6.0.2 BUG: setting rating in smart playlists

I created a smart playlist and wanted to match all songs that were not one star. When I click on the section with the stars, I can select any number (and the number of stars follow the mouse as I drag it - as expected). However, when I release the mouse, the number of stars changes. I can only select 0, 2, 4, or 5 stars -- not 1 or 3. The cursor location -> number of stars mapping seems wrong because clicking on the first star yields 2 stars, but clicking on the second star yields 4 stars.
Selecting stars works fine in the library view.
Powerboox 17" 1.3GHz Mac OS X (10.4.3) I'm using the built-in LCD screen

Bug has been confirmed by more users.
See this topics:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=309553&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=309584&tstart=0
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