Yes, you can soon watch all those silly videos from YouTube on your TV set via Apple TV. From Apple’s press release.

“Apple announced that it’s bringing the Internet’s most popular originally-created content from YouTube to the living room with Apple TV. Beginning in mid-June, Apple TV will wirelessly stream videos directly from YouTube and play them on a user’s widescreen TV.”

That lousy compression will look horrible on your big TV! Let’s hope they will improve the picture quality.

Apple continues, “Thousands of the most current and popular YouTube videos will be available on Apple TV at launch in mid-June, with YouTube adding thousands more each week until the full YouTube catalog is available this fall. YouTube members can also log-in to their YouTube accounts on Apple TV to view and save their favorite videos.

Apple today also announced that it is offering a new Apple TV build-to-order option with a 160GB hard drive. The new larger hard drive offers four times the storage for up to 200 hours of video, 36,000 songs, 25,000 photos or a combination of each. Using high-speed AirPort® 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking, Apple TV can auto-sync content from one computer or stream content from up to five additional computers right to a TV without any wires.”

Internet TV just took a big step. Coming to a big screen this fall near you.