Graphic card suggestions (2 Viewers)

[deppeler]

I would like to get everyones suggestions on the BEST graphic card for UNDER $100 that would work with MP and my Hauppauge PVR-350.

 

[Eeyore]

first, you might like to tell us if you want HDTV support and wher ein the world you are...$100 in australia is very different from $100 in US

 

[deppeler]

oops sorry...no just regular TV and I'm (dare I say it, an ex aussie) in the USA.
At present I have a Nvidia Geforce4 MX 420 (64 MB) which works ok but doesn't(?) support DX9.

 

[Elf]

I got a Geforce 6200 online for £35 ($55-60 ish?) and I'm very happy with it! DX9, hardware MPEG decode, works beautifully in MP. That's an AGP model, you didn't say whether you wanted AGP or PCI-Express which might be a bit more expensive?

 

[deppeler]

I am pretty sure it is an AGP (Dell Dimension 4500) slot

 

[Efros]

Nvidia 5500 256 Mb $50 US, nice unpretentious little card.

 

[deppeler]

Nvidia 5500 256 Mb $50 US, nice unpretentious little card.

thanks..where abouts do I get it for that price?

 

[deppeler]

anybody know about this card?
XFX GeForce 6200 256MB AGP 8x Video Card ( DVI VGA TV-Out )
I can get it for $64.95

thanks

 

[Spragleknas]

It's a DX9 card - better tahn FX5200 - se toms hardware for performance details.

PureVideo comparison:
http://www.nvidia.com/page/purevideo_support.html

 

[deppeler]

Would I be better off getting an ATI or nVIDIA card?
Any opinions?

Also are most of the cards made by other companies???
If so which companies make really badly cards?