Ok, I looked into everything.

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December 3, 2011 at 5:46 am #6588
Cuthroat12

    Ok, I looked into everything.  I stumbled across a Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 5450 1 GB DDR3. It had a full gold plated HDMI port, DVI-Port and optional VGA.  I knew when I bought it I definently couldn’t go wrong because it even has an adapter to reduce the height and remove the VGA which means its designed to fit in a very tight case (HTPC).  The card was $34.99 with a $25 rebate that I already sent in.  So it cost me $9.99!  I installed all the drivers on the disc first just to see if the disk included the driver for TV support (updated drivers later), it plugged right in using HDMI.  Was up in running in no time and had the TV’s resolution right and audio working with no adjustments.  Supports HDCP too.  For $10 I am absolutely shocked at the quality of the card.  It has a nice fan and heat sink, runs cool, played multiple movies at once.  I think the two videos I tested ran simultaneously and were 1080 p and 1 in 720 but I cant be sure.  The card remained cool (that was a quick test, I might benchmark but not sure, I got what I wanted).  All I wanted was a cheap card but I got a much better card perfectly suited for it’s application for $10!!  The rebate is no longer available but if it was I would have bought another.  Thanks for all the help you all provided.  The guy can now maintain his job (selling on e-bay) with his injuries and enjoy a lot of media to keep him happy and it didn’t inpact anything but my time and $10 which I enjoyed.  Thanks again, I can’t get over the $10……..  All good answers!  -Andrew