In a different post, rwcitek wrote ""One big difference between 3.7 and 3.8 was that 3.7 used the 2.4 kernel while 3.8 used the 2.6 kernel. Many drivers changed because of the kernel change."

I'm beginning to think that's why I can't get decent video display on any of the 3 computers I've tried in the last 3 days with 3.8.2. The developers need to seriously get thier priorities in order. Dropping drivers from the distro to make room so you can have 3 text editors and other duplicitous programs is clealy a bad move.