

You just need to download the movie in a standard definition (SD) version. I rang Apple iTunes support, and thankfully there is a simple way around the problem. Sure, you can move the movie to your laptop window but then you can’t watch it on the data projector! Turning mirroring on or off does not help either. The suggestions in the window are not helpful.

If you try to play an iTunes rental or purchased movie on an older style data projector you will see an error like this: This is not mentioned on Apple’s support webpage but I was able to find out about it when I rang Apple iTunes support. You just need to watch an SD version of the movie and it does not have the HDCP protection. And note that for some countries, under the Movies category, there's a caveat that "Some previously purchased movies may not be available in iTunes in the Cloud.ITunes has copy protection on their movies called HDCP which will not allow you to play iTunes rentals or purchases on some older data projectors. You can only do this where an X appears in the media category for the iTunes in the Cloud availability by country table found in this support article.


In your iTunes library, click the content type you wish to download using the content selector in the upper-left.Make sure that you have "Show iTunes in the Cloud Purchases" enabled in your iTunes preferences by going to iTunes > Preferences in the Store tab and clicking OK.If you're in the iTunes Store, click the Library button, in the upper-right corner, to go to your library.If you're not already signed in, choose Store > Sign In and type your Apple ID and password.You want to check the section labeled Mac or PC since you're trying to download purchased content in iTunes on a computer.įrom the article and assuming you're using iTunes 11 or later: This Apple support article deals specifically with downloading past purchased content.
