When do new movies become available to rent on iTunes??

fleurya · fleurya #1 (**permalink**)

10-02-2008, 10:24 PM

I do a lot of cross-continental flying and like distracting myself from the flight with entertainment like a movie. iTunes rentals are great because my MBP can actually make it through a movie without dying from the DVD drive running. The problem is most of the new movies I want to rent are only available to buy, and there's no way in earth I'm buying a movie that's so limited as to where/how I can watch it.

So what is the deal? Is there a certain number of days or weeks before Apple will make movies available for rent or are these movies never going to be available for rent? I thought I heard somewhere a long time ago Apple would make them open for rent as soon as regular rental stores do.

Ghostshadow · Ghostshadow #2 (**permalink**)

10-02-2008, 11:06 PM

I think they are within the same week, or a week after they are released on DVD. I am not 100% sure though.

fleurya #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 18, 2006 Location: Anytown, USA Posts: 4,876 Mac Specs: 27" iMac 2.7GHz Core i5, iPhone 4S, 3rd gen iPad	10-02-2008, 10:24 PM I do a lot of cross-continental flying and like distracting myself from the flight with entertainment like a movie. iTunes rentals are great because my MBP can actually make it through a movie without dying from the DVD drive running. The problem is most of the new movies I want to rent are only available to buy, and there's no way in earth I'm buying a movie that's so limited as to where/how I can watch it. So what is the deal? Is there a certain number of days or weeks before Apple will make movies available for rent or are these movies never going to be available for rent? I thought I heard somewhere a long time ago Apple would make them open for rent as soon as regular rental stores do. "Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others"
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Ghostshadow #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 21, 2005 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,065 Mac Specs: iBook G3 - You'll be missed.	10-02-2008, 11:06 PM I think they are within the same week, or a week after they are released on DVD. I am not 100% sure though.
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