Hi all. This is my first post here. I've tried to search for answers elsewhere and found some, but they are sometimes contradictory and I'm having a hard time determining whether my issue really is hardware, or possibly software, so apologies if this is the wrong forum.
I have a 2008 MacBook white, Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 ghz, 2 gb RAM with the on-board GMA X3100, and I'm having trouble playing Hulu & Netflix videos without small stutters (internet is not the issue - my wife's Lenovo plays fine). Is my set-up right on the line between smooth video and not? From what I've gathered, my processor should be fast enough, and the 2gb RAM should be fine if I'm not running anything else that's RAM-intensive. I've tried updating Quicktime and Flash, but it didn't help. I have noticed that the videos run a bit better through Safari than Firefox, but even in Safari they hiccup. Thanks in advance for any help. )And I haven't yet upgraded to Snow Leopard, if that makes any difference).
Paul
EDIT: I should add that I've been checking out the new Mac Mini, and although the on-board video card is better, the processor looks to be about the same, and the 2gb version supposedly plays streaming video fine. So I wonder what the difference is?
I have a 2008 MacBook white, Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 ghz, 2 gb RAM with the on-board GMA X3100, and I'm having trouble playing Hulu & Netflix videos without small stutters (internet is not the issue - my wife's Lenovo plays fine). Is my set-up right on the line between smooth video and not? From what I've gathered, my processor should be fast enough, and the 2gb RAM should be fine if I'm not running anything else that's RAM-intensive. I've tried updating Quicktime and Flash, but it didn't help. I have noticed that the videos run a bit better through Safari than Firefox, but even in Safari they hiccup. Thanks in advance for any help. )And I haven't yet upgraded to Snow Leopard, if that makes any difference).
Paul
EDIT: I should add that I've been checking out the new Mac Mini, and although the on-board video card is better, the processor looks to be about the same, and the 2gb version supposedly plays streaming video fine. So I wonder what the difference is?