window 2000 or xp for video work

[akvideoguy]

I'm building a p4 system with rambus ram, a matrox g550 for dual monitor output and a rtx 100 for video capture. My main work will be on video editing and also tweaking my photographs in Photoshop. My question is this. Most of you out there have experiance with Windows 2000 and XP. What are the pros and cons as to which OS I should use for this setup? Thanks for any help. Still here in Alaska, even after the quake shook one of my monitors off of the desk!

[moonlight burner]

I had the doubts too, Which to choose ? At the end you know what ? I actually tried out both

I think that's the best thing to find out to do, as to which one is better is quite subjective.

when I try out Windows XP Pro, I was quite at a lost, where to find 'mycomputer', where's the 'Network Icon' , where the heck is this and that. Quite a 'stranger', that's the feeling.
But with Windows 2000, there's is less changes to where those Icons are located. The feeling is quite at ease, I would say so.

The desktop and how the OS loads in Windows XP is quite impressive than the Windows 2000.

That's my observation. Basically I would use Windows 2000 Pro for use as clients to a Windows 2000 Server.
For XP Pro, seems to me is targeted more to the home comsumers.

In terms of performance , I think there's not much difference. I think that will rely on your 'hardware'.

But I think you should go for Windows XP Pro . You actually don't have much to loose.

[akvideoguy]

Thanks for the input. Didn't know if one OS had better dual monitor support than the other or handle video files faster. Here's my set-up...
P4 2.53 533FSB
512mb 1066 Rambus (soon to be 1024mb when I get the cash!)
Gigabyte GA-8IHXP MOB
40 gig sys drive
2-120 gig/8mg buffer WD HD in a raid 0
1-120 gig export drive for DVD burning
Haven't decided on the DVD burner yet...waiting to see what format prevails. Sony's new multi format looks good.
Polaroid CD-R 40X
Antec case, 430watt PS
Matrox G550 dual head for video monitors
Matrox RTX 100 for video capture
Will use onboard sound for now
This computer will not be hooked up to the Internet! If I need any downloads or patches, I'll burn them to CD on my other computer that is hooked up to the Web.
2-Panasonic 17" monitors (I'm looking at a 21"NEC to replace one of the 17's)
Am I missing anything?

[moonlight burner]

Does the mobo has integrated IEEE 1394 fire-wire port for fast data transport ?

Sound would be better off and less painful with a dedicated sound-card in the long run.

Are you getting LCD or a CRT ?
If you spend hours on the photo editing, you might want to 'be kind to your eyes'.

I actually would prefer to get a Intel-board renouned for it''s stability.

Have fun

[akvideoguy]

The board doesn't have 1394 but the RTX 100 capture card does. I like crt monitors even though they have a large "footprint" on my desk. They are pretty easy to color profile also. The Gigabyte MOB was highly recommended for a rambus board and is feature rich. Looks like I might give XP a try for an OS.

[moonlight burner]

Another consideration is the 'Software' that you 're going to purchase/use for the OS. Make sure it does work in XP. Then you don't have trouble to find out the 'hard' way. I think that's pretty important, so does your 'hardware' , that you're going to 'dress' for the OS.
Christmas is in near, enjoy