Correct. Rented iTunes movies are downloaded to your iPad and require no Internet connection to watch, once downloaded. Rental movies have embedded code that deletes them from your iPad or other device 24 hours after you tap the play button. Some countries, like Canada, allow you 48 hours to finish watching the movie, once started.Thanks for telling me about downloading from ITunes directly. The problem if I start to watch a rented movie, I'd have to watch it within 24 hrs. Also, I want to ensure that I wouldn't be paying more to retrieve the movie if I'm on an airplane. I'm assuming it would already be downloaded on my IPAD so wouldn't be charged?