Alan McKinnon wrote: > Would you be better off with a Toyota or a Nissan? Same answer: I > don't see much difference. Both work, both have free and blob drivers, > both are better at some things and worse at others. I really don't see > any clear cut reason to choose one over the other for the general > case. Never mind that some people will not touch one or the other with > a barge pole no matter how much you pay them, I think they just have > human bias. I've used both over the years, with free and blob drivers, > and they always did what I need them to do - display a desktop and > play movies. There will always be cases where some specific range of > GPU and/or drivers just isn't up to snuff but I don't think that > applies overall. You should go with the option that maximizes your own > personal warm and fuzzy feelings :-)
Many years ago, this question would have had a clear cut answer because ATI drivers was tricky at the very least. I have a ATI card in a drawer but never set up a GUI on it. I used it for a install once and swapped to Nvidia when the Nvidia card came in. I was in a console while using ATI. While I have never set up a ATI card, I have read where folks claim it is no harder than setting up a Nvidia card. So, many years ago, most would likely point you to a Nvidia card. Nowadays, get the card that best suites your needs and budget and install it. I would predict that short of just having bad luck and getting a card that has awful support, you have as good a odds with one as the other. Basically, +1 to what Alan said. Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
