Why can't i stream hd content with my apple tv anymore?

up until the recent updates the Apple TV had been working quite nicely and nothing in my setup has changed, but I now find that whenever I try to access any HD content (standard definition is fine), it's so slow that the movie or tv show never starts. It says it will be ready in upwards of 25 minutes! The Apple TV is connected via ethernet directly to the router. I've tried restarting all the equipment, including the routers with no success. I disabled QoS in the router as suggested - no improvement. I tried disabling Dolby Digital as suggested - no improvement. Bearing in mind it all worked fine prior to the last 2 updates.
Speedtest on the network shows downloads at 15Mbps so speed should not be an issue. I can't even access the HD content that I've downloaded and have available on my local computer which is also connected to the Ethernet network directly - no wireless. Same issue - content never starts, just sits there endlessly. Doesn't seem to load any content on the progress bar in the window either. Switch the AppleTV to Standard Definition and off it goes!
Clearly this is some kind of firmware/software issue with the Apple TV thats probably arisen in the recent updates, and judging by the comments in the support forums, has shown up at various times over the lifetime of the Apple TV product. When will Apple be resolving this? Are they working on a fix?

Power cycle the ATV

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