MBA Powerful Enough For External HDTV?

Currently i plug my MBP into an external 40" HDTV, connect the power close the lid and watch HD films from iTunes, Plex etc.
Would a high spec MBA also be able to achieve this task, or is the graphics card not powerful enough?
Thanks for input...

Yes, it's quite capable for your purposes.

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