Cheap HD capable card

[Skullfish1]

Hy all.

I'm speccing up a media centre pc for my dad to use with his new HDTV. I was just wondering, are there only certain graphics cards that can support true HD stuff?

this one:

EVGA GeForce 7600 GS 512MB DDR2 HDTV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-003-EA)

Is the only one I've found so far thats inside the budget that actually states anything about HD, and even then theres nothing that makes me assue that it will support 720i.

Can anyone recommend cheap cards that will pump out 720i and be fine to play DVDs on, his rather aging system atm starts bleeding whenever he downloads HD trailers.

 

[no_1_dave]

I'd have thought that'd be fine, wait for a couple of other replies though

 

[Cyber-Mav]

7600gs will be fine but no real need to get the 512mb card. just get the cheapest 7600gs around.

 

[fornowagain]

Look for a passive cooled model.

 

[ste_bla]

I thought HD was the same as DVI?

 

[thefranklin]

HD just stands for high definition. That pretty much means any resolution over standard definition (640x480? interlaced). 852*640 is sometimes called enhanced definition, and high definition starts at 1024*768. 720p is 1280*720. That is what most of the tv's can output, and any graphics card from the last few years can do that resolution so they are infact "HD" cards.

Check on if he has open vga, dvi, or hdmi inputs. Cards also have HD component outs, which are the green blue and red set of video cables.

 

[eggcup]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/X1600_Series.html

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