Streaming flash on internet is jerky and slow

Hi, I have a Mac OS X Version 10.4.11 with a processor speed of 400 MHz and 1.25 GB of RAM. The problem is that whenever I go to a flash streaming site like youtube or dailymotion, the flash is extremely jerky/slow showing only like 2 frames per 30 seconds. Its horrible. I've done some research on Google about this problem seeing that others have (had) similar issues; but no solutions. If I play video that I've downloaded in wma or avi, it'll play flawlessly. Whenever I play youtube videos or flash swf videos online, it'll lag, even making the whole computer stagger and freeze up. Is there any fix to this?

I have a Mac OS X Version 10.4.11 with a processor speed of 400 MHz
That's why. The latest Flash, especially on YouTube, is much more resource intensive. My G3 400, just like yours, can't keep up with it at all. You have enough RAM; RAM has nothing to do with it. The only solution is a faster computer.
What you might try, but this depends on wanting to go to the trouble, is to download the videos using Perian with Safari, or Better YouTube with Firefox and play them through QuickTime. Downloading, depending on the size of the files, can take a few minutes. If these are videos you just want to have a quick look at, it's probably not worth it. But, if you are interested, I can give you instructions.

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