Intel HD 3000 Performance w/video on TV

The new i7's CPU is definitely powerful enough for any task I throw at it (video editing, programming, etc).

However, the one disappointment is the Integrated Graphics Processor (the Intel HD3000).

If I hook up a TV to the Thunderbolt port and play video fullscreen (on the TV), the video isn't smooth.

To test this, I used the NHL's gamecenter website. I used Chrome (which has it's own "built-in" Flash player). If I use a MBP (with the Nvidia), the video displayed on the TV is smooth (just like broadcast TV).

If I use the Air, the video is definitely not as smooth (you can see it skipping some frames). If I *don't* use fullscreen on the TV, then the Intel HD3000 doesn't have any problems. It's just fullscreen. Frustrating.

I'm hoping perhaps it is Flash. The 2010 Air had the same issue.

I think it's the graphics processor itself (Nvidia vs Intel 3000HD)

Sorry, I was trying to say that I think the integrated graphic processors are what's causing this.

I agree that Flash is a dog, but when I view the same video stream using the MBP (with it's standalone Nvidia GT330M), there's no issue.

I did find these benchmarks: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1102927/

But it's hard to use just numbers from benchmarks like that given that it's not just the GPU that's different between the 3 in each of the MacBooks that use the respective processors.

I'm not sure what the deal is. Youtube also is fine.

Its just Flash being delivered fullscreen via the NHL Gamecenter website.
I'm sure it has to do with the stream's bitrate, Flash and the HD3000's ability to process all the video frames.

I realize that the HD3000 is better than the 320M from the 2010 Air.

But the 2010 Air (with the 320M) also exhibits this issue.

The 330M (discrete) does not. However, those are only in the MBP's