Problems with FCP 5.1.2 playback

Ever since I updated to Final Cut Pro (FCP) 5.1.2 I've been having intermittent issues with "broken-record" like playback. If I reboot FCP it goes back to normal, but this is obviously a hassle. Has anyone else found a better fix for this? Thanks!
-Francisco
PowerMac G5 Quad 2.5GB RAM, 1.04TB HD space Mac OS X (10.4.8) Final Cut Studio 5.1

does this happen if you use Ctrl-U to rearrange your windows to the standard layout first ? you can get skipping or broken playback if you have overlapping canvas and viewer windows, or if the video is not sized correctly for the window that contains it.
do you have any anti-virus software installed? anti-virus software installs backround processes that are constantly interuppting other system and application processes in order to scan files ... they are the bane of video production systems and should never be installed n them.
does this frame skipping happen regardless of the source format of the video?
is there anything particular about the ocuurences that might provide a clue (eg does it only happen when you have multiple projects with multiple sequneces open or similar)?

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