No problem in Windows. This is Linux-specific.

On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 10:06 PM, Curtis Gedak <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thank Envel for reporting you findings and the link to the other bug
> report.
>
> While researching this problem I came across the following Intel Linux
> Graphics documentation:
> http://intellinuxgraphics.org/documentation.html
>
> My thoughts are that this problem must be solvable, or else why would
> Intel call this Graphics Processing Unit "High Definition Graphics
> 3000".  ;-)
>
> I also recall reading somewhere that the problem did not arise in MS
> Windows.
> Can someone with MS Windows test to see if there is video tearing while
> viewing HD video in Windows?
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/755841
>
> Title:
>  [sandybridge] video tearing
>
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu:
>  New
>
> Bug description:
>  Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel
>
>  Videos tear heavily.
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
>  Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu6
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.41-generic 2.6.38.2
>  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
>  Architecture: amd64
>  CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
>  CompositorRunning: compiz
>  DRM.card0.DP.1:
>   status: disconnected
>   enabled: disabled
>   dpms: Off
>   modes:
>   edid-base64:
>  DRM.card0.DP.2:
>   status: disconnected
>   enabled: disabled
>   dpms: Off
>   modes:
>   edid-base64:
>  DRM.card0.HDMI.A.1:
>   status: connected
>   enabled: enabled
>   dpms: On
>   modes: 1920x1200 1600x1200 1280x1024 1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768
> 1024x768 1024x768 832x624 800x600 800x600 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480
> 640x480 640x480 720x400
>   edid-base64:
> AP///////wBMLbYCNDJVSCQSAQOANCCgKlrRp1ZLmyQTUFS/74CpQIGAgUBxTwEBAQEBAQEBKDyAoHCwI0AwIDYABkQhAAAaAAAA/QA4Sx5REQAKICAgICAgAAAA/ABTeW5jTWFzdGVyCiAgAAAA/wBIOVhROTAxMjY0CiAgAJw=
>  DRM.card0.HDMI.A.2:
>   status: disconnected
>   enabled: disabled
>   dpms: Off
>   modes:
>   edid-base64:
>  DRM.card0.VGA.1:
>   status: disconnected
>   enabled: disabled
>   dpms: Off
>   modes:
>   edid-base64:
>  Date: Sat Apr  9 23:52:32 2011
>  DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-03-11 00:20:27.564047
>  DistroCodename: natty
>  DistroVariant: ubuntu
>  GraphicsCard:
>   Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated
> Graphics Controller [8086:0102] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>     Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:844d]
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64
> (20100921.1)
>  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
>  ProcEnviron:
>   LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
>   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic
> root=UUID=782d30b2-7975-4d00-bf3e-de316d2b96f6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
>  Renderer: Unknown
>  SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
>  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-11 (29 days ago)
>  dmi.bios.date: 02/11/2011
>  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
>  dmi.bios.version: 0806
>  dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
>  dmi.board.name: P8H67-M PRO
>  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
>  dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
>  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
>  dmi.chassis.type: 3
>  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
>  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
>  dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0806:bd02/11/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP8H67-MPRO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
>  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
>  dmi.product.version: System Version
>  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
>  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110407-0ubuntu2
>  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu11
>  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
>  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
>  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
>  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu6
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu6
>
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