Streaming Netflix

The quality of my Netflix streaming is very poor.
I feel there is something on my Mac that is corrupting the stream.
1. My download modem speed is great: 20 mbs (more or less).
2. I empty cache before I stream a movie.
3. The picture quality is extremely poor with out of sync voice. Sometimes jerky video.
4. I have a suspicion that a downloaded app calld Goggle Music Manager may be the problem.
5. I disconnected my WiFi router and that improved the stream somewhat.
6. I called Netflix and they sent me an email that basically told me to bypass WiFi.
I think this is a minor fix because I know many people who also stream Netflix with superb results.
Any help would be fantastic.
Dan

I'm not all that technically-inclined, so I don't know if the following will help, but it might.   This is for a Silverlight software update. I noticed that Firefox streams Netflix better, too. My Internet speed is 50mbps, but I don't know if that is a significant advantage. But Netflix prompted me to download a Silverlight update, so maybe if you update Silverlight on your own, it will improve your experience. Worth a shot.
MacBook Pro / Mozilla Firefox / Netflix / Silverlight Update solved - DON'T DWNLOAD FROM NETFLIX
I solved this problem tonight. I have a MacBook Pro with 10.5.8. I know, it's old. But I love my Netflix and I recently noticed that Firefox plays Netflix much better. Then I suddenly got this message that I needed to download the latest Silverlight - it only takes 30 seconds! - WRONG.   However, after much searching, I finally did the steps in order and it worked.
This was after repeatedly downloading Silverlight from the Netflix site without success. So here's what I did:
1. Went to http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx
2. Followed the directions. I felt like such an idiot for not doing it right before.
3. Go to your hard drive and search for "Silverlight" to locate ANY existing Silverlight files: .dmg, etc.
    [also check your Libary/ Internet Plug-ins, but the above search is faster]
4. Drag it all to the trash and empty it.
5. Go back to the Get Silverlight page and click on the Install on that page, not the Netflix site.
6. Note the steps for Safari or Mozilla Firefox - I wanted Firefox, so I follwed those instructions.
7. Once it's installed, close all the browsers and Restart that bad boy. Right away.
8. Open a browser, go to Netflix and proceed to joyfully rot your brain with Netflix content. Yay!

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I solved this problem tonight. I have a MacBook Pro with 10.5.8. I know, it's old. But I love my Netflix and I recently noticed that Firefox plays Netflix much better. Then I suddenly got this message that I needed to download the latest Silverlight - it only takes 30 seconds! - WRONG. However, after much searching, I finally did the steps in order and it worked.
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1. Went to http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx
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[also check your Libary/ Internet Plug-ins, but the above search is faster]
4. Drag it all to the trash and empty it.
5. Go back to the Get Silverlight page and click on the Install on that page, not the Netflix site.
6. Note the steps for Safari or Mozilla Firefox - I wanted Firefox, so I follwed those instructions.
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8. Open a browser, go to Netflix and proceed to joyfully rot your brain with Netflix content. Yay!

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