How to get your own content on Apple TV

I'm considering buying an Apple TV to replace my Mac Mini (as I don't really use much other than Front Row anyway, so a couple of questions:
1. Is the only way to get my own content on the Apple TV to sync it with iTunes running on another computer? I have an iPod Touch, and I don't really want to have to store two versions of every movie in iTunes on my iMac; an ATV version (better quality) and an iPod Touch version (takes up less room).
2. Is there a way to play DVDs on the Apple TV (besides ripping them)? For example, is it possible to stream DVD content from another Apple Mac on the same network? Or perhaps plug a DVD drive into the USB port?

m0thr4 wrote:
phoomp wrote:
m0thr4 wrote:
I have an iPod Touch, and I don't really want to have to store two versions of every movie in iTunes on my iMac; an ATV version (better quality) and an iPod Touch version (takes up less room).
I also have an aTV and iPod Touch. I store everything formatted for the Touch. Personally, the difference in quality is negligible for me.
Then there must be something wrong with setup, because I have encoded videos (using Handbrake) for both Apple TV and iPod Touch, and when I play them on my Mac Mini (which is connected to an HD Plasma screen) the difference in quality is massive (i.e. the iPod Touch videos are rougher than a badger's arse). Maybe you're not connected to an HD set with an HDMI cable?
Connected to a 720p HD set through HDMI. It might just be a preferences issue. I don't mind a little pixelation in broad colour gradients ... Handbrake's Touch setting does an excellent job on higher detailed objects like people.
In short, I prefer to only have one copy of a video over having a 420p rip of a DVD.

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