Need "dummies for Apple TV" help - brand new consumer

Hello!
I'm NOT tech-savvy, but have been using Mac computers for many years!
I just purchased a 2nd gen Apple TV and am trying to figure out if I have the necessary cables, ports, etc. to hook it up. I have one HDMI cable and one audio cable to use with the Apple TV.
I have a 3 year old Vizio HDTV TV with only 2 HDMI ports. I have my cable box in one HDMI port and my DVD player in the 2nd HDMI port.
I've been digging around the net and found splitters that might enable me to turn one HDMI port into 2.
Question 1: is this possible?
Question 2: if it is, which device would be better to share the HDMI port with Apple TV? BTW, we use our DVD player maybe once or twice a month max.
Thanks for any light anyone can shed on this for me!

Purchase an HDMI switcher, you can switch between the inputs for the DVD and ATV.
Make sure it supports HDCP (this is a protocol for protected content, I know iTunes and netflix require it for HD content)
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