video cards...i need dsmstyle geeksquad power!
 

im trying to have my desktop out video to my 42in plasma. which video card would be able to handle that. ive been through two cards from best buy and they both sucked. i didnt buy the cheap ass cards either. one was $90 and the other was $150. both gave me choppy and blurry resolution. please help me satisfy my computer porn mega fantasy! card has to be for agp slots also

thanks

ps im equals the suck ass when it comes to computers.

Re: video cards...i need dsmstyle geeksquad power!
 

Look at newegg.com and check if any of them come with an HDMI connector. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161207
Here is one thats agp 4/8x with an hdmi connector. biggity bam High def porn all ya want.

Re: video cards...i need dsmstyle geeksquad power!
 

Good luck finding a AGP card that will work with your 42", whats the native resolution on the TV? I would think to run a monitor that big at a good resolution you will need more then just a video card, but 200-400 would buy you a card to do that. Also make sure the card is good at playing High def, the new 9600gt is supposed to be ok at it, 38xxHDs from ATI are supposed to be good at playing back HD stuff. Read the reviews, make sure it does what you want, then buy.

~John

Re: video cards...i need dsmstyle geeksquad power!
 

It is a plasma so it is likely only 720p at best. It shouldn't take all that much to run that. I would recommend doing some research on avsforums.com

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Its going to look like crap with that big of a screen at 720 though. 1080 is the min for a screen that big. Most PC monitors that big will display 1900x1200 and it takes one heck of a video card (or 2 or 3) to run games with good FPS that big and good res., but HD video play back on even a $600 card if its not made to do it can suck. Just like 3d CAD programs they make special cards for that, which can cost $2000+ but could not play a game to save its life.

~John

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It's been a little while since I've gamed seriously on a PC, but isn't th $90-150 mark on the low end of graphics cards?

As said by a few others, cross reference your TV's resolution and make sure your new video card supports output at that resolution. Don't use a generic av cable (red/white/yellow), but be sure to use s-video or better yet, a HDV connector. There are also two different kinds of HDV connectors too, so watch out for that.

I used to be a big time gamer back in the day and was ranked #32 in the world for Quake 2 CTF and #134 in the world in Quake 3 CTF. I was (and still am) all about the Nvidia cards over the ATI's but that was because Nvidia had better driver support back in the day. I'm sure things have changed by now.

Another thing to check out is Pricewatch.com its similar to newegg but been around longer.

Hope that helps man!

Re: video cards...i need dsmstyle geeksquad power!
 

Slickdeals.net is great too, do a search for video cards. People go on there with the lowest prices they have found anywhere.

Re: video cards...i need dsmstyle geeksquad power!
 

thanks for all the help and suggestions. ill take a look and hopefully i can figure something out. blue balls owns me for now!