HD output for Multimedia PC

[big-luap]

I am putting together a PC for Multimedia use & am looking for a relatively quiet Graphics card suitable for HD output for playing High Definition & Blu-ray.

All of the articles date back to 2006 & 2007 but there is nothing recent. I was looking at either the Radeon 4550 or 4650.

Suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Griffolion]

The 5450 will be your best bet, they are low profile (for really slim cases) and are silent (passive heatsinks). They will output to 1080 very nicely, and will support multimedia playback. They also take all their power from the PCI-E slot, so no extra power cables required.

Something like this: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/512mb-sapphire-hd-5450-pci-e-21(x16)-1600mhz-gddr3-gpu-650mhz-80-cores-d-sub-dl-dvi-i-hdmi