I bit the bullit and bought the $20 Firecore software when it went to the 5th beta version. If you are looking for the best waf then their media player is for you. They now have SAMBA working and you can easily get to your files. It works just like searching for music and movies in your Itunes library and automatically downloads artwork from imdb. Still, this is a beta and my hd files stuttered and the aspect ratio was off on some sd mkv's.
I decided to also try the Plex beta on the Apple TV 2. I downloaded the software to my computer to act as the server and installed the client from the Firecore menu. It easily found all my media and tagged it with artwork. Unfortunately for me, the Apple TV kept bouncing back to the main menu without ever actually playing anything. Your mileage may vary. I don't plan on keeping it around for the main reason being I don't want to have to run a server for it.
The longer I wait for a working media player for non-Apple approved file formats for the Apple TV 2 the more I think about investing in the Boxee Box. Still, the little $99 box from Jobs is a fun thing to play with.
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