Stops streaming movies while watching

Movies rented through iTunes keep stopping as though the stream can't keep up to the player, however speedtest is showing a download rate of 30mb/s on both my iPad, and PC. Netflix movies work fine, as do movies on my Sony blue ray player. There must be something wrong with iTunes site?
my Apple TV is connected via gigabit Ethernet, through a dlink media router (not wireless)
i tested the movie on my iPad same problem? (I think I paid for the movie twice, go figure? This is another issue ?)

I sent 3 screen shots 1 of firefox plugins, 1 programs, 1 Internet explorer addons I don't see anything in IE about adobe except for pdf viewer? I can watch justin tv streams on it and firefox though. They both just do the stopping thing every now and then. THanks again
Michael ROCKINDAD Tolley Loving Life
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 20:11:11 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Adobe stops and starts while watching Justin TV shows on Win. 7 64 bit, Firefox Browser and I.E
Thanks. You mentioned you had Shockwave in IE. Check in Toolbars & Extensions via Manage addons, do you have Shockwave Flash Object listed and Enabled? I just want to be sure on that. There is another Shockwave Active X that is for Shockwave Player, which is different.
Now I don't know if you have turned off the hardware acceleration feature which is turned on by default with FP 10.1.
If you don't, then go to youtube, bring up a video and right click on the video. Then click on Settings and then Display Settings to turn that off. I would use both the IE & FF browsers and do that.
It is also recommended to update the graphic and video drivers to the latest versions. Sometimes just turning off the H.A., will work.
Try that first and see if there is any improvement.
Thanks,
eidnolb
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