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> I've noticed that it's difficult to get a Linux installation to play nice with Internet video.

I like Linux and use it as my primary desktop at work. But I have a Windows laptop alongside the real workstation, for viewing Internet videos, websites that require Flash, and doing Webex and a few other applications that are tough or impossible on Linux.

IMO video is the main reason Linux won't ever take over a significant percentage of "typical-users". Typical users use their computers as much for viewing media entertainment as doing work. And Linux is still way behind the curve on video. Unless you're an uber-geek and enjoy d!cking around for hours with codecs and drivers.

I used to enjoy that. Now I just want to watch the damn video. And for that, there's Windows.

Now I just want to watch the damn video. And for that, there's Windows.

Same here. I have several other machines for the purpose.

I like Linux and use it as my primary desktop at work. But I have a Windows laptop alongside the real workstation, for viewing Internet videos, websites that require Flash, and doing Webex and a few other applications that are tough or impossible on Linux.

IMO video is the main reason Linux won't ever take over a significant percentage of "typical-users". Typical users use their computers as much for viewing media entertainment as doing work. And Linux is still way behind the curve on video. Unless you're an uber-geek and enjoy d!cking around for hours with codecs and drivers.

I used to enjoy that. Now I just want to watch the damn video. And for that, there's Windows.

That's cool but my experience has been the opposite viewing videos in Linux. I've been running Linus OS's for about 10 years now and video hasn't been much of a problem in the latter years.

I watch a ton of videos from all different kind of websites with very little problems and that is with the old updated version of Flash Player for Linux. HTML5 works great in Linux and hopefully that will make Flash Player obsolete in the coming years.

If I do happen to run in to a problem watching a video in Firefox, that has the older updated version of Flash Player, I just switch over to the regular Google Chrome for Linux, that has the latest Flash Player built in. If you need HAL for viewing videos on some sites, HAL can be installed in Linux.

The older updated version of Flash Player can be an issue in Linux like I described earlier but hopefully it won't be around too much longer with HTML5 coming along.

CGato