when watching youtube

DEE9299 · Nov 22, 2009, 01:54 PM

when i watch youtube my temp on my laptop goes in the 80 c ...why??

Bennieboy© · Nov 22, 2009, 01:57 PM

because it's a flash based website, what spec is your computer, i get pretty high temps for youtube, but never 80 degrees,

spinnerlys · Nov 22, 2009, 01:58 PM

Flash. It eats up CPU cycles, which uses more power, which radiates more heat.

ClickToFlash lets you select the .h264 videos stored on YT, which use less CPU and are played through QT Player.

http://rentzsch.github.com/clicktoflash/

DEE9299 · Nov 22, 2009, 02:00 PM

blackbook 2.2ghz, 2gb mem and 160 hd running 10.6.2

Nov 22, 2009, 01:54 PM	#1
DEE9299 macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2009	when watching youtube when i watch youtube my temp on my laptop goes in the 80 c ...why??

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spinnerlys macrumors 68040 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: with the serial eye	Flash. It eats up CPU cycles, which uses more power, which radiates more heat. ClickToFlash lets you select the .h264 videos stored on YT, which use less CPU and are played through QT Player. http://rentzsch.github.com/clicktoflash/ __________________ Like posting redundant threads? --> --> --> anonymous self help group: MRoogle propaganda I decided to be an obnoxious arse today ... or how to butcher your mother's tongue.

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