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Plugin container is using 80% or more CPU

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Plugin container is using 80% or more of CPU when streaming tv. Is there any way to stop that?

Plugin container is using 80% or more of CPU when streaming tv. Is there any way to stop that?

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cor-el
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Try to set the Shockwave Flash plugin to "Never Activate" to see if that makes Firefox switch to the HTML5 media player with a lower CPU load.