Can I Stream just the video and Sync everything else?

Does anyone have any solid solutions for having full access to a 500+ GB iTunes Library on the TV ?
I have 500 GB of video on an external drive and ~50 GB of music and photos on my internal drive. In other words, my iTunes library is not consolidated and is spread around.
I want to get a 160 GB TV if I can sync all my music and photos onto the TV and simultaneously configure the video for streaming. If not, it seems I should just get the 40 GB version, since I will have to stream everything anyway and won't need as much space.
I'm also curious about the ability of TV to access different media files in my iTunes Library if they reside on different hard drives.
Any first hand accounts or solutions would be much appreciated.
Thanks

Hi, thanks for the quick reply ...
- some have said that external usb drives don't work as well for streaming sometimes on older Macs whereas Firewire will do better
- NAS drives can be a bit hit and miss depending on the number of steps to transfer data to iTunes then back to AppleTV
I'm planning to attach my external HD to an AirPort Extreme, which will actually be adjacent to the TV. I suppose I could run an ethernet cable between the Airport Extreme and the TV if it would help.
- importantly be aware of the limited video playback specs for AppleTV; MP4/h264 only with bitrate limits. If all your video is from iTMS you'll be fine, if not you may have to convert for AppleTV which can be time consuming. Videos that play in iTunes will not necessarily ply on AppleTv without conversion. AppleTV does not support 5.1 sound (you can't stream VOBs for example).
Almost all of my video has been converted by VisualHub, iSquint or Handbrake to play on my iPod, so I'm hoping I won't need to reconvert anything.

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