My 17" 1.5gh Powerbook with a 26" sony bravia display

I was wondering if My 17" PowerBook G4 1.5gh with a 128mb graphics card can handle a brand new Sony Bravia 26" LCD HD TV without any significant performance loss or problems. I want it to be my only monitor (i want to close my shell and i know there might be problems with that too) and i want to use an external keyboard.
Basically i want to transform my current powerbook to a full time desktop computer. I do ALOT of internet and iphoto work and i always have multiple applications open. Normally i have Safari, iPhoto, iTunes, and maybee a few other really small applications open at the same time. A Really important point is that i use Expose' ALOT... will it be slower? will i notice a perfomance slowdown graphically? Is it a good idea to use i high end flat screen TV like a 26" Sony Bravia as my computer monitor. ALL HELP, TIPS, & EXPLINATIONS are greatly appreciated. I want a HUGE screen NOW!!! Thanks - Richard
17 powerbook Mac OS X (10.4.6) 1.5 GB DDR SDRAM, 60 GB external hardrive, 128mb graphics card

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