Connecting a new Viera TV to the network

Hi, I am planning on buying a Panasonic Viera TX-L37ET5B. I have an iMac, a MacBook, a Time Capsule, an AirPort Extreme and an Airport Express.
I am connecting the Viera with Ethernet to a BT (UK) router and was wondering the best use of all this apple stuff!
I plan on Etherneting everything as much as possible; certainly the TV, the iMac and true AppleTV if I get one. The MacBook I tend to use as a portable device pending iPad purchase!
A: is it worth getting an ATV or will the Panny be able to play music from my iTunes?
B: can anyone recommend a NAS drive that I can dump my (huge!) iTunes library onto so I don't have to switch the iMac on every time I want to listen to some music? And would the TV talk to a NAS drive? Would it need an iTunes server?
I thought about all sorts of configurations and was maybe going to use the TC as a NAS and back it up separately to an ext hard drive.
Any tips for getting the whole lot to talk to each other?! Thanks in advance.

Ali Phillips wrote:
A: is it worth getting an ATV or will the Panny be able to play music from my iTunes?
The Panasonic will not be able to talk to iTunes.
An AppleTV will.
Ali Phillips wrote:
B: can anyone recommend a NAS drive that I can dump my (huge!) iTunes library onto so I don't have to switch the iMac on every time I want to listen to some music? And would the TV talk to a NAS drive? Would it need an iTunes server?
For an AppleTV iTunes has to be running on a computer on the LAN to play content across the LAN. A NAS, even with an 'iTunes server' will not work as they cannot do Home Sharing.
The Panasonic, if it has media player of some kind, will presumably playback from a DLNA compliant media server/NAS - note however protected itunes content will not work, and I don't know if DLNA supports AAC, Apple's audio format. Check the Panasonic manual. I've never had much success with DLNA stuff on PS3 or Sony Blu Ray players but things may be better these days.
If you have bought lots from iTunes store, much of it may be accessible 'in the cloud' to play on demand across the internet without a computer on - music is the exception and requires an iTunes Match subscription to play purchases as well as matched audio via the internet.
AC

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