Cheapest/Quietest/Coolest Card to Output HDTV?

[dbleoslow]

I have a Soltek QBIC that I'm turning into my HTPC. I'm going to output it to my Dell2405. I'll have an ATI HDTV card in there so I can capture HD as well as SD. I want to put in a vid card that:

1. Can handle the output to 1900x1200, probably out the analog since the DVI input on the monitor will be to my gaming PC
2. Quiet, preferrably fanless
3. Runs cool, pretty much related to #2
4. AGP

What do you guys think is my best choice?

 

[Beiruty]

What CPU do you have?

 

[HDTVMan]

Answer
RADEON 9500 with Component video adapter.

DO NOT BUY AN XGI CARD. I did and you wont like it.

DVI and DVI are not the same. You can possibly hurt your HDTV with selecting the wrong settings.

Games will not play in widescreen. Get an X-box or Xbox 360. You wont like it. Trust me I tried.

 

[Crescent13]

HDTVMan is right. I have a 720p tv, and I tried it and the screen was so flickery that you couldn't see it. (no matter what refresh rate)

 

[dbleoslow]

Originally posted by: Beiruty
What CPU do you have?

AthlonXP 3200

Originally posted by: HDTVMan

DVI and DVI are not the same. You can possibly hurt your HDTV with selecting the wrong settings.

Games will not play in widescreen. Get an X-box or Xbox 360. You wont like it. Trust me I tried.

I'm not quite sure I understand this. I won't be using an HDTV, just my computer monitor (Dell2405). And games will certainly play in widescreen, been playing BF2 in 1900x1200 (with some tweaks) using my gaming PC with an X850PE. My sole use for the PC I need the card for will be for a HTPC going to the 2405

 

[Lord Banshee]

Why not buy an AGP Nvidia Geforce 6200. They are like 70 buck for a passive cool one (no fan) and they support Pure Video (GPU load for encodeing and decoding video) so it should handle anything you throw at it unles it is that new H.264?

I plan on going this route for making my HTPC/DVD player. The Pure Video filter options are suppose to very very nice. Pure Video cost an extra 20 bucks though

 

[dbleoslow]

Originally posted by: Lord Banshee
Why not buy an AGP Nvidia Geforce 6200. They are like 70 buck for a passive cool one (no fan) and they support Pure Video (GPU load for encodeing and decoding video) so it should handle anything you throw at it unles it is that new H.264?

I plan on going this route for making my HTPC/DVD player. The Pure Video filter options are suppose to very very nice. Pure Video cost an extra 20 bucks though

This sounds like it may be a good option. Thanks!

 

[joeycinny]

If you are going to use MCE make sure your card is directx 9 compatible.