looking for an hdtv video cardFollow

The Radeon HD 3650 is an extreme budget card. It won't run games that are new all that well, especially on a 1080p resolution.

I would recommend this one instead for a little more in price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125088

It is $140 after rebate, but for the performance it gives you, you will definitely thank me if you were ever able to compare the HD 3650 with my suggestion.

Just be sure your power supply is at least a 400watt and you have a PCI-Express slot on your motherboard. If not, than an AGP solution is required, in which case I recommend this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161225

If you are unsure which motherboard slots you have, please list your motherboard model here and I can check it out. In any case, you do NOT really want a video card for under $99... deals can be had for $99-159, as these two are currently priced.

Edited, May 22nd 2008 7:56am by Berek

ok hope this helps:

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6600
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6600
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0141&SUBSYS_21121682&REV_A2
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Res:
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.9131 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 6/1/2006 17:22:00, 4529408 bytes




Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
Memory: 1534MB RAM
Page File: 317MB used, 3112MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

If your tv has DVI, you can get just about any new nvidia card and hook it up and get full 1080p, its really not that big of a resolution to computers.

It's 1920 by 1080, so yes, it is that big of a resolution "to computers". If the idea is to play games at that resolution, no, most new video cards won't provide adequate frame rates. If the idea is to watch video, a $60 card with hardware acceleration would be fine.