Hey all,
Ok, so I have an older computer that I'm pretty satisfied with. I don't game that much (but I would like to be able to play civ 5). My main reason for posting here is that I need a good but not too expensive video card that will allow me to connect my computer to my 55 inch rear projection sony sxrd tv. This is my main computer but it's also in the same room as my tv. I would like to be able to use my 20 inch monitor with my computer through a dvi connection when I'm using the computer, and I would to be able to switch it over to the hdmi output to watch hulu, mlb.tv, etc... through my tv.
I have read that some of the cards out there have some issues like temporary picture freezing, don't fill up the whole screen, or whose drivers have problems with Windows 7 64 bit. I'd prefer not to have to deal with that. I will be watching some shows that are in HD (mlb.tv for example shows the games in high def). I intend to purchase a ~25 foot hdmi cable to run from the computer to the tv. I would also like the ability to have support for more than one dvi output (I can get a dvi splitter) so that in the future I can hook up two monitors.
The HDMI connection must pass audio to the TV.
Finally, I'd prefer not to spend more then around $100-$150 for the card.
My specs are
Intel E6600 Core 2 Duo,
ASUS P5W DH motherboard,
4 gig memory,
Coolermaster RealPower 550W Power Supply model (RS-550-ACLY)
(http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=36)
Windows 7 64 bit.
Thanks!
Ok, so I have an older computer that I'm pretty satisfied with. I don't game that much (but I would like to be able to play civ 5). My main reason for posting here is that I need a good but not too expensive video card that will allow me to connect my computer to my 55 inch rear projection sony sxrd tv. This is my main computer but it's also in the same room as my tv. I would like to be able to use my 20 inch monitor with my computer through a dvi connection when I'm using the computer, and I would to be able to switch it over to the hdmi output to watch hulu, mlb.tv, etc... through my tv.
I have read that some of the cards out there have some issues like temporary picture freezing, don't fill up the whole screen, or whose drivers have problems with Windows 7 64 bit. I'd prefer not to have to deal with that. I will be watching some shows that are in HD (mlb.tv for example shows the games in high def). I intend to purchase a ~25 foot hdmi cable to run from the computer to the tv. I would also like the ability to have support for more than one dvi output (I can get a dvi splitter) so that in the future I can hook up two monitors.
The HDMI connection must pass audio to the TV.
Finally, I'd prefer not to spend more then around $100-$150 for the card.
My specs are
Intel E6600 Core 2 Duo,
ASUS P5W DH motherboard,
4 gig memory,
Coolermaster RealPower 550W Power Supply model (RS-550-ACLY)
(http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=36)
Windows 7 64 bit.
Thanks!