Play HD home video via AppleTV to a big screen

I'm moving up to the full package, iMac, Final Cut Express, and a new AVCHD camera (Canon Vixia). Will I be able to play my edited home video from the iMac through my AppleTV to my 60" Sony in full 1920x1080 so it looks the same as direct from the camera? If not, short of buying a blu-ray burner and player, how else can I get all that glorious HD video to my Sony for the whole family to enjoy?

AppleTv is not a high powered device, and is quite long in the tooth. It can't handle 1080p let alone 720p at 30 fps.
New Mac Mini with HDMI should have the power to play the video back, but I'm not sure if AVCHD is supported for playback.
I find 1080p 24fps video from my DSLR converts pretty well for AppleTV usage at 720p 24fps, you'd also probably get by with PAL 25fps at 720p, but it's 960x540 for NTSC rates unless you change frame rate and that should be avoided.
For AppleTV you need to output h264 <5Mbps with AAC audio (theoretically).
AC

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