MBP and flash video = heat?!

[g33]

What is it with macs and flash movies?

I have an i7 16" and am watching a flash video (iPlayer for UK ppl) and within 5 minutes the temp of my MBp went from 50C to 83C....and its still climbing!

 

[r.j.s]

Flash sucks, especially on Mac.

 

[spinnerlys]

Flash uses a lot of CPU cycles, especially the bigger the Flash object or the higher the resolution of the video embedded into Flash.
As the CPU draws more power during higher use, the CPU gets hotter.

Take a look at Activity Monitor to see how much CPU is used during FLash usage to get a better understanding.

 

[g33]

is this why they dont have flash on iPhones

 

[AdamRock]

apple hates flash, and they'll always hate flash.

aslong as it dosent heat up too much then its all good

 

[GGJstudios]

I've never had a problem watching Flash video on my Mac.

 

[pyroo]

Upgrade flash player

Go to this link and check to see what version of flash player you have. The newest version is 10.1, the flash player that is installed on macs I believe is at 10.0.

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html

After updating flash player, it does lower the CPU usage and heat a bit, but not a lot though so don't expect much!