Online video streaming choppy, slow. why?!

Question

I recently upgraded to 10.5 for ipod functionality and better online streaming and I'm noticing that sometimes video still streams really really choppy. I'm using Firefox 3.5.7, have all the Sofwate Updates installed and still it's choppy.
I have a fast broadband connection and 1.5gbs of RAM, shouldn't be having a problem still. What's going on?
I was just trying to stream the Daily Show for example and it was Frozen Image -pause- frozen image - pause. VERY choppy and slow. Also, it totally slowed down the rest of my computer. There's no way my computer is too slow for that, it runs great when I'm running far more CPU intensive programs like audio editing, photoshop, etc.
Can someone tell me what the deal is?
Thanks.

Answer 1

Usually within the download of the flash player there is an uninstaller.
Or in the site it came from. And on the Adobe site is a page where it
can check your computer's system to see which version is running.
Same for shockwave. Either the uninstaller is with the download item
in a folder when the package is opened, or it is separate. Somehow
when I downloaded & upgraded both of these players I ended up with
their Uninstallers, too. Some player downloads are larger in size.
Also, I downloaded Flip4Mac's WMV player, the free basic version.
Somewhere, I have VLC player and a few others. They can help.
With new Adobe players, some things do improve. High-end HD video
does require other support in rendering, to include better hardware.
In a few cases, if some video can be paused and it loads in the back-
ground awhile, when it resumes it may be a little better even in a G4.
Firefox will sometimes provide a dialog box, saying it found an older
version and asks if you want to proceed & replace it, on install. Or
you'll end up with two in the Applications folder and the icon on the
Dock will keep on running the older one it finds first. You can check
to see what's there and the date/version of it. Trash older ones. All
the bookmarks are in another location.
There was a good deal on MacBooks in the Apple Store's special deals;
and a fairly good 21.5" iMac. Those deals sometimes are great finds;
unlike places who 'fix used computers' these include a basic AppleCare
plan and have current software, too. - +{Had I not bought a used clunker+
+car two years ago, I could have bought 4 Macs in lemon repairs alone.+
+Yet they tell me things could be worse, I could be living in the clunker!}+
Good luck & happy computing!