Need advice on what type of all around vid card to purchase

[Lelaville]

Right now I'm using a Matrox Marvel 2000tv with voodoo2 card piggy back. I want to get another card like the Matrox but with great 3D capability. I was looking at these cards at some review sites
ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 32MB, Matrox Graphics Marvel G450 eTV, and Compro Personal Cinema. It seems that the ATI card suppose to be the best one to get, but users seem to have difficulties with it.

thanks in advance for any advice

 

[Menacer]

Well, my own personal experience has taught me that buying a seperate TV card along with a good video card is a good investment.

Why, you ask?

Because you can eventually upgrade your video card without having the problem you're having right now. You won't be limited to buying lower-performing cards just so you can have TV capabilities with them. Currently I'm running a Radeon 8500 in conjunction with an ATi TV-Wonder, and I like it a lot better than my old Voodoo3 3500TV combination card. Not only do I get the TV capabilities of the TV-Wonder (and the ability to upgrade my video card feely) but I get the dual monitor support of the 8500. I'm quite content.

However, if you still want a combination card, you also might look into the Radeon 8500DV.. it's ATi's newest offering (next generation up from the AiW Radeon). It's expensive though..