Acrobat - screen view on Mac vs Windows

I create PDFs from InDesign, some of which are for printing, and some for viewing on screen, usually on PCs. I create them on my Mac.
When printed the output is perfect, but the screen versions when viewed on a PC are really patchy. Some pages have text looking really bolded and the next one is just as it looks on a Mac. All the pages viewed on the Mac are exactly right. I have two screens 2560 x 1600 and 1920 x 1200.
I have told my client that it is a PC/Mac difference but he is not convinced. He has looked at the PDFs on a 1920x1080 and lower pixels and the text is always bolded on some pages and not on others.
Does the PDF have to be created on a PC for it to look right on a PC screen? Is there any other reason for this inconsistency?
My client is very unhappy and does not want to send the documents to his client until the matter is resolved (if it is possible to be resolved).
Earlier I changed some text from very light weight -- 25 ultra light, then to 35 then to 65 Semi bold. At 65 the screen differences disappeared for this text which was on one master page and displayed on several pages, ie it was from a single text source, but looked different on some of the pages but not all. On my Mac screens all the text at all weights looked exactly the same on every page.

Have the workaround: create PostScript file to distil in Distiller.
The problem seems to be with InDesign's PDF presets commands.
The problem also displays on my Apple 17in laptop, so it is not just a PC problem.

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When printed the output is perfect, but the screen versions when viewed on a PC are really patchy. Some pages have text looking really bolded and the next one is just as it looks on a Mac. All the pages viewed on the Mac are exactly right. I have two screens 2560 x 1600 and 1920 x 1200.
I have told my client that it is a PC/Mac difference but he is not convinced. He has looked at the PDFs on a 1920x1080 and lower pixels and the text is always bolded on some pages and not on others.
Does the PDF have to be created on a PC for it to look right on a PC screen? Is there any other reason for this inconsistency?
My client is very unhappy and does not want to send the documents to his client until the matter is resolved (if it is possible to be resolved).
Earlier I changed some text from very light weight -- 25 ultra light, then to 35 then to 65 Semi bold. At 65 the screen differences disappeared for this text which was on one master page and displayed on several pages, ie it was from a single text source, but looked different on some of the pages but not all. On my Mac screens all the text at all weights looked exactly the same on every page.
Acrobat versions used: My Mac - Acrobat 9 Pro v9.3.3
On the PC: Acrobat Reader 9 (the latest, as it is a new PC)
The problem occurs on all levels of document produced: Pre Press, smallest file size, High Quality Print...

The problem is solved - or at least there is a workaround.
If I print to postscript, then create the PDF using Distiller then the PDFs on all screens look fine.
The problem is apparently with InDesign's (CS4) PDF rendering in the "Create PDF..." command.
Thanks for your help Stix. Yes, the document was confidential so I could not load any of it onto a public website so I downloaded PitStop instead. I am glad I did not have to buy it as it costs around €600!
I used to use Distiller a lot when I worked in Quark because its PDF creation was awful, and forgot about it until now.
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