Video playback pauses in iTunes

The video we downloaded from iTunes regularly pauses during playback on our iMac. The sound and video are choppy. Sometimes the video plays and the sound continues; other times both video and sound freeze up momentarily. How do we resolve this? At this point, it doesn't seem worth buying movies from iTunes.

"Now, I can see my videos, but they are halting and out of sync with the words. I've upgraded my video drivers, display settings, and just about everything else I can think of, but I still do not have seamless video playback."
Hey Feenix,
So, what version of iTunes is running on the computer? 7.0.2.16? Also what version of Direct X is installed on the computer?(goto Start> Run> dxdiag)
This article: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93610 will help troubleshoot audio issues. The article will have you edit "Sounds and Audio Devices" through Control Panel; make sure Sound Playback Default Device is set correctly(under Audio tab.)
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