Comment 13 for bug 151674

Hi,

IMHO, I think this is a problem affecting only Ubuntu (and/or maybe other Debian
-based distros). I make this (somewhat) bold statement due to one simple reason:
I ran Fedora Core-8 for 6 months prior to installing Ubuntu... and never, ever
had this tearing problem (or the hue/blueing/greening problem). And to be clear,
I played tons of videos of all types and at fullscreen when I was using Fedora.

My guess is that it has something to do with the drivers provided. The only
difference between Ubuntu and Fedora is in the nVidia driver packages. I recall
that Fedora uses a special repository called Livna to install proprietary
drivers. My understanding is that the Livna guys "cook up" the driver a little
bit before releasing it as an RPM. So that may be the big clue here.

Also, I humbly suggest changing the priority of this bug to something more than
"undecided". This, to me, is a serious issue. I have tried all the suggested
workarounds (disable compiz, output to OpenGL, use VLC, etc...) and nothing
seems to work. This effectively means I am not able to watch any form of video
on my PC (unless I use another distro or go back to Windows).

The only things I have yet to try is :
- install a simpler WM (e.g., IceWM) and see if that helps any
- install Fedora in a VirtualBox VM and run videos from it

Both are... unappetizing to say the least. Anyways my setup is :
- Hardy 8.04.1, x86_64, 2.6.24-19
- nVidia 8800GT, 169.12

Thanks.