Mac mini streaming to TV's

I currently have my mac mini setup only to my large projection screen tv/entertainment center in my living room. I use it pretty much as an alternative to cable (netflix, hulu, etc.). We recently purchased a 40 inch LCD for our bed room (which is directly located the opposite of the wall of the mac mini).
My question, does anyone know of a way to wirelessly stream to our bed room from the mac mini (essentially as a external monitor).
Thanks for any advice

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