Movie rental video formats

MOVIE RENTAL VIDEO FORMATS

* Last Modified on: January 15, 2008

* Article: 307271

The iTunes Store offers a choice of movie rental video formats. Choose the format best suited to the device you will be viewing your movie on.

FOR RENTING AND VIEWING DIRECTLY FROM APPLE TV

* Widescreen Apple TV format

* Resolution: 720 x up to 480 pixels (Movies are encoded anamorphically to increase the quality of the picture)
* Audio: Stereo (some include Dolby Pro-Logic II Surround)

* Many movies are available in HD (High Definition)

* Resolution: 1280 x up to 720 pixels
* Audio: Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 and stereo (some include Dolby Pro-Logic II Surround)

NOTE: Rentals from Apple TV are not transferable to any other device. You must watch the movie rental on your Apple TV.

FOR RENTING FROM A COMPUTER AND VIEWING ON A COMPUTER, IPOD, IPHONE, OR APPLE TV

* iTunes format

* Resolution: 640 x up to 480 pixels (Movies are encoded anamorphically to increase the quality of the picture)
* Audio: Stereo (some include Dolby Pro-Logic II Surround)

Rentals may be viewed on the following devices:

* iPod touch
* iPod classic
* iPod nano (3rd generation)
* iPhone
* Apple TV
* A Mac or Windows PC with iTunes 7.6 or later

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