Any multimedia on Linux sucks these days. I honestly think it's regressed from the days of running mplayer in a terminal. I can't watch a video in a browser wit

Any multimedia on Linux sucks these days. I honestly think it's regressed from the days of running mplayer in a terminal. I can't watch a video in a browser without horrible screen tearing or general performance issues. It seems the poor quality of graphic drivers and X interaction are the underlying problem.