Can I use two apple tv's with one itunes library?

I have been looking for a way to store my DVD's on a hard drive and watch them via my Apple TV as they are taking up too much space on my shelves. My first thought was to buy a large external hard drive and rip the dvd's using Handbrake for my streaming to my Apple TV gen 3 but I remembered that I still have my original 160gig Apple TV gen 1 which pretty much works as a large iPod for movies when syncing content rather than streaming.
So my plan would be :
1. Rip and add the dvd's to my iTunes library
2. Manually sync the movie files to the Apple TV 1
3. Delete the movies from iTunes to avoid using large amounts of computer hard drive space.. (this shouldn't interfere with the content on the Apple TV as syncing manually)
4. Connect the Apple TV to my TV to watch movies.
Can I have both of my Apple TV's connected to my iTunes library?
Are there any con's to using the old 1st gen Apple TV in this manner? For instance, I know there is no HDMI connection and the processor is older and slower than the newer versions.
It would be a shame to not be able to put the 160gig of hard drive space on the older Apple TV to good use, especially as it still works perfectly.. and it was a refurb when I bought it!

We cannot comment on your plans to copy DVD's but I have a number of Apple TV 1's, 2's and 3's all working together without a problem.
On the idea of keeping your content on your Apple TV 1 and deleting it from iTunes, you may want to read my article on this topic.
http://www.wls-churchill.co.uk/WinstonsTips/Remove_Content.html

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ok I have the 1st Gen Apple Tv and love it, I wanna get anther Apple Tv for my bedroom but I want to be able to update/use/stream them/sync all from my iMac iTunes.
when I called apple (a few day's after the new apple tv came out) the guy said I wouldn't be able too, he really didn't sound like he knew, and he took a guess.
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