[KLUG Members] ATI All-in-wonder pro

[Adam Williams]

>The long and short of it is that with the all in wonder and all in
>wonder pro there is only the gatos support and it is a bear to do. 
>The new all in wonder radeons are suppose to be supported but I have
>not tried it yet.  I have an all in wonder.  It is a fairly old
>board.  I am thinking of going to a matrox.  But then again I am
>thinking of going to iMac for any video stuff.  Much better support
>than in Linux.

This is sort of an advocacy response but -

If hardware support is an issue then I'd have to say "Windows 2000". 
The Macs are *VERY* nice but there are lots of devices that don't play
with them.  

The Mac software is easy to use,  I was able to plop down in front of
one and patch an ugly sequence together (ugly because I'm no artist, not
a software deficiency).  Whatever package that comes on them by
default,  don't recall the name.  And the G4 processor doesn't hurt,  as
it is pretty good at such things.

But if you want *powerful* stuff then Linux is your platform.  I've read
posts from people who have moved from Mac to Linux because the freely
available software is so immensely powerful.  Maybe I can dig up some
URLs.  Comparable software for either Mac or WinY2k is going to cost you
sacks of cash.  Hardware support isn't bad,  you just need to check the
list *before* you buy.

So it depends on your needs, as always.

>>>Is it possible to configure linux to work with my ati tv tuner? 
>>Is there any distro of linux that can support that?