Yes, to sum it all up: 1) get a nVidia card. It will be the best one for both Linux and Windows use. 2) If for some strange reason you have a need for an ATI card, with a LOT of work you can get it to work under Linux getting on-par results. ( Like MythTV since ATI has better DVD up-scaling techniques ) 3) Stay away from Intel video chips, no really STAY AWAY!
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, 2009-08-02 at 14:32 -0400, Joseph Apuzzo wrote: > > It's a rainy Sunday afternoon as I finally press the buy button, I > reflect > > on what was learned: > > > > <snip> > > > 5) That ATI has made progress in delivering unencumbered specs and > deserves > > a second look, while Intel is faking it: > > > > Here's further info (beyond the Phoronix article you cited) that despite > Intel's strong commitment to open source, their graphics is having > problems: > > DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 316, 17 August 2009 > "Welcome to this year's 33rd issue of DistroWatch Weekly! Many people > who use Intel graphics and a recent Linux distribution must have come to > the same conclusion: this combination is a disaster. Performance and > stability issues affecting thousands of users have so far filled many > pages on various forums." > > More details at: http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20090817 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Jul 1 - Linux High Performance Computing > Aug 5 - TBD > Sept 2 - Linux and HDTV > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jul 1 - Linux High Performance Computing Aug 5 - TBD Sept 2 - Linux and HDTV
