0.7.2 fullscreen display error Linux

[johnclubvec]

System: Vector Linux 4.0 (Slackware 9.0 based)

On my system, in fullscreen mode, vlc 0.7.2 fails to blank (make black) about the bottom 1/16 of the screen.

[Guest]

I have the same problem on my Mandrake 9.1 and there's also a slightly smaller segment of unblanked desktop on the right edge.
It used to work fine with 0.7.1 but now it looks quite crappy
Why is this happening?