[mythtv-users] Green boxes on one DVD's playback

[Neil Salstrom]

On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:
> Picked up two series DVDs the other day. One played flawlessly on my
> Mythbox. The other had these chunky green squares flashing on the
> bottom right of the screen. Though I could eventually get to the menu,
> the episodes were all scrambled up.
>
> This is the first time I've encountered an unwatchable DVD. Doesn't
> appear scratched at all. Any ideas?
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Are you using VDPAU?  I recently encountered a DVD that showed the
same issue.  The problem went away when I switched to an OpenGL
playback method.  I saw it both inside and outside Mythtv.  I've
submitted a bug report and sample to Nvidia but have not heard back.