Dropped frames on Flash playback

so we've heard the grumblings from Steve Jobs about the inefficiency of Flash and that's why Apple won't let it work on iPhones/iPods and apparently the iPad. Yesterday in a web interview someone from Adobe conceded that Flash uses more resources when running on a Mac than a PC. After this long intro, my question. I have a white 24 inch iMac (2.16 Ghz) and for the past several months I have noticed it struggles to play Flash content in full screen mode (audio is fine, but video drops frames and sometimes lags slightly behind audio). I have noticed this on Hulu and other sites that use Flash for video. There are no issues with youtube, iTunes or other full screen video applications. Anyone else experience this issue? Any work around?

HI Michael,
Try uninstalling then reinstalling a fresh copy of the Flash Player plugin.
Uninstall Flash
Install Flash
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Empty Cache. When you are done with that...
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons and click Reset.
Since you are running Snow Leopard, make sure Safari is running in 32-bit mode, not 64. Right or control click the Safari icon in the Applications folder, then click: Get Info In the Get Info window click the black disclosure triangle next to General so it faces down. Select 32 bit mode. Also, (in that same window) make sure *Safari is NOT running in Rosetta*.
Web pages now include a small icon or 'favicon' which is visible in the address bar and next to bookmarks. These icons take up disk space and slow Safari down. It is possible to erase the icons from your computer and start fresh. *To delete Safari's icon cache using the Finder, open your user folder, navigate to ~/Library/Safari/ and move this file "webpageIcons.db to the Trash.
Then repair disk permissions.
Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
Carolyn

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