Question: Apple tv vs Roku 2xs. I have 2009 Olivea LCD tv that has hdmi port and ?720p.

Question: Apple TV vs Roku 2xs:
I have a 2007 Olivea LCD tv that has 1 HDMI port and (?720p).
I also have a MacBookPro with OSX 10.7.5 Lion and Apple airport wireless.
Would the most recent Apple TV even be compatible with my older television model?
Or should I go with the Roku model which I hear works with older TVs and also gets amazon prime streaming along with netflix?
I could be missing out on advatages/ease of the Apple product synchronicity.

Thank you for your definitive input.
Now that I know that both are workable options, I want to look at
the advantages of ATV vs ROKU. I have the macbook pro, ipad and iphone
so am a great Apple fan.
Advantage of Apple is ease of ability to link photos and itunes to the TV n Get netflix.
However  Roku has both Netflix and Amazon Prime options, but not the easy coordination
with my apple content. Hmm which way to go??
Any more thoughts/suggestions welcome.

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