Multimedia Distros _out_of_the_box_ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (was Re: [tlug] FC5 Sucks: firewire drive/videos)

[Jim <jep200404@example.com>]

First, let's review the question, which may have been lost. 

On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:50:24 +0900 Darren Cook <darren@example.com> wrote:

> Q3: Which distributions work well for multimedia, out of the box? I.e.
> you can play just about any media format you find on the web, without
> having to recompile things or tweak obscure configuration files, or hunt
> for codecs.

Josh Glover wrote:

> On 08/11/06, Darren Cook <darren@example.com> wrote:

> > and debian doesn't include anything proprietary?
> 
> Maybe it doesn't out of the box, ...

then it doesn't seem to address Mr Cook's question. 

> ... but it should be as simple as a few
> apt-gets involving mplayer and friends, I would think.

We're all aware that almost any main-line distro can be added to, 
(even FC5) but that's often a hassle. With apt-get, does 
one has to know what to ask for? Figuring out what to ask for 
can be a hassle. 

Of course, Mr. Cook could make this moot by saying that he's 
amenable to doing _some_ work to modify the "out of the box" distro. 

Mr. Cook, what about your question Q3 would you confirm and/or refine?