Hi Ronni

Thank you for your response,

yes they are in the Videos App on the iPad, that is where they start off.

I will double check Daniel's suggestion about watched settings on the synced 
computer.

Brian





On 18/08/2012, at 3:19 PM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Brian,

Are they in the Videos App on the iPad?

Cheers,
Ronni

On 18/08/2012, at 3:08 PM, Brian Risbey <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Ronni
> 
> They are iTunes purchased tv shows and movies. All legal!
> 
> The only thing I can think of is a conflict between the number of 
> 'authorised' computers, yes there is a limit of five on one account, but I 
> don't sync movies and tv shows to all devices, (iPad, Apple tv, iPhones x 2, 
> MacBook Pro x2, MacMini server, and a PC. ) just the iPad and one MacBook Pro 
> and the MacMini server.
> 
> Yes iTunes purchase and sync is working as far as purchases on any device 
> appearing on 'main' iTunes computer.
> 
> I have the iPad to WiFi sync when at home. I also have home sharing turned on 
> and this works on the iPad too.
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
> On 18/08/2012, at 2:45 PM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Brian,
> 
> Are they Rented Movies or Purchased Movies from iTunes Store?
> 
> Buying vs. Renting Movies:
> 
> Buying:
> Obviously purchased content does not expire, and once downloaded will remain 
> in your iTunes library indefinitely—even if that content has been removed 
> from the iTunes Store itself.  Music content can be purchased from an iPhone 
> or iPod touch and will automatically transfer back to your main iTunes 
> library the next time you sync, and with the Apple TV 2.0, content can also 
> be purchased on the Apple TV and transferred back to your main iTunes library.
> 
> Renting:
> Rentals on the other hand, are much more restricted, since they are 
> transitory by their very nature. In much the same way as a DVD rented from 
> Blockbuster must eventually be returned, so too must the digital rentals from 
> the iTunes Store. 
> Of course, since a digital download has no physical media that must be 
> returned, the solution is to just automatically expire the digital download 
> after the rental period has expired.
> 
> You have 30 days from the time of rental to watch your movie, and 24 hours 
> (in the US) or 48 hours (elsewhere) after you've started viewing to finish 
> it. Once the rental period expires, the movie will disappear from your iTunes 
> library.
> 
> Once you start watching your movie, you can view the rented movie as many 
> times as you wish within the 24-hour (or 48-hour) window.
> 
> If you don't watch your rented movie, it will expire in 30 days and disappear 
> from your iTunes library. You will need to rent it again in order to watch it.
> 
> You can delete the movie prior to the expiration date if you want to make 
> more space on your hard drive, iPod, iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV. 
> However, the movie will automatically disappear from your iTunes library 24 
> (or 48) hours after you've begun viewing it.
> 
> Post back if I have not understood or answered your query correctly.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
> 
> OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
> 
> 
> On 18/08/2012, at 1:48 PM, Brian Risbey <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> hi all
>> 
>> I have asked before but is there a setting that stops an iPad2 from erasing 
>> watched movies and tv shows.
>> My son watches a movie or tv show then it is gone until I re-synce it with 
>> macmini - its 'home' computer?
>> During his hospital stays it would be good to be able to watch something a 
>> few times.
>> 
>> Thank You 
>> Brian

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