How do I play DVDs through Apple TV on my HD TV?

I need some basic help please.
I own a large collection of movie DVDs. These are conventional pre-recorded DVDs that I purchased in retail stores. I would like to play them on my flat screen HD TV.
If I purchase Apple TV (don't currently own), what additional equipment will I need to be able to play my DVDs through Apple TV?   And, what are my options for physically or wirelessly connecting? 
I have been researching this question, but the answers I find are not clear. Are there some writeups that would explain my options, configurations?
Thank you,
Dale

There is currently no official way to do this.
iTunes cannot rip DVDs as it can CDs to play across your local network.
While there is software out there that can potentially rip DVD and convert to an AppleTV compatible format, this would potentially require circumventing encryption on DVDs on commercial DVDs - as such this could be technically illegal in your country and Apple's T&Cs for the forum therefore prevent discussions of methods of circumventing copy protection, even if for 'fair use' with DVDs you have purchased.
The next Mac OS X version supposedly has Airplay to send computer video to AppleTV but whether it will work on all machines or just new ones (in a similar way to features not always working on older iPhones etc) we do not know.  Also we do not know if things like the DVD player app or certain website content will be precluded from Airplay if the copyright holder disables Airplay functionality in the website markup.
AC

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