After 5 minutes or so it had downloaded completely and it settled down to just choppy. Firefox 2.
jtroyer,
This video is longer than most, which makes it much slower to download. However, I do plan to evaluate some other video hosting services. I need something with the ability to host long videos (YouTube, has a limit). I'm open to suggestions from the community for good video hosting services.
A laptop reboot made it much better behaved, but it still subjectively seems a little choppier than some other video widgets I've seen. I have no suggestions on another provider, though.
Thumbs down on the choice of video widget. It is choppy and it turns off if another window covers it. The talk seems pretty good so far.