Cheapest GPU to watch TV/DVDs

[enarr]

Hello TH community,

My GPU died recently and I figured I'd rather get a new PC than replace/upgrade. However, my old PC is still pretty decent (not for current gaming). It has the old e6300 with a cheap mobo that doesn't allow much o/c. So I figured I'd give it to my friend so he can use it as aHTPC. Going to get an Hauppauge 2250 (or something cheaper) as the TV tuner, and going to be using 1440x90 resolution.

Would this cheaparse card, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187038, be enough to watch cable tv, dvds? If not, could someone please suggest an alternative cheaparse card .

Thank you.

Edit: Monitor is not HD so won't be watching HD quality things.

 

[sirheck]

Yeah it should work just fine.

 

[khelben1979]

For DVD playback it should not be a problem, in fact, you could even go for a slower card than that if it's available. The 64 bit memory interface will make things a bit slow in larger screen resolutions, though.. It's probably enough for your needs.

 

[sabot00]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121310&cm_re=4350-_-14-121-310-_-Product
Cheaper with rebate.

 

[enarr]

Thanks for all the input. Going with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121360 since it is nvidia. I have windows 7 64 bit on the PC and I don't want to hear my friend cry about ati drivers crashing during videos.