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Widescreen HDTV PC gaming?

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a b U Graphics card
January 24, 2002 5:27:27 PM

I have searched the forum and can't seem to get a good answer. We recently bought an HDTV ready 57 in widescreen TV primarily for DVD movies (have separate non-pc prog scan player). I hooked up my old Voodoo 3 3000 TV out to the TV but the quality is just plain bad. Obviously I want to upgrade my video card but am not sure if I will be satisfied with the TV output quality.
The X-Box has a converter (30$ US) for HDTVs though I have not seen how it looks personally. I know converters are available for PCs aimed at the DVD/MPEG users. My question is can I buy a good Video card for TV out gaming, such as the ATI Radeon 7500 alone, or do I need to couple this with a HDTV converter as well? Remember this setup is only for gaming.
It seems that the quality TV out for gaming use is largely neglected in the computer industry, yet is available for the X-box. Am I living a pipedream?
Please post your thoughts/opinions on how TV gaming looks with a quality video card. In particular I would like to hear how it compares to the X-Box visuals with the HD converter. Thanks in advance.

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January 24, 2002 8:01:12 PM

The "regular" ATI Radeon 8500 (non-AIW) also has HDTV in and out, and is a bit cheeper than the AIW version.

To my knowedge no Geforce card is HDTV capible. Nor is the ATI Radeon 7500 or even the AIW 7500. Looks like the Radeon 8500 is your only option.

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Anonymous
a b U Graphics card
January 24, 2002 8:42:56 PM

Thanks for the prompt reply. It seems my only option is the Radeon 8500. The link you posted seems to imply I need a converter in order to view the card's tv output in high definition. Is this is fact the case? Will my Toshiba 57H81 TV recognize the HDTV signal from the card without a converter? I am also somewhat wary of ATI's driver record.

Any Raydeon 8500 owner's using on an HDTV please reply...
January 24, 2002 8:43:09 PM

ATI promised to be selling a DVI-RGB converter that should work for what you are looking for. However, I don't know if it would require one of their AiW cards or some software or what.

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January 24, 2002 9:15:02 PM

Jeeezzz!!

Can I move into your house.

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a b U Graphics card
January 25, 2002 2:39:54 AM

Where I live you can buy HDTV's with an SVGA input as well!

What's the frequency, Kenneth?
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