AirPlay vs AirParrot

I tried this before, but got no reactions, but does anyone notice that streaming movies from a 3ghz 13inch retina mbp is not as smooth as it should be? Is this a software issue or is it the built in graphics card that can't handle the streaming?
If I use AirParrot it works pretty well, I don't know what the difference is when it comes to software and quality, but I am a bit surpriesed that a brand new MBP can't handle a smooth AirPlay stream.
Does anyone have noticed this?
Thank you
Alexander

Yessss!!! I hate it when it lags and it gets annoying especially when it becomes unresponsive and I have to disconnect/reconnect airplay. I upgraded to the rMBP specifically to use airplay ... on my mid-2010 MBP I tried the free version of Airparrot but there was always a delay of 1-2 seconds, is the full version better and smoother?!

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3) Backup your files and do a fresh install of OSX.
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