Which OS to go for

[Rahim]

^You might try 1-click install to download all the multimedia codecs like w32codecs-all, flash, java etc..
I-Click Install

 

[yogeshm.007]

^You might try 1-click install to download all the multimedia codecs like w32codecs-all, flash, java etc..
I-Click Install

I've installed xine from pacman; the video does start but there is actually no video (just blue screen) though the audio part is ok.

 

[Rahim]

^That blue screen might be conflict with Compiz

 

[yogeshm.007]

^That blue screen might be conflict with Compiz

No compiz. KWin4 rocks for me [I tried disabling desktop effects but it didn't help]
On my home PC (openSUSE11.0/KDE4.1/nvidia) I can use KWin4 + desktop effects + xv without any issue; I can even make the Kaffeine window translucent.