Mine is a macbook pro 3,1 with a 2.4Ghz C2D.
the thing is, i've watched more anime then and i've never noticed high cpu usage like that. It could be some background process (damn i miss iStat menu
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I would try with a 1080p file but i don't remember any at the moment to check the cpu usage. I might try tonight so i'll post something when i check it.
If i'm not mistaken my currently cpu usage while watching 720p is around 30% max. I must check this information carefully while using the laptop (which i'm not atm
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I'll post more info tonight to clear up my doubts and results