'll find a way to block that, Until they can find a way to re-word a patent and bring out a machine that does the exact same thing. Sad Just sad...

That is better than Amazon Unbox. I downloaded a 24-hour HD rental on my Tivo and watched it, but then left it on the box just to see what would happen. The system is set up to automatically delete the file. Can you believe that sh#t? Make it expired and don't allow me to access it, but DON'T EVER F@CK WITH MY NOW PLAYING LIST. To their credit they do warn you and it does have a flashing flag icon, but until they change it I will never download a 24-hour rental again from them.

From MacNN they reported that the clock hack has been patched. If you push your clock forward in time and then back it will result in a 5103 error. MAn they're quick like bunnies!

Source: [www.macnn.com]

How does everyone browse for their rentals? I love renting off itunes, but I usually just rent from the new releases or the staff picks. I haven't found a way to go through all of the SciFi or all of the Action movies for example.

@blinklink11: I feel like people are having a hard time understanding the point of on demand movies. Why would you rent a movie now which you feel you may not have time to start for 30 days, much less 200 days in your example. Thats like buying milk before you leave on vacation because, well, in 2 weeks you're gonna need milk. If you don't think you can start watching a movie in the next 30 days then don't buy it now. In 35 days, that movie will still be there, will possibly be a dollar cheaper and will not have curdled on your hard drive. There's absolutely no benefit in paying for the rental before you're ready to sit down and watch the thing.

@robbywil: I agree. I don't understand why people would rent a movie then backdate. If you know you can't watch it, don't rent it yet. Just wait. It's not that hard. It's gonna be there when you want to rent it.

Even then, when you START to watch a movie, and a 24-hour timer starts counting down, what's the big deal? I understand that some of us have kids, some of us have demanding jobs, etc. But come on, 24 hours is quite a while to watch a 2-hour movie...

@andrewthemacfanboy: PIRATES.... of the Caribbean....

Think about it....

@blinklink11: exactly.

I just had surgery and I've been stuck not moving for a few days. I've rented 4 movies from iTunes. So convenient. On the downside, those 4 movies are the only ones I can find that I want to watch. The rentable movie selection is a little sparse.

@ei: 24 hours isn't long enough for me to finish a movie on a weekday. I'm jealous if that's long enough for you. I watch them at the end of my day, the only time I have to sit and relax, and I often fall asleep during the movie or show. I come back the next night, at the same time, and just want to pick up where I left off. After having to re-rent one too many movies, I've stopped renting completely.

I wish there was an extend my rental for a cheaper price than having to rent it all over again just to finish the movie.

@robbywil

"I feel like people are having a hard time understanding the point of on demand movies. Why would you rent a movie now which you feel you may not have time to start for 30 days"

I don't think you understand the point of a portable device called iPhone. What if I know I am gonna be on a 12 hour flight tomorrow and want to watch 2-3 movies. So I want to rent it now and watch it tomorrow on the flight or maybe even keep one for the return flight. got it?

If you on-demand or pay-per-view a movie on any other medium, you only get 24 hours to view it too. Why is there so much whining about the same policy on your ipod? If you don't want to watch the movie that day, don't "rent" it that day. This is real, real simple stuff folks.

@case77:
So what would be the problem? You get the movie for 30 days as long as you don't start watching it. You would rent 3 movies, put them on the iPhone, watch 2 on the way there. As long as you don't start the 3rd one you'll be able to watch it on the way home, up to 30 days later. If you're going to be gone for more than 30 days I imagine you wouldn't be too worried about what to do on the return flight.

I would just be happy if the movies worked. All I get is a big grey screen with no sound and no movie.

@case77: Thanks for hittin' me with that bean ball of knowledge. First, my comment was specifically referencing complaints against the 30 day limit, (as you conveniently quoted me) which doesn't even come into account in your 12 hour flight issue. Unless of course it's a 12 hour flight to the beginning of your peace corps service in Uganda, in which case I could understand the need to stock up on some entertainment for the next few months. Second, as stated by LLADNAR, unless you start all three movies you rent today (because you like the thrill of a deadline I suppose) there wouldn't be any problem on your 12 hour flight since the 24 hour limit doesn't start until you hit play. Finally, I may know a little more about the iPhone than you assume. I'll leave it at that.