How to Cast iTunes Movies to Samsung Smart TV

Q: "Recently I've bought a lot of movides from iTunes, and I'd like to watch them on my big screen Samsung Smart TV, but it seemed that I cannot play on it. Can someone tell me what's wrong with it and is there any way to solve this problem?" - Jennis from Apple Discussion

Smart TV is more and more popular nowadays, and Samsung Smart TV may be the most popular choice for young people. However, for people who like to buy movies from iTunes store, they may don't know how to watch iTunes movies on Samsung Smart TV. This article is to share 2 useful tips on how to mirror iPhone screen or Mac screen to this smart TV for watching.

Tip 1. Mirror iTunes Movies to Samsung Smart TV via Apple TV

Apple TV is the primary method to connect iPhone/Mac with Samsung Smart TV. This might be the easiest way to mirror iTunes movie to Samsung Smart TV from iPhone or Mac, and you can follow the quick steps below to do it.

Step 1. Firstly, you should connect your Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV, iPhone or Mac (if you are going to play iTunes movies from Mac computer) with the same internet connection.

Step 2. Secondly, start playing iTunes movies/TV shows on Mac or iPhone, then on the mirroring screen, you can choose your Apple TV device to start mirroring.

Step 3. After that, the movie will be stopped to play on iPhone or Mac, and you can watch the iTunes purchased or rental movies and TV shows on Samsung Smart TV now.

Tip 2. Mirror iTunes Movies to Samsung Smart TV via AirPlay

Generally speaking, we are not allowed to transfer iTunes movies to Samsung Smart TV directly via AirPlay method without Apple TV connection. As everyone knows, iTunes rental or purchased movies are DRM protected. It means we can only enjoy the iTunes videos with Apple devices. Apple also claimed recently that users didn't own the digital content actually after purchase. The movies or TV shows will disappear if it's unavailable on the iTunes store, and the consumers can't get any refund. All these disgusting issues are caused by the annoying DRM technologies.

To mirror iTunes movies to Samsung smart TV successfully via AirPlay, it seems that we have to get rid of the Fairplay DRM at first. TunesKit iTunes M4V Converter is a good choice to remove DRM protection from iTunes rental/purchased movies or TV shows. With this iTunes video to Android converter, you can transfer all your iTunes downloaded videos to Samsung Smart TV or other Android devices with DRM free. It supports any iTunes purchased and rental videos and actually strips the DRM protection with lossless quality.

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• Remove DRM restriction from iTunes movie rentals and purchases
• Convert M4V videos to MOV, MP4, AVI, and other common formats
• Convert iTunes videos at 30X faster speed
• Keep 100% original quality while converting iTunes movies

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Now download the trial version to prepare conversion and learn how to play iTunes movie on Samsung TV via AirPlay step by step.

Step 1Add iTunes M4V Movies

Install and run TunesKit product on your computer. To make TunesKit DRM M4V Converter working successfully, you need to install iTunes on your computer as well. Once you run TunesKit, the iTunes will be launched automatically. By clicking "Add Files" icon, then you can choose iTunes movies or TV shows from iTunes library.

Step 2Customize output settings

TunesKit DRM M4V Converter allows you to customize output audio tracks and subtitles and other settings. It also supports almost all common used video and audio formats as output, including M4V, MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, MKV, FLV, TS, TRP etc. If you are planning to convert iTunes movies to specific mobile devices, it also have some preset options for you.

Step 3Start to Convert iTunes M4V to MP4 for Samsung Smart TV

Click "Convert" button to begin converting iTunes M4V to unprotected MP4 format.

Once the conversion finished, you can find the converted MP4 videos by clicking " Open" button or under the "Converted" tab. Then put the converted MP4 videos on your iPhone or store these videos on your Mac computer for mirroring to Samsung Smart TV freely via Airplay.

Step 4Connect your Mac or iPhone to Samsung Smart TV

Connect your iPhone or Mac computer with Samsung Smart TV under the same internet connection. Then start playing converted MP4 videos on your iPhone or Mac. Click the 'TV' icon to select airplay option, and choose Samsung Smart TV to airplay.

After choosing that option, the iPhone or Mac computer will stop playing the converted iTunes movies and start mirroring iTunes movies to the big screen. Now, just enjoy your iTunes movies and have a break on your sofa!

More about Samsung Smart TV and iTunes Movies

At the eariler of this year, Samsung announced to partner with Apple to launch iTunes movies and TV shows app and add support to AirPlay 2 to its newest Smart TV models. It means that Samsung users will be able to access their existing iTunes libary and use iTunes Store as wish. With AirPlay 2 support, they can play iTunes videos from Apple devices to Samsung Smart TVs via AirPlay 2. Anyone who has 2019 Samsung smart TV models can try this method to see whether it works or not. If you're looking for an easy way, we still recommend you using the aforementioned two methods. Hope you can watch iTunes movies on Samsung Smart TV without any trouble now!

Andy Miller joined TunesKit since 2013. He likes to spend his time to work on some new skills and gadgets. He's a writer as well as a computer geek.