Bonjour video is bad

How come when I connect to other computers in my house via Bonjour, the iChat video looks horrible, yet when I connect to the same computers via AIM accounts, the video looks fine? Why is Bonjour messing up the video quality?
iChat 4.0.8

Hi,
Is there any difference in the way Bonjour is networked ?
i.e. is the link between the computers an Ad-hoc Wifi connection whilst the internet is Ethernet ?
Make sure System Preferences > Quicktime > Streaming is set to 1.5Mbps
And Restart iChat.
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