IMac: Internet Videos Play but Don't Appear

Like the title says, any videos on the internet don't appear. They play--I can hear the sound-track--but their is no picture. Doesn't matter is the site is an Apple instructional video or YouTube.
The page loads and I cen hear the sound, but no picture.
Thoughts?

Yeah, haven't gotten around to updating the profile.
Here's the deal: had an older iMac that NEVER worked right. It was like a '90s vintage PC--slow, froze constantly, didn't work with other Apple products (i.e, iPod, iTunes, iCloud). Upgraded software and everyother fix suggested, but to no avail. Can't tell you how many times I dragged that machine into the Genius Bar.
I used to call it my "dumb box" and had no idea why Apple users were so in love with the products since the one I was using didn't do anything all these other Apple users claimed they could do. Very frustrating.
After years of trouble, and a call to Cuppertino, finally got a master tech to run a full diagnoses on the beast. Found out it had always had a logic board problem from the day it came out of the original wrapping. It literally was a dumb box!
Anyway, Apple did the right thing and swapped me out of the machine for a new iMac running 10.8 and now everything works like it's supposed to with no problems. Now I understand why Apple users are such fanatics.
That's why I was so surprised when this little glitch appeared for no reason.
The reboot worked, btw. And I have Flash Player installed. I'll update the profile today, but hopefully won't be on the Boards often.
Thanks for the help.

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