Can I use iTunes Match on an ATV without a TV attached?

I've got an Apple TV2 that I use for music-only playback, attached to my hifi (using Toslink output, with nothing connected to the HDMI output). It works well with airplay and home sharing, but I'd like to use iTunes Match (airplay from an ios device seems susceptible to glitches, and the Mac with the iTunes library on it is normally suspended if I'm not working).
However, I can't see a way to control playback from iTunes Match without a screen attached. The Apple Remote app lets me play music using home sharing, but you can't really access the menu portion without a tv attached to the ATV2 to see what's happening.

Hi,
i'm just following this thread and have the same problem as the first poster.
I would love to go to my IPAD with ICloud match enabled and listen to music, but on a proper AV-Receiver system without having a cable attached to the IPAD  and WITHOUT turning the TV on and WITHOUT running my laptop all the time.
If i understood this correctly, there are 2 options:
1.) buy the Airport Express and connect it the to the AV-Receiver and use Airplay.
2.) buy the new Apple TV 2 and enable/sync it with ITunes Match.
As far as i understood the main difference is, that on option 1 with Airport Express, the music is still downloaded to my IPAD (16 GB) and then using Airplay to stream it via the Airport Express to my AV-receiver. .  So i have to cleanup space after listening to music, otherwise i might run out of space some day....
Also there is another drawback of this method, the battery consumption, because the IPAD streams all the time while listening to music.
Using Itunes Match on Apple TV 2 doesn't download the songs to the ATV 2 , but streams it, because it has no HD capacities..The IPAD is working as a Remote using the latest "Apple Remote App".
This would not consume any battery on the IPAD, since the music process is running on the ATV 2.
As far as i can see, it is possible with the latest firmware of ATV2 and latest IOS enabled.
However, i din't manage to find a statement of how the remote App looks like. All the youtube videos i found show the IPAD/Iphone,/IPOD actually remote controlling the ATV2 software on the TV screen. 
Open the Remote app on your device (in this case iPhone). Select the Apple TV you want to use iTunes Match with. You'll see a number of icons in the bottom of the screen. The music related ones (Playlists, Genres, Artists, Albums etc) show your iTunes Match library. If you start playing one of these, it will be streamed from iTunes to your Apple TV. No need for a computer with iTunes to be on.
When i open the Remote App on my IPAD i only get a selection of "enable home sharing" or "add media library". I can't find the Apple TV icon or any icons in the bottom of the screen. Only these 2.
I guess, this is just because i don't have an ATV 2 yet.
Does the Remote App show a screen like my music library on my IPAD ? With all the nice album art etc. ?
If not, i would rather go with option 1 with all the drawbacks of space, battery, etc...
Please reply, if any of you has made any experience with it.
Thanks for beeing patient, but i need to know which streaming device i should by.
levian71

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