Importance of DirectX 9 compatability

Steve wrote:
I'll be ordering a system with the ATI All-in-Wonder 9000 Pro
(http://www.ati.com/products/radeon90...pro/index.html). I
like the card because it is relatively cheap, has on screen TV
viewing capability, and enough memory (64 MB) to drive the somewhat
low-fi games I plan on using (Sim City 4000, Age of Empires) but I am
worried because it only states having DirectX 8.1 capability. Is this
something I should worry about or is DirectX 9 not an issue for most
users? I do plan on doing some basic home video editing if that is an
issue. Thanks for the help, Steve.

Not having Dx90 support doesnt matter, you just can't use all the special
effects in the games to come, like Halflife 2. With a budget videocard,
thats not advisable anyway ;-)

Thomas.