MacBook Air, Promise Pegasus R4, AppleTV

Hi,
I'm not very technical, so excuse my ignorance..
I have a MacBook Air, Promise Pegasus R4 and AppleTV. The iTunes library is stored on the Pegasus, which is accessed via the MacBook Air.
My issue is that I don't want to keep my MacBook Air stuck sitting next to the Pegasus all day.
Does it make sense to buy a mac mini and have that attached to the pegasus? Would I be able to use the MacBook Air as the display for the Mac Mini?
Is there a better solution?
Thanks

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