Should i get a mac book pro?

I have been considering buying a mac book pro for christmas, but i have some questions i need answered before doing so. There isnt an apple store anywhere near me, nor do i know anyone who has a mac book, so any help will be greatly appreciated.
currently use my PC for watching videos and movies, adobe photoshop and premiere pro, macromedia flash, web browsing, microsoft word, and gaming. Im going to school and majoring in graphic design, and i own a skateboarding company and constantly use my wacom tablet and create logos and artwork and edit skate footage.
This will be my first time owning a mac, so here are some questions
1.How well does boot camp work? Having a dual boot would be excelent to help ease me in to using a mac, and all of my games are made for the PC.
2.With boot camp, if i do the 32GB windows partition, can i access all my mac files from windows and visa versa?
3.Should i get the matte or glossy screen?
4.I always have my computer hooked up to a TV via a s-video cable on my ATI video card. Is there a way to do this on the MBP? Im hoping i can because it comes with an ATI card...
Thanks in advance!
-Chris

Hi Chris, I am also new to Macs and find them interesting but glad that I still have my Dell desktop. Macs definately take some getting use to but are fun. These forums are fantastic too...
3. let me rephrase my question. All apple says about the glossy is that colors look better and more vivid. What is the downside of the glossy?
You may want to start following the topics in the MBP Display forums. There is one topic that has about 15 pages about how the display is kinda hazy and has a limited viewing area.
One of the downsides reported on the glossy is that it is a dirt/dust/fingerprint magnet. The glossy also has reports of being very reflective of any and all backlighting. From reading up on the display forums I changed my order from glossy to matte. I dont have a store near me either...
4. where can i get these DVI out convertor cables? Does anyone know if you can do a full screen video option on the mac like you can with the ATI catalyst control center on a PC? (basically, if there is any video playing on my PC, no matter what size the window is, it will project a full screen version to the TV. That way i can still browse the web while watching something on the TV)
The DVI to SVHS cables are available from the apple store for about $18. I use mine for viewing vids a lot too. I am not able to do as you hope by watching full screen tv and browse the web in another window. I may be wrong and will be watching to see if there is a way to do this.
good luck in making your decision.
frank
p.s. It is also a very good idea to pay the extra $350 to get three extra years of AppleCare warranty.

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