Can Apple TV use an external NAS?

I'm looking at buying a LaCie 3TB 2big NAS to use for serving media. Specifically, it will hold my entire iTunes and Aperture libraries.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Lacie/301508U/
The primary objective here is to have a large, expandable, RAID-mirrored storage for all media content.
Can anyone tell me if I'll have any problems making Apple TV access content directly from a NAS? This one supports AFP, Bonjour, etc. Full specs are at the URL above. I intend to simply move my entire iTunes library off my MBP's hard drive to the NAS.
Dan

Oh no, no don't be sorry. It's fine; I just want to make sure I'm understanding this. I'm just utterly blown away how freaking complex it is to deploy an external media server for iTunes content. Apple products in general are so straight-forward, it's just such a strange juxtaposition to then not be able to do something that seems like it should be, frankly, rather trivial.
Anyway, that said, thanks -- and to everyone else -- this is helping quite a bit.
Now, to make sure I understand, I have basically two choices:
1. I can go with the LaCie and store all of my media content on there IF I'm willing to accept that my MBP must be present, turned on, and configured for home sharing to make this work. (Of course, it would have to be the MBP with the iTunes that's matched to the library on the LaCie)
2. If I want a truly stand alone media server, I need to pony up substantially more money for an iMac, Mac Mini, or Mac Pro, and store all the content on there, and have Apple TV connect to that particular iTunes library.
Am I correct on these two points?
IF my understanding is correct, and I wanted to go with #2 (as if I could afford it!), I assume I could simply copy music or videos from that "server" to my own MBP so I can play that content while on the road (I travel frequently)? Provided, of course, that I haven't capped out the five devices all iTunes content can be authorized to play on.
Thanks again for the help.
Dan

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