Choppy YouTube Playback with MacBook and AirPort Express

I recently purchased a brand new 2.1 Ghz Intel Macbook (white) with extra memory and immediately connected it to the internet using the AirPort Express 802.11n. I have experienced no problems thus far except for extremely poor internet streaming video playback. YouTube videos stop to load every few seconds. I didn't have this problem with my old PowerBook G4, and like I said, everything else seems fine - pages load normally and downloads are very quick. I have installed a new version of Flash and done a couple of other suggested tricks but nothing seems to help. Any suggestions?

See http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=309565&tstart=0

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