[Lubuntu-qa] Video Problems - Saucy

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ali Linx (amjjawad)
> Sent: 07/12/13 09:52 PM
> To: Leszek Lesner, Phill Whiteside

> > > Say, have anyone tried to play that on Windows XP? I have no XP installed
> >> > on any of my machines. Is there someone with the same machine or close
> >> to it can play the same video on XP and see what happens?
> >> >
> >> > It would be really bad if XP will work better :(
> >>
> >> It will work better as Windows XP is supported way better by Adobe.
> >>
> >
> > That what I expected and was afraid of. This is bad/sad news :(
> >
> >
> >
> >> Also notice that the Adobe Flash Player does not support non SSE2 capable
> >> CPUs
> >> under Linux which the Adobe Flashplayer for Windows does. So basically a
> >> old
> >> computer with a non SSE2 capable CPU will run way better with Windows XP
> >> when
> >> it comes to Flash content.


The Windows version of Flash player does NOT use sse2.
That is why old AMDs have no problem playing flash under XP.

The NEW Linux versions of Flash player require sse2.
If your hardware does not have sse2, you can just go back 
to older versions of Flash player and make sure it is not
getting updated, ever! ( Version: 10.3 r183 works )

Security issues? Academic, because I have had no problem yet.

CPU usage is rather severe, though. 

BR,
Tracey