On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 01:20:36PM +0000, Stephen Davies wrote: > This whole issue of field-orientation is a messy business, and this effect > does depend on whether the original video is field-based. Often its > frame-based, like film - in which case these problems aren't so obvious. I presume this is a non-issue if I was to use a progressive scan capable television set? Many HTPC users have their PCs connected directly to front projectors (using a progressive scan mode) and do not complain of these problems, so I presume it's simply an issue of an interlaced display. > I just put up with this at the moment - but more power to Billy with > efforts to fix it properly. Though my approach would probably be to work > on XVideo to provide a hook into the physical VSYNC. Sounds like this is a non-trivial update to the X server. Mike.