- Green indicates goodness, or the general perception of awesomeness.
- Red indicates badness, or not-goodness (but not including inherent lameness due to DRM).
- The columns (iTunes / Apple TV) represent the point of purchase / rental. The Apple TV column assumes AFTER the Take 2 update.
- So to say Buy shows: SD / iTunes is the equivalent of asking "Can I Buy shows: SD through iTunes on my PC?)
- Nerdy: likewise, the circuitous logic of checking to see if an Apple TV can transfer a purchase from a computer to an Apple TV has a nixed answer.
| iTunes (desktop) |
Apple TV (PC-free) |
Comments / notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy show: in SD |
Yes - $1.99 |
Yes - $1.99 | |
| Buy shows: HD | No |
No |
|
| Rent show: in SD | No |
No |
|
| Rent show: in HD | No |
No |
|
| Buy movie: in SD |
Yes - up to $15 | Yes - up to $15 | |
| Buy movie: in HD | No |
No |
|
| Rent movie: in SD | Yes - $2.99 / 3.99 |
Yes - $2.99 / 3.99 | Library / new |
| Rent movie: in HD |
No |
Yes - $3.99 / 4.99 | Library / new |
| Play purchased: on previous-gen iPods | Yes |
Yes |
|
| Play rentals: on previous-gen iPods | No |
No |
|
| Play purchased: on current-gen iPods | Yes |
Yes |
|
| Play rentals: on current-gen iPods | Yes | No |
|
| Transfer anything: ATV to any iPod / iPhone (without PC) | -- | Hells no | |
| Transfer anything: to non-Apple devices | Um, no | Are you high? | |
| Transfer purchase: computer to ATV | Yes |
-- |
SD (shows, movies) only right now |
| Transfer purchase: to previous-gen iPod | Yes |
Yes |
Only video-enabled iPods (duh); for ATV - by way of sync to PC, only |
| Transfer purchase: to current-gen iPod / iPhone |
Yes |
Yes |
For ATV - by way of sync to PC, only |
| Transfer purchase: ATV to computer | -- |
Yes |
SD (shows, movies) only right now |
| Transfer rental: to ATV | -- |
Yes |
SD (shows, movies) only right now |
| Transfer rental: to previous-gen iPod | No |
No |
|
| Transfer rental: to current-gen iPod / iPhone | Yes |
No |
So, what'd we miss?