Sharing an ITunes lib between a Mac and an Apple TV

I understand Apple TV streams music from an existing iTunes libraray on another Mac.
Will it still work if that same iTunes library is in use by the Mac hosting the library? Will things slow down considerable if both devices are using the same lib at the same time?
Thanks in advance for your advice. /Kenny

Kenny wrote:
I understand Apple TV streams music from an existing iTunes libraray on another Mac.
no.
you can stream content from computers to TV. with the release of iOS 4.2, you will also be able to stream content from an iPad or iPhone/iPod Touch to it.
Will it still work if that same iTunes library is in use by the Mac hosting the library? Will things slow down considerable if both devices are using the same lib at the same time?
you can stream content from only one computer @ a time. however, owing to the +home sharing+ functionality, you would be able to access the content of other shared libraries while connected to one library.
JGG

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