AppleTV syncing seriously compromising home wi-fi network speeds (sort of)

Hey there Crew -
I have an AppleTV linked to the iTunes on a new Mac mini (with 802.11n wireless). All the syncing and internetting is being done through a just purchased Time Capsule (with the Simultaneous dual-band 802.11n; my understanding of this is that computers with standard 'n' wireless run at 'n' speeds, while those with 'g' or lower run at those speeds without compromising the 'n' network).
OK SO: My problem is that older computers on my network (with 802.11g wireless) lose almost all their internet connection (down to 1 or 0 bars) when the AppleTV is doing it's sync with the Mac mini. When no syncing is going on, the computer (specifically an old Powerbook G4 that my wife uses) has great signal strength and fast down speeds. As soon as the sync starts, however, that computer takes a nose dive. All other computers with 802.11n wireless don't experience a slowdown.
Has anybody seen this behavior before? Obviously it is a manageable problem; I can just avoid syncing the AppleTV when my wife needs to be on the internet; but it's one of those nuisances that gets under the old skin, you know? My guess is that when the network gets taken over by all the media syncing, it squeezes out the 802.11g connections, but was hoping someone could either confirm that or offer another theory.
Thanks folks!
Matthew

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