Home sharing won't play but airplay will.

Setup:
PC (Win 7) running Itunes 11.0.1.12 over WiFi N (2.4ghz)
3rd Gen Apple TV Ethernet connected directly to router.
I've got the ATV to see my home sharing just fine.  When I go to play a movie/tv show it sticks on the loading screen for over 5 minutes with no change.  At which point I go to the TV show I want to watch on my iTunes library, play it on the computer, and switch it over to AirPlay to the ATV and it loads and plays instantly without an issue. 
What am I missing that I cannot get it to play through the ATV without using the AirPlay feature?
Thanks!

Thanks for the reply vazandrew,
I've heard people say that Apple employees rarely answer questions here, but I'd have to think they at least peruse these forums, no?
Anyway, I can play to AirPort/stereo now from computer to computer, but not via a (4.1) iPodTouch. I'm considering upgrading the Touch to get AirPlay, but I don't do OS upgrades unless they're absolutely necessary and I'm quite confident it's not going to screw things up in some unforeseen way (yes, I've been burned over the decades, sadly). Unfortunately, I need to run my Touch JB'n to use some custom software, so that makes every OS upgrade on that device a very thoughtful decision. I hope it's not a problem to mention that here, but it's a fact of life when you need to use Terminal/network tools.
Thanks again for your reply, and if there's any other helpful thoughts you have, please let me know.

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