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Posted by directhex - Thu 07 Dec 2006 18:17
they tout the HDness, but don't have an HDMI connector?
Posted by wazi - Thu 07 Dec 2006 18:50
is this actualy any good ? and how would u use the hdmi (that it hasnt got?)
Posted by YorkieBen - Thu 07 Dec 2006 23:31
it doesnt mention hdcp over dvi either :crazy:
Posted by zag2me - Fri 08 Dec 2006 09:50
Hmm I wish a company would just bring out a passive card that does mpeg and wmvhd acceleration.

I hate having to buy 6600gt cards that are like volcano's just for HD playback on my htpc.
Posted by madmobile - Mon 11 Dec 2006 10:15
This is only for Watch HD movies, but dpes it come with a dvi to hdmi convertor? If it does, it's a good buy.
Posted by colincliff - Mon 11 Dec 2006 11:43
I have a low profile media case - i'm looking for a cheap vista compatable low profile card which will output to my basic tv and also work with HD video when i upgrade to a LCD tv.

Is this my best bet? are there other sub £60 cards which would do all this?

I want them to be as future proof as possible - i.e. hd, vista compatible, s-video and component out. The card will only be needed for a media centre - not games.
Posted by Bob Crabtree - Mon 11 Dec 2006 12:00
Colin,

We've not had hands-on, yet, so I'd be reluctant to recommend the product simply based on what the maker says - and, as you can see from other comments, there are some outstanding queries about what it does and doesn't have/do.

Also, although I've tried to check, I'm still not sure of UK availability.
Posted by colincliff - Thu 14 Dec 2006 16:43
thanks bob, look forward to reading a review if you get a card.
Posted by Funkstar - Thu 14 Dec 2006 16:54
zag2me
Hmm I wish a company would just bring out a passive card that does mpeg and wmvhd acceleration.

I hate having to buy 6600gt cards that are like volcano's just for HD playback on my htpc.

How about this one then?
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=518626

:)
Posted by colincliff - Thu 14 Dec 2006 17:22
Funkstar
How about this one then?
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=518626

:)

oooh, does that also have s-video like the non passive version? could be a winner……..
Posted by Funkstar - Thu 14 Dec 2006 21:17
Doesn't have s-video, but there are other 7300 cards that do. I don't know which has s-video *and* mpeg/wmvhd acceleration (perhaps they all do, i'm not exactly a font of knowlege on these things).

have a traul on Scan, see what you can find :)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Products.ASP?CatID=15&FilterCategories=30&Thumbnails=yes