Apple TV for HD video presentation

Hey everybody.
I'm editing a 10 minute HD film that will be displayed at a booth in an expo. I'd love to avoid authoring it to a DVD- a standard def especially- so one idea I had is using my Apple TV (which I recently purchased).
I know that it unfortunately can't loop videos, so I'll have to make one long quicktime, which I don't mind doing.
So my questions are these:
I'm not sure if there will be internet at the convention center (although I would be shocked if there wasn't). If not, is there any way to store the movie on my Apple TV and play it directly without iTunes?? This might be a silly question, but I did look around a bit for an answer with no results.
If there is internet should I be aware of any hiccups that might occur??
Could I run more than one TV off a single Apple TV by using the component and HDMI at the same time?
If all else were to fail, would an iPod work?
Basically I'm trying to find the easiest/most stable method for displaying an HD 720p quicktime movie. Exporting out of Final Cut via Compressor to an HD H.264 quicktime looks good and is so EASY!!
If anyone has any advice I greatly appreciate it.
GH
Message was edited by: G HUNT

I'm not sure if there will be internet at the convention center (although I would be shocked if there wasn't). If not, is there any way to store the movie on my Apple TV and play it directly without iTunes?? This might be a silly question, but I did look around a bit for an answer with no results.
Yes, merely sync the movie to the TV internal drive.
If there is internet should I be aware of any hiccups that might occur??
Not if you have a good connection. Question, why do you need an internet connect? Do you plan to show trailers or YouTube files?
Could I run more than one TV off a single Apple TV by using the component and HDMI at the same time?
Believe some users have indicated that both lines are simultaneously active but I have no personal experience with such. Would personally be more likely to use a dedicated distribution box if I were planning to output to multiple monitors simultaneously.
If all else were to fail, would an iPod work?
Not for an HD source file.

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