Sluggish HD streaming from Mac to Apple TV 2nd Gen

Hello there,
just got a new Apple TV (updated to the last iOS) and I'm trying to stream some HD (720p) content from my computer to the Apple Tv. From time to time the movie slows down and it's pretty annoying. The content is fully cached (the white bar is full) so I don't think it's a connectivity problem.
Content was transcoded with Handbrake to H.264 1280x720 using the AppleTv2 preset.
What should I do?

It's more than powerful enough to play compatible content. These are the specifications for content for the Apple TV:
Video formats
H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
Audio formats supported
HE-AAC (V1), AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through
Photo formats
JPEG, GIF, TIFF

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