Time Capsule, Airtunes, and Apple TV - can it be done?

Hi,
Long-time lurker, second-time poster!
Here's my situation:
I have a huge amount of music (all Apple Lossless, so it takes up loads of space) spread over a MacBook Pro and a Windows laptop.
I'd like to move everything to a Time Capsule acting as a network drive (so it's all in one place and to free up HD space on my laptops), then put the Time Capsule through my AirPort Express into my music system. From what I've read, this seems to be possible, but still means having to have a laptop switched on to navigate my library in iTunes.
Is there some way to use the Time Capsule/Airtunes solution with Apple TV, so I can browse my music collection on the telly and then play it through my stereo, without needing to use a laptop?
I don't use iTunes for video - only music - so hopefully that will make things simpler....
Thanks in advance for any advice!

Imagine the combined unit with synchronised audio/video streaming to an external sound system - even the wireless iPod touch could join the party with Apple TV as the central digital hub. A product like this would be as big a revolution as the iPod itself! Price tag, i'd pay up to £500 for such a device - what do you reckon?
At home I'm using an Epson HD projector instead of a Hi-Def TV. All that's missing is wireless, synchronised audio (to the AEX which connects by optical cable to my Apple Hi-Fi, remember those?). The TV here is my old G4 iMac and EyeTV. Elgato disappoints though, they still haven't enabled MPEG-4 HD as we're using in Europe and elsewhere. I just love the swivel screens of the old iMacs, so convenient. Unfortunately I have way too much digital material to fit on an Apple TV so I'm not buying one until the hard disk space increases, then I'll shift all the content from the G5 onto AppleTV and couple it with a 1TB Time Capsule. That's the plan at least

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