i have the 64 bit ftp iso versions of 9.2 and 9.3 installed in my system. I have been able to watch / process / burn video / audio / pics from all types of sources, mostly thru a long list of packages from Packman. But in both systems i had to back up and install strange combinations of 64/32 bit versions of various packages. There is just too much 64 bit stuff that simply does not work. That is especially true with "plugins" for browser packages, including "basic" plugins like flash, real player, wmv file capability and "plugger", which behave differently in Mozilla, Firefox and Konqueror!!! Overall I would say that my multimedia capabilities are about 90% of my son's xp gaming machine, but that is neither good enough nor is it "clean" enough. The final insult to injury comes when an "upgrade" just kills instead of enhancing a package. Thank God I have found how to revert to previous versions thru Yast. There must be an easier way. Can we have a small discussion on which is the more complete approach? Is there anything to be gained by using 64 bit multimedia and browser packages in SUSE today?