New apple tv taking too long to stream hd rentals, claim users. 3 thoughts on “new apple tv taking too long to stream hd rentals, claim users” ignacio santos says: april 8, 2012 at 4:01 am all of a sudden apple tv is telling me it will take up to 4 hours then 6 hours to load. thing is it started playing the movie then quit and told. If there isn't enough space to download and install an update, ios will try to make space. it will remove only app data that it can download again and doesn't remove or relocate any of your data. if your device still doesn't have enough space, you can use itunes to update your device.. When the download has finished and the installation is complete your apple tv restarts. when it has booted up again, you'll be able to enjoy all the new features of the latest version of the apple tv operating system..
However, of those three only apple supports actual download vs streaming, so if you're trying to download a movie and load it onto an ipad (for instance) for offline viewing on a trip, then the reason it takes so long is that you're downloading the entire thing prior to viewing, rather than streaming it 'live' as it's being viewed.. The incredibly annoying case of the apple tv update. despite apple's reputation for easy-to-use products, they're far from flawless. this weekend's apple tv "update" is a case in point.. If you can’t download or update apps, or if apps get stuck. if apps don't load or update on your iphone, ipad, or ipod touch, learn what to do. if you can’t download or update any apps, including free apps, and you see a message about billing or payment, in apple support communities..