On Sat, 27 Oct 2001, Robert Tilley wrote: > What factor allows Windows, a bloated and buggy product, to play video > effortlessly as compared to Linux? I actually prefer to view some of my Do you run XFree86 version 4 or 3.3.6 ? Have you tried the programs such as MPlayer or xvid which use the same manufacturer-supplied win32 codecs and libraries as their Windows counterpart ?