Choppy video playback via Airplay Mirroring

I have an early/mid 2011 15" MBP with a quad-core i7 and Mountain Lion installed. When I use Airplay to stream video from my MBP through my AppleTV 2 to my TV set, the video is very choppy and laggy sometimes. I use either Quicktime or VLC. Everything is running via wifi from my ISP modem/router through an Apple Time Capsule. If anyone could help me out, that would be great, thanks!

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1) Open your web browser.
2) In the Address Box at the top of the browser window, type http://192.168.1.1 and then click on Go, or press the Enter key on the keyboard. A window should appear in the center of the screen asking for your User Name and Password.
3) Leave the User Name box blank. Type admin in the Password box, then click on OK, or press the Enter key on the keyboard.
4) The Linksys Wireless Router Setup page should appear.
5) Click Applications and Gaming Tab
6) Click QoS
7) For WMM Select disabled
8) save

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About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201343
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