Front Row: Photo Doesn't Play Subfolders on new iMac!

There doesn't seem to be a discussion group dedicated to Front Row but I'm having a problem with the Photo section so I guess this is the closest!
When viewing the Library, Albums or Folders in the 'root' directory of iPhoto through Front Row, everything works fine.
BUT
If I try to view an Album or Folder in a sub-directory, the contents of that Album is not displayed. Instead the contents of which ever 'root' Album was last viewed is displayed instead.
This is easy for someone to check, can anyone with a new iMac dupliacte this issue?
Cheers,
Kudos
iMac Core Duo 2.0Ghz 1Gb Ram 256 VRam Mac OS X (10.4.4) Powerbook 15" 1.5Ghz G4 1Gb Ram

Hey !
Thanks for the info. It's always nice to know
"I'm not the only one!"
Still, strange behaviour though. I hope they fix this with the Front Row update that's coming.
Cheers,
Kudos
iMac Core Duo 2.0Ghz 1Gb Ram 256 VRam Mac OS X (10.4.4) Powerbook 15" 1.5Ghz G4 1Gb Ram

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