mac mini question

[stpierre76]

Hi all,

i am interested in getting myself a mac mini to use as music server aided by pure music channel d software into a dac .i was just wondering if i can stll download hd movies from the itunes store like the apple tv and thenplay them onto tv or is hd content only reserved for apple tv.
thakns in advance
john

 

[John Duncan]

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