I am thinking of buying Apple tv, need a few pointers....

I am thinking of getting Apple tv because i have loads of music and pictures that i wanna listen to/look at on the big LCD. If i sync a load of music to Atv, can i then delete it off my mac or does it have to stay on it? I have around about 80gbs of old stuff that i sometimes listen to but dont want to take up hard drive space on my mac with. Also, does everything have to be on itunes? Ie, do all videos etc have to be imported to itunes 1st or can i just view my files from my mac? Oh and lastly, does Front Row work on it? i like all those up to date previews they have on there. Cheers for any answers.

Screemer wrote:
.... If i sync a load of music to Atv, can i then delete it off my mac....
Essentially no, there are workarounds to this requirement but I'd suggest you consider an external HDD and moving some or all of your itunes library to it.
.....Also, does everything have to be on itunes?...
Yes.
.....does Front Row work on it?
No, the tv has its own interface it is very similar to front row, but has more features, you wouldn't need front row.

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