Cpu temperature durring netflix?

Hey Guys,
my new MacBook Pro (13inch) gets up near 90 degrees Celcious when Im doing something like watching a movie on netflix....
is this unusual?
thanks for your help in advance.
these temps came from iStat Nano widget.

JohnBarrett wrote:
I'm afraid you are now a member of the "I bought a 2011 13 inch MacPro and can now fry eggs while watching Netflix club".
It's all Intel's fault really. All processor makers hit a thermal wall, but then Intel goes and places GPU graphics on the CPU doubling the heat in one location, which results in performance hobbling to keep it down and let the cooling system catch up.
The issue as I understand it is....Netflix playing involves decoding both the video content and rights protection provision. This maxes out the Intel i5/i7' CPU's two physical and two virtual cores. Since the 13 inch has a GPU integrated with it's CPU, all of the video work is being done by the sole processor. The 13 inch is not designed to vent this kind of heat, 90C+-, 200F+- for sustained periods.
If one has a WPA2 encrypted network and streaming Netflix that just adds to CPU load.

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