[Wlug] linux eye candy / video card recommendation sought

[Andrew Perry]

I heard on the Linux Action Show podcast about the
Beryl project, which seems to offer linux users
both eye candy and improved functionality through
a 3D user interface.

They say that Beryl will run acceptably with 256 MB
and an ATI Radeon 7500, Geforce 3, or equivalent or 
better video card (seems like these are all a few
years old, which is great for my budget.) 

Since my linux machine has 512 MB RAM but only
on-board video, I found a used $20 Radeon 7500 on ebay
and will try Beryl out. [Side note: I bought an
"afordable performance pc" for linux from madtux.com
for about $200, and am generally satisified but for
the power supply which sounds like a snowblower. Very
minimalist interior. Space for 6 HDD's, for example.]

My question: In case the Radeon 7500 isn't up to the
task, or for future expansion, are there any
particular low-cost video cards that anyone would
recommend which are very well supported under linux ?
By "very well supported", I mean that it should work
"out of the box" with all of the major distros, at
least if this is possible.

I'm sure that avid gamers would want only the best in
video cards, but there are probably a lot of folks
like myself who would like a pretty good video card
for linux with no hassles.

Thanks in advance.

-Dr. Andrew B. Perry
Dept. of Mathematics, Springfield College
Schoo Hall Room 123
263 Alden St., Springfield MA 01109
Work Phone (413)748-3193