Recommend me a graphic card Mr Scan blokey :)

[dangel]

Endlessly reading about different cards on the web and i'm close to going mental.

So, can you tell me which PCI-E cards you sell that fufill my criteria:

- it's going in a HTPC (so will need to do MPEG decoding I guess)
- relatively cheap if possible.
- fanless if possible (or very quiet - willing to mod if necessary)
- has DVI out
- has component video out - i.e. Y'PbPr. In the immediate future i'll be using 480p on my CRT tv with component yer'see. Lots of cards say 'HDTV' and just have stinky s-video - component is world's apart in quality
- capable of 1920x1080 (full HD). I'm probably going to get a HDMI equipped panel that does 1080p in a month or two.
- don't give a stuff about 3d but if it's there then that's nice.

Thank you in advance to anyone who can help

[Firebar]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=565723

Pricey, but has an HDMI connector

There are a few 7300's with composite connections on the scan site too, for cheaper.

[dangel]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=565723

Pricey, but has an HDMI connector

There are a few 7300's with composite connections on the scan site too, for cheaper.

Seems quite a good suggestion So would I be able to hook that up component (Y'PbPr) to the three component inputs on my current set? The problem is i've never sure what actually comes with a card in terms of cables/breakout boxes etc!

[dangel]

On another site it says contents is:

"GV-NX76T256HI-RH Video Card
HDTV Breakout Cable
DVI to VGA adapter
HDMI to DVI adapter
6' HDMI Cable
Manual
Drivers CD"

Is that right?

[Lee H]

If you click Here you will use the advanced search we have which lists all the graphics cards on the system as having a composite output.

Best Regards,

[dangel]

Cheers Lee but i don't want composite out

What I need to know is which card will come with a break-out box giving me component out (three RCA style plugs all for video alone). The above suggestion appears to but I can't see that info your site (this is not uncommon for vendors tbh and even GB's own webpage is rubbish in that respect).

[dangel]

Ah buggerit I bought it - fingers crossed then lol

[Firebar]

From what you've posted it looks like it'll do the trick.

[Defenestration]

You'd probably want to get a card enabled for HDCP, unless you run an app like AnyDVD.