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Buy Movies Directly on Apple TV (No Computer Required)

Following up Apple's same-day DVD release purchasing announcement, they've added a feature to buy movies directly on Apple TV without the need for a computer. Before this, you could only rent on your Apple TV and have to buy movies on your computer first, then stream it. [MacRumors]

5:30 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By Jason Chen
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Cordfucious at 05:35 PM on 05/02/08
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Should that have been a day one feature.

Just saying

Now

FLAME ON!
Cordfucious at 05:35 PM on 05/02/08
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@One2ManyCords: Shouldn't
Ken_Darrow at 05:38 PM on 05/02/08
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Very nice indeed. I read most of the majors are on board.
Xenocide at 05:41 PM on 05/02/08
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One step closer to not being a waste of money.
Kaiser-Machead at 05:47 PM on 05/02/08
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I notice a lot of releases are coming out in iTunes that are only available for purchase. Sucks. I don't want to buy There Will Be Blood, but I want to see it. Humbug I says. Humbug!
j4sk868 at 05:48 PM on 05/02/08
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@Xenocide:Almost, i already have an xbox
Kyle_D at 05:49 PM on 05/02/08
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@Kaiser-Machead:
Dude there will be blood is totally worth buying.
genius74 at 07:00 PM on 05/02/08
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Now they just need to either:

1) Earmark the movies (things) you buy so u can re-download them for free

2)@ least give us a time machine backup option..
AJ_Syrinx at 07:08 PM on 05/02/08
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DeCSS + cheap storage + XBMC = No reason to get an AppleTV.
Kaiser-Machead at 11:30 PM on 05/02/08
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@genius74: I agree about the earmarking stuff. I think Apple needs to take a page out of Microsoft's playbook on Zune Marketplace, which allows for a limited amount of redownloads of your library.
sunset1 at 02:45 AM on 05/03/08
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try buying it on your computer then playing it on your apple tv. Good luck. That doesnt work on my apple tv now. And dont start a movie for 1 sec it will time out in one day. Even if by accident. They need to address those issues.
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YoMommaIsMyMomma at 01:11 PM on 05/03/08
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yah another great day for Apple fanboys
walkerdarin2003 at 01:03 AM on 05/04/08
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Seriously, why didn't they have this feature before? I would normally have to buy from itunes on my laptop, watch it backup over time machine, then sync it to my apple tv. This is ridiculous. I am looking forward to being able to purchase HD content not just rent.
XSteveMurphy at 09:49 AM on 05/05/08
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They now mix the rentals in with the to-purchase movies, which blows. There should be two completely separate pages, or at least an icon that says "Rent or Buy" or "Buy Only" beneath it. I won't be buying movies through Apple until they're available in HD, and even then I won't want to check 20 New Releases only to find 2 are rentable and the other 18 can only be purchased, and in regular def.