Watching a movie and it got HOT

[Nychot]

Mbp 13" i5 early 2011. First time watched a movie on crackle and the bottom got very hot. Otherwise word processing surfing etc it never gets hot. Nirmal? Abnormal?

 

[lesyork]

Normal. Flash plus Mac is not pretty.

 

[rockyroad55]

Download smcfancontrol to manually change the fan speeds.

 

[Nychot]

Normal. Flash plus Mac is not pretty.

Figured. I quit the movie on the mbp and watched the rest in my ipad. No heat.

 

[ixodes]

I would like to have just one computer for everything. My MBP is such a great laptop except it can't play flash without getting hot.

So I went out and bought a 17" Toshiba for movies & gaming. It's a really good solution. Plays for hours staying quiet & cool. Games no problem

 

[arcite]

In all honesty, if one wants to watch movies, they can easily find alternatives to Flash.

 

[LostSoul80]

In all honesty, if one wants to watch movies, they can easily find alternatives to Flash.

I can't enjoy a movie on a laptop screen, and find it difficult there's people who can, flash or not flash.

 

[Bill Gates]

Download smcfancontrol to manually change the fan speeds.

Totally unnecessary.

 

[mrsir2009]

I can't enjoy a movie on a laptop screen, and find it difficult there's people who can, flash or not flash.

What about people who watched movies on their 5th gen nanos

 

[rockyroad55]

Totally unnecessary.

Not really, user asked about hot temps. Dissipate the excess heat with that program.

 

[Bill Gates]

Not really, user asked about hot temps. Dissipate the excess heat with that program.

If the system is getting too hot the fans will automatically speed up. Totally. Unnecessary.

 

[GGJstudios]

Mbp 13" i5 early 2011. First time watched a movie on crackle and the bottom got very hot. Otherwise word processing surfing etc it never gets hot. Nirmal? Abnormal?

It's quite normal, as processes like gaming, Flash on websites and other multimedia activities place high demands on system resources, generating more heat. For Flash-related issues:

• Find your Flash version and make sure it's the latest version available.
• Install ClickToFlash (Safari), Flashblock (Firefox) or FlashBlock (Chrome) to control which Flash content plays on websites.
• Use the YouTube HTML5 Video Player to watch YouTube videos, when available. (May impact fullscreen viewing. See link for details.)

Not really, user asked about hot temps. Dissipate the excess heat with that program.

SMCfancontrol does not "dissipate excess heat". It simply enables the user to raise the minimum fan speed, which won't help in the OP's situation, as the fans will automatically spin faster as heat increases, without SMC installed. That app will not resolve the OP's issue.

 

[rockyroad55]

It's quite normal, as processes like gaming, Flash on websites and other multimedia activities place high demands on system resources, generating more heat. For Flash-related issues:

• Find your Flash version and make sure it's the latest version available.
• Install ClickToFlash (Safari), Flashblock (Firefox) or FlashBlock (Chrome) to control which Flash content plays on websites.
• Use the YouTube HTML5 Video Player to watch YouTube videos, when available. (May impact fullscreen viewing. See link for details.)

SMCfancontrol does not "dissipate excess heat". It simply enables the user to raise the minimum fan speed, which won't help in the OP's situation, as the fans will automatically spin faster as heat increases, without SMC installed. That app will not resolve the OP's issue.

But, he can increase the speeds before doing something that will cause heat. This way, the laptop won't heat up as high as it currently is. I have done the same.