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<blockquote data-quote="Tech Geek" data-source="post: 62444" data-attributes="member: 18181">Clear as mud huh?&nbsp; I guess I should have read my post again before submitting it.First of all there was no 6600 PRO listed on the site I looked up bandwidth on so it may or may not have the required 10GB/sec required bandwidth.If the 6600 isn't fast enough you have to use the 9800XT anyway.&nbsp; A 6600GT will be fast enough though and several people here use it for HDTV.Also, on further review, the 6600 is not significantly newer than the 9800XT so it may not offer feature improvements as far as video playback goes.&nbsp; I think it could be classified as pretty much the same generation as the 9800 series feature wise but with DX9 shader model 3 support. If you were talking 7xxx or X1xxx series cards then the built in video playback accelleration would be better than with the previous generations from either manufacturer.Unless the 6600 card offers a better picture than the 9800XT I'd go with the 9800XT.&nbsp; The only way to decide that is to test the 6600.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tech Geek, post: 62444, member: 18181"] Clear as mud huh? I guess I should have read my post again before submitting it. First of all there was no 6600 PRO listed on the site I looked up bandwidth on so it may or may not have the required 10GB/sec required bandwidth. If the 6600 isn't fast enough you have to use the 9800XT anyway. A 6600GT will be fast enough though and several people here use it for HDTV. Also, on further review, the 6600 is not significantly newer than the 9800XT so it may not offer feature improvements as far as video playback goes. I think it could be classified as pretty much the same generation as the 9800 series feature wise but with DX9 shader model 3 support. If you were talking 7xxx or X1xxx series cards then the built in video playback accelleration would be better than with the previous generations from either manufacturer. Unless the 6600 card offers a better picture than the 9800XT I'd go with the 9800XT. The only way to decide that is to test the 6600. [/QUOTE]

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