ITunes 8.1, AppleTV 2.3.1 -- aTV remains in Devices list, won't sync/stream

Hey all.. Sorry to post yet another topic that looks like everything else, but as I browsed all of the other issues that you were having with your aTV's, SOME or PART of the problem that you explained fit my situation but the solutions you found were unavailable to me. Namely, anything having to do with having an AirPort. Any help that you can give would be greatly appreciated.
*My problem:*
I have the smaller aTV so I really only use it to stream movies/music from the computer into the living room. The other day, I added a couple of movies to my iTunes library expecting to be able to go watch them today. When I sat down and tried to find the movies, I realized that several movies that I've recently added didn't appear on the aTV, though I was able to find/watch them on the computer. I don't know when the aTV stopped seeing additions to my iTunes library (it seems to be right about the time that I "upgraded" iTunes) but none of my recent additions appeared.
Long story short, a couple factory resets and firmware upgrades later, the aTV appears in my Devices list (it never disappears). When I attempt to Sync it, the progress bar appears in the window at the top of iTunes briefly 3-5 seconds, and then it stops. Going out to the aTV (or even looking at the list of content in the iTunes sidebar) shows NOTHING on the aTV. I've deleted/removed the link and re-added it several times to no avail. Here's the rub: When I set the computer up as a Guest library (not the Sync library), I'm able to see everything (i.e. even the new stuff) in my iTunes list.
*The Setup:*
Computer: iMac OS X 10.5.6
aTV: running version 2.3.1
Router: It's a Netgear, not an AirPort

Update:
This doesn't make any sense... I tried a couple of new things: I tried syncing the Apple TV with my MacBook Pro -- It worked just fine. So, while it was doing that, I got the idea to completely remove iTunes from the iMac and re-installing it.
After the re-install, I re-imported all of my content (movies/TV shows/music, rebuilt my iTunes library), and the iMac and Apple TV STILL wouldn't get along. When I deleted my movies from the iTunes library, the iMac would sync TV shows and music perfectly, as advertised. ***?

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