Wirelessly streaming to Apple TV

Hi all, first time on this forum so I'll make this question brief!
I want to steam content to my Apple TV, obviously this can be handled by my MacBook using iTunes however this seems like a clumsy way of achieving this task as it required my Macbook to be on at all times. Is there anyway of using an Airport Extreme Router to wirelessly stream my content 24-7, or would I have to buy a Mac Mini and use it as a server?

I have a similar question, regarding streaming. My iTunes library is on my desktop, which is always connected to my network. In order to not have to sync the library to my Apple TV and stream to it instead does the network have to be particularly fast? I have both a g & n networks (one is Airport the other is Time Capsule). My reason for asking stems from changing the Apple TV iTunes library a few times (from network problems - had to re-establish the library connection) and iTunes wants to re-sync all the content back to the Apple TV. Which is a VERY time consuming ordeal. If I understand streaming I should tell iTunes not to sync with the Apple TV, correct? Then I can view content from the connected iTunes Library, correct?
One other oddity, the long syncs (I tried doing them at night when the network was not busy) results in my desktop HD having minus marks by the Applications (and I believe Library) folders - which is a permissions issue I believe. What could be happening during the sync to cause that? A reboot fixes that minus thing, but what causes it?
I have wanted to stream for a long time since the Apple TVs HD is limited and with HD content coming more common it will fill up fast.
Any suggestions, pointers to pages with help, would be greatly appreciated.
Tom

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