Display current playback speed in VLC

In the View menu of VLC player, Click the Status Bar , so that the current speed will be displayed on the status bar always. You can enable this for full screen also.

If you click on the speed indicator, you can adjust the speed accurately as follows:

This method works in any versions.

To enable it in Full screen:Click Tools-Customize Interface.. you'll get toolbars editor, drag the Speed selector tool to full screen interface as follows and click Close:

Additional information: Installing the 64-bit version is better, since you are using 64-bit OS.