which card for a 720p HDTV?

[CamaroShifter88]

ok, from what I understand, whenever you buy a card that has higher memory, TYPICALLY you won't see a *big* difference from the lower memory cards. I have a 32" LG 720p HDTV, and I'm looking at playing a few games on it and break it in. In this regards, I'm wondering what graphics card to stick with, as my $ isn't exactly "limited", but why bother spending the extra dough when there's little difference.

ie.. I know a 640mb card will perform roughly the same as a 320mb @ 1280x1024. However, there'll be a much larger difference whenever played at higher resolutions. What I'm asking in general, is does this apply the same with HDTV? I mean.. 720p is a pretty small resolution, so I figured a 320mb would easily suffice if this was the case.

maybe I'm WAY off.. any advice? I'm thinking either 8800GTS or 8800GTX.. MAYBE ATI's.. maybe..

thanks

 

[lostandwandering]

The GTS 320 will be plenty. I play COD2 on a 32'' TV at that res with a GeForce 6800 (see comp in sig) and it handles it ok. I also play games like C&C3 and it works fine. If you want the option of DX10 then stick with the GTS, otherwise you could probably save yourself money and get a 7900GS or an X1950pro for 100 less.

 

[senor_bob]

The GTS-320 will handle 720p (1280x720) like a champ. That's even less stressful than 1280x1024.

 

[CamaroShifter88]

ehh.. I'm running on a 7900GT while we speak.. so that's not a problem at all. I just want something that'll run about max settings at this resolution (i know a few games don't.. such as oblivion, but I'm excluding those exceptions.)

Thanks for the feedback! that makes things much easier!

EDIT: As far as the input wiring goes, I guess I should just stick w/ some component connectors (RGB)?