I don't know why, but I get this nagging feeling that hobbit doesn't like radeon too much
(He apparently spent the last FIVE weeks telling everybody how bad ATI is, check the posting history
OK Hobbit, you may have had horrifying experience, though I forget what it is. Still, with any brand there are people who have nightmarish things happen to them. With ATI, it just so happened to be you -- sorry! Poop happens!
But that aside, personal experiences vary. I had the most beautiful experience with ATI Custome Service (They even sent me a driver update on a CD at their cost for my ATI TV Wonder - go figure
I'm gettin a ATI Radeon All-in-wonder 'cause I can use the TV tuner etc.
Still, I must say that if you're only going to play games, Geforce2 may be a better option... Also, the Radeon drivers for Linux are currently in development while Geforce ones seem to be working OK for many people.
I don't know which one will provide better compatibility with future games, but with Nvidia and ATI the only seriousy competitors right now, chances are that both will be well supported...
You can't go really wrong with either,
and anybody who is a die-hard fan and has an exclusive,
regardless-of-circumstances preference for or against either one should be taken with a big chunk of salt