[ALEXIS_DH]

my sister liked how my pc is setup with my tv, and she wants that too for her tv.

she doesnt play games. she basically uses the pc to chat and do ocassional school work, so a cheap hdtv capable card would suffice.

am gonna buy from newegg.com, and i am down to these cards.

PNY nvidia 6200 128mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133149

leadtek nvidia 6200 128mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122222

msi nvidia 6200 128mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127203

gigabyte nvidia 6200 128 mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125217

i checked out the msi at a local shop, but it didnt came with the hdtv dongle, and the manual said "it may not include xxxx parts" . newegg says it comes with it. am puzzled.

what brand of those is better? in terms of stability (her pc is on 24/7), cooling, performance for dvds and ocassional 3d gaming and that kinda of stuff...

i need to be 100% certain the card will come with the dongle, it would be worthless to her without it.

EDIT: updated links

 

[Tenchiro]

They all list the HDTV-out breakout pod. They should all perform identically. They are all made by decent companies.

Go with whoever has the best warranty.

 

[binary visions]

You pasted the same link 4 times

As long as they all have the same features, as Tench said, buy the one with the best warranty.

Warning: these cards have VERY LITTLE onboard memory (32 mb IIRC). The "128mb" has to do with the card sharing system memory with the computer. That results in both slower performance and gives less memory for the system to work with.

Should be fine for light use, though.

 

[Tenchiro]

You pasted the same link 4 times

I thought it was odd that all four were $53... That is what I get for pay attention.

 

[ALEXIS_DH]

You pasted the same link 4 times

As long as they all have the same features, as Tench said, buy the one with the best warranty.

Warning: these cards have VERY LITTLE onboard memory (32 mb IIRC). The "128mb" has to do with the card sharing system memory with the computer. That results in both slower performance and gives less memory for the system to work with.

Should be fine for light use, though.

hmm, they all say "Memory Size 128MB" with no mentions about it being shared..
how´d you figure its shared???

 

[binary visions]

hmm, they all say "Memory Size 128MB" with no mentions about it being shared..
how´d you figure its shared???

http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce6200_pci

I bought one. Mine had 64mb of on-board memory but said it supported 128mb. After looking harder at the NewEgg pages, I'm not 100% sure those don't come with 128mb since mine actually said "supporting 128mb".

...do a little Googling, make sure it comes with 128mb.