Alternative to ATV for HD movies?

Hi
Can anyone suggest an alternative device for HD movies - I have many 720p movies, encoded to ATV format with Handbrake, which play perfectly well on my macs (over the network or on the server) but jitter on my ATV. I have tried streamed contect, local content, wireless and wired, and several different formats, but my conclusion is that the ATV video card is not really up to HD. Playing the movie on the MBP, over the same network to the same iTunes server works fine, but the ATV just jolts along. Sometimes its watchable with a stutter every minute or so, and sometimes its headache inducing.
So I'm happy using it for music and for SD movies, but until it gets a better graphics card I thought I might supplement it with some other device?
Any ideas?
TIA

Hi
I'm not sure it can be the network - as I said in my original post, the film also stutters when sync'd to the ATV and played locally. I've cabled my server, apple tv and router together over Cat6 cables, with all external network access turned off, and the stuttering still occurs, so I think I can rule out the network (also, it plays perfectly smoothly on other machines, over the same network, just not the ATV).
As to the file type - maybe its the way the ATV handles the file type? That's all I can think of as to why my mac pro and macbook pro both play the same file perfectly acceptably, all over the network to the same iTunes library, but the ATV does not - surely this points to the ATV being the weak link....?
I have considered using a mac mini - but it seems overkill just for streaming some films?
To those playing HD acceptably on their Apple TV's I'd appreciate it if you could help me? Specifically:
1. What format are your HD files?
2. Are they converted from Blu-rays (like mine) or merely rented ones?
3. What software/settings are you using to rip them - I've tried QuickTime Pro, Handbrake and VisualHub, and get the same results each time (using predefined ATV settings from each).
TIA!
Shaun

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