Remote streaming via the Internet & SlingBox

Apple TV
I would like to stream Direct TV video & audio from a remote location via the Internet using a SlingBox (also at the remote location) to a MacBook Pro. I would then like to stream the received video/audio from the MacBook Pro via a Time Capsule to an Apple TV unit and from the Apple TV to a plasma screen using an HDMI cable from the Apple TV to the Plasma screen. There is a high-speed Internet modem and wireless router at both locations.
Is this possible? If not, why? What may I be missing & what would I need to make this work? Would a Mac Mini be a better choice for this application? Is 1280x720 the maximum Resolution possible?
Thanks,
Steve

In any case, unless the remote site has a fast upload link to the internet don't expect the video to look very good once it is received and displayed on your TV. SlingBox quality is okay when running totally within your high-speed local network but as soon as you have to stream out over the internet the quality can fall off rather noticeably. On a typical broadband internet connection you might only have 300kbps to 500kbps on the upload side. This means that the video you get on the other end will probably be no larger than 320x240 or maybe even less. Furthermore, unless you want to suffer intermittent pauses and delays in the transmitted video you may even have to go to lower resolutions and/or even higher compression levels.

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