OpenSUSE and ATI: Better?

[dbsoundman]

I'm thinking of switching to OpenSUSE, simply because I'm getting tired of screwing with graphics problems in Ubuntu. I have a widescreen monitor, so I need 1680x1050 resolution. I have an ASUS mobo with built-in ATI graphics, and I like it, but, for example, I seem to have the dreaded and unfixable issue with DVD playback where it plays really choppy. I think that is ridiculous. I mean, I know things like that happen, but it's ridiculous for me to have a computer that's pretty much BEGGING to play DVDs, that can't play DVDs. I don't imagine flash will be any better in OpenSUSE, but I can live with that so long as I can get something like Totem with it's youtube plugin.

Basically, are my graphics likely to work better in OpenSUSE? I'm talking the KDE version if that matters...

Thanks,
Dan

[ibutho]

Your best bet is to download one of the live discs and give it a spin. openSUSE has very good hardware support, so chances are your card will work well. I have a graphics card that won't work properly with other distros, but openSUSE manages to configure it correctly right from the start.

[RebounD11]

I don't think it will work much better than in Ubuntu with 3D... but 2D acceleration should work out-of-the-box.

You should check this out when trying to configure your ATI card in openSUSE:

http://en.opensuse.org/Ati#The_Easy_Way

and this http://en.opensuse.org/Compiz_Fusion for Compiz Fusion.