#MACDOWN FREEZES WITH MATRIX SOFTWARE#

When you boot your computer, it isn't using 0 GB of RAM, right? It is a very complex thing. You have a bigass OS to run even when you are just watching porn. Thankfully, those Netflix guys are looking ahead and doing the right thing, so Safari 8 in Yosemite and the new IE on Win 8.1 won't need flash and silverlight, because Netflix will use HTML5.Īlso, do not forget that your computer is also doing 10000x more stuff on the background, while you are watching Breaking Bad. The fans help a lot.Ī simple HD flash video on youtube causes the same thing, not only Netflix. This is why that aluminium is a must have on quality laptops, thin AIOs, etc.). Your computer is made of aluminium and has a lot more horsepower than your TV, and those components produce way more heat than your TV does, while letting the aluminium conducting the heat to the outside (if you have a plastic computer, it will look 'cooler', but it is actually frying itself because the heat doesn't get out.

#MACDOWN FREEZES WITH MATRIX SOFTWARE#

After reading the thread, the issue is obvious starters: Netflix uses crap software (plug ins) on computers, like flash and silverlight.

Macdown freezes with matrix