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juno1   10-31-2009 at 01:54:51 PM

Hi everyone,

I am trying to connect my 1080i 50 inch LCD-tv to PC via 25 feet HDMI cable. I have the cable but I need the HDMI video card. I intend to play internet content, blue-ray, other video extensions files on the PC and watch on my TV and occasionally on the PC with 20in LCD.

The PC will be located very near to the TV so I will need the graphics card to be as quiet as possible. I also have a limited budget; however I don’t mind paying for better card for quality.

If you have a similar setup and/or would like to share the card you are using, I would greatly appreciate that.

Thank you in advance.

Jay

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JofaMang   10-31-2009 at 02:57:34 PM

If you are not planning on any intense 3d gaming, then you actually have some very cost effective solutions:
ATI 4350, Built in HDMI port, fanless (silent) and will fulfill all your video needs.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102817 34.99 and free shipping.

Just remember, that once you have the drivers installed, you will need to tell your computer through the control panel to route the sound through the card's HDMI. It has a sound card built in, just needs to be pointed to it in the settings.

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juno1   10-31-2009 at 03:20:11 PM

JofaMang wrote :

ATI 4350, Built in HDMI port, fanless (silent) and will fulfill all your video needs.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102817 34.99 and free shipping



Thank you JofaMang for the answer. I was looking at the newegg review and it appears that half of the folks had problems with overheating. Then I started to think that I would probably do some rendering from 3d studio max/CAD/Photoshop. . . . , perhaps even some 3d gaming

Do you have any other cards in mind for that task too?

Thank you again JofaMang.

-Jay


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Bronze Graphics badge jaguarskx   10-31-2009 at 08:33:31 PM

How about a passively cooled Asus 9600GT?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121324

I bought one last year for my HTPC. Not an Asus, I think it was from Foxcom with a pre-installed ARCTIC COOLING Accelero S2 heatsink.

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brockh   10-31-2009 at 08:40:37 PM

If you're gonna be doing gaming and rendering of all things you're going to need a beefy card. I'd recommend an ATi HD 5750+ or an NVidia GTS 250+. Either are gonna run you at or over $110. With the extra power I don't believe you're gonna be able to get passively cooled.

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Bronze Graphics badge coozie7   10-31-2009 at 08:49:00 PM

@ Juno1: Passive cards need some airflow, so case choice is importaint if you take that route or, like others, you'll find the card overheating.
The 9600 linked by Jaguarskx is a good compromise: It's fast enough for light/medium gaming and passively cooled therefore silent.
A common solution to the overheating/noise problem is to buy a case fan and speed controller and to attach it to the card using cable ties. Several companies make them and they are fairly inexpensive.

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juno1   11-02-2009 at 05:35:11 PM

jaguarskx wrote :

How about a passively cooled Asus 9600GT?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121324



Thank you jaguarskx, that looks like a good card, I like that it’s silent, unfortunately my tv does not have a dvi input, only HDMI. And I am guessing HDMI will be the future standard. So instead of running the audio separately I was hoping to get the audio and video all in one.

Thank’s again jaguarskx

-Jay

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juno1   11-02-2009 at 06:11:00 PM

brockh wrote :

If you're gonna be doing gaming and rendering of all things you're going to need a beefy card. I'd recommend an ATi HD 5750+ or an NVidia GTS 250+. Either are gonna run you at or over $110. With the extra power I don't believe you're gonna be able to get passively cooled.



Hi Brockh

I get confused about the search on newegg. I have an option under “TV-Out: HDTV”. What is that? Because I also have an option between HDMI and HDMI via adaptor. Isn’t HDMI output HD ready?

Thank you,

-Jay

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brockh   11-02-2009 at 09:33:49 PM

juno1 wrote :

Hi Brockh

I get confused about the search on newegg. I have an option under “TV-Out: HDTV”. What is that? Because I also have an option between HDMI and HDMI via adaptor. Isn’t HDMI output HD ready?

Thank you,

-Jay



That'd be an HDMI connection on the back of the card which will allow you to either connect it to an HD monitor or TV. So HDMI output would mean HD ready, yes.

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berbatov   11-17-2009 at 07:31:50 AM

just one query related to the same issue.
I want to connect 46 lcd tv with my pc ...... pc has a 19'' monitor and I am looking for a card ...
is it possible to have a dual display on the TV as well as monitor. which card should I buy

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rootazoid   11-17-2009 at 01:58:02 PM

juno1 wrote :

via 25 feet HDMI cable...
The PC will be located very near to the TV so I will need the graphics card to be as quiet as possible.



I'm puzzled, why a 25' cable run if it's 'very near'? With that length you could move them apart so card fan noise would be less troubling.

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