Graphics card for 720p

[@if ®afiq]

My current card has given up it's ghost and I don't fancy forking loads for a new card as it will not be used heavily for games - but it needs to be able to do 720p with any probs.

I had the X1600 in mind as I read somewhere this shoud cope - but would like your opinions.

 

[@if ®afiq]

any card will be able to do this, whether cutting edge or several years old, 720p is simply 1280x720 on a pc, all images output from a pc are progressive

I thought that HD required something with at least a little grunt?

 

[@if ®afiq]

The system is reasonable, I've got an Opty 146 with 2GB of RAM. I want to enjoy 720p with no stuttering and to be honest am not really bothered about gaming speed as I will probably buy a 360 soon.

Not too clued about post-processing - does this help with HD or DVD material? (I've got a Panny LCD.)

What do people here think about AVIVO (or the nVidia equivalent) - does it help with HDTV?

Many thanks