Apple TV 2 Network Connection Speeds - Wireless Observations

I have been following the Netflix, AirPlay and Sharing posts since the last upgrade. I never had any real issues except I thought I was having issues obtaining 5.1 DD from Netflix. Because of this, I found out I had cable line and modem issues that have since been resolved. I have been trying to assist others and have been monitoring the wireless connection speeds of my 3 ATV2's. The data below is in a "controlled" environment, only in the sense that I control it I do not know what the speeds were before the update, so please don't ask.
Using Airport Utility from my MBP, I see that for all iOS devices (ATV2, iPhone 4, iPad1) the maximum wireless connection speed (rate in utility) I get is 65 mbps. The wireless dongle for my TV will run at around 110, and my MBP will run from 170-270. The maximum rate is 300 for N wireless. All of the iOS devices connect using N, 5 ghz or 2.4 ghz.
With 4.3 (4.2.1), it appears that Apple has governed the ATV2 speed to match that of other 4.3 iOS devices so they work seamlessly together using AirPlay. I can't prove this, but it just seems logical. I'm also thinking that the same Airport chipset is in the ATV2, iPhone, and iPad1. I don't know what the maximum speed of the Airport chipset is in all of them, but I'm inclined to think Apple has reduced power to improve battery life for those with batteries. I'm also thinking that there may have been initial buffering issues between the devices at higher wireless rates and Apple "tuned" them for using AirPlay between them. Just thinking out loud here....

Surprise, the WI-FI chip in the ATV2, iPad V1, and iPhone 4 are the same chip
For that matter, the ATV2 looks like it has a 30-pin connector inside, and many of the same parts of the above. Bet this thing is built in to the actual TV Apple is developing. It has a spare slot for 8 GB more memory.....
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple-TV-2nd-Generation-Teardown/3625/1
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Sol utions/BCM4329

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