How Smooth Should Flash Video Play over a 6Mbps DSL Connection?

Hello,
I am noticing a lot of stuttering on my Flash videos viewed over the internet, Win 7 64bit and IE 8, Opera & Chrome.
Here is a link to some tests - http://watchmymvp.com/Encoding%20Test/EncodingTest.htm
Please give some feedback on your playback experience if you would!
Some background:
I am a video producer who shoots, edits, encodes and manages a few websites. I am very familiar with bitrates and encoding.
The videos I am seeing stuttering on are created from HD content and were encoded in Adobe Media Encoder at a bitrate from 775kbps down to 400kbps. When I play these through my 6meg DSL connection there is a constant random stutter like the video is stuggling with a low buffer. This happens even after the download bar shows the entire video is downloaded.
So am I expecting too much from Flash video? Will it always be an "internet" experience and not smooth?
When I double-click the .swf files in Windows Explorer they play just fine, very smooth. Maybe a SWF Publishing setting?
The Flash player is the latest which was uninstalled and re-installed
Thanks!

Hello Vicente, thanks for your reply.
So the videos did not show stuttering when you watched them? Could I ask what your computer specs are? - Mac/PC, browser etc...
I get a random stutter which shows up more when there is camera movement.
I am trying to track down why this is happening when the .swf file played locally plays perfectly.
Since I an in the video industry, I would like these files to play as if they are on a television is that is possible.
Thanks for your input.

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Thanks for your reply.
So as a content creator, what can I do to improve the playback?
I have examples on that page that are at 400kbps and still stutter. I would think my 6meg connection could playback a 400kbps video?
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