Is it normal for a 2011 2.2 macbook pro to get really hot while watching a HD youtube video?

Is it normal for a 2011 2.2 macbook pro to get really hot while watching a HD youtube video? The fans get really loud and everything gets pretty hot when im just watching some lame video on youtbe thats HD? for a 2.2 quadcore wth 1gb of video ram this is an issue? I would think it wouldnt even phaze it.

MajorPie wrote:
hmm
Only running firefox and itunes.
4 gb of ram
more than 15% available
up to date flash, flip4mac
never heard of perian. its a quicktime player? would this help?
Give Allan's advice a try. I'm curious to see how that works for you.
4GB RAM could be part of the issue. Open Activity Monitor, select System Memory and see what it says for Page ins, Page outs, and Swap used.
Perian isn't a necessity, but those three together usually cover all the different formats you might encounter.

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