which RS232 w/ ATmega8?

For the SF tutorial Lecture 4 - UART and Serial Communication

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutori … als_id=104

I know the RS232 shifter SMD will work…

will the Breakout Board for FT232RL USB to Serial work as well?

If both will do the trick, is one better than the other?

Working on a Atmega8 board @ 16Mhz, 5V

skill level - intermediate

Thanks in advance…