I have a ?. Would i be better off getting that 9600 Pro and a tv
tuner card or just bite the bullet and get the 9800 AIW?
I`m going to use both WinXP and Linux (Lindows 4.0 really) Anything
would be better then this very old Rage pro card I`m now using.
For Linux the answer is "neither". The Linux drivers for the 9600/9800
aren't out yet, and the drivers for the older boards don't work with
them, so you've basically got an expensive SVGA board until the drivers
are ready. You'd do better to go with a 9700, whether AIW or
otherwise--the drivers for them_are_ available.
Personally for Linux I'd go with a separate tuner--the Hauppauge PVR-250
and 350 are nice if you don't need uncompressed capture--they have
hardware compression but only allow access to the compressed stream.
Otherwise, anything based on a Brooktree/Conexant 848,849,878, or 879
ADC will probably work--do check the particular product you're
considering against the compatibility list at <
http://bytesex.org/bttv/>
before you buy--the brooktrees are easier to set up with
Linux IMO than the AIW.