On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:16:12 -0400, kony <spam@spam.com> wrote:

>On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:16:38 GMT, Chris
><ctstormhunter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>Hello Folks,
>>
>>I am looking to upgrade to an AGP video card with the TV-out
>>connector. First off, I don't play games on the computer. So, I
>>don't need the fastest most powerful card out there. I would probably
>>be limited in that regard anyway, since my power supply is 250 volts.
>>
>>My primary uses for the video card would be for on-line video
>>streaming. I frequent the "free tube" web site which let's you watch
>>live TV.. up to a fulll screen. So, it was my hope that wiith the
>>TV-out option, maybe I could finally ditch cable TV for free tube. :)
>>So, the card should be able to handle streaming video well. In
>>addition, I use the computer for photo editing, etc. I may also use
>>the system for video editing at some point, unless I upgrade to a
>>faster system before that.
>>
>>So, I'm basically looking for an improvement on what I already have
>>(SIS Mirage 2 integrated VIdeo with 128 MB shared memory) and which
>>has the TV out option.
>>
>>Here are the Specs of my system:
>>
>>AMD Athlon 63 3200+
>>1.5 GB PC3200 DDR SDRAM
>>120 GB 7200 RPM Ultra DMA Hard drive
>>DVD+RW/CD-RW
>>CD-ROM
>>250 watt power supply
>
>
>What kind of "improvement" are you looking for over the
>video you already had? As GT mentioned, there's nothing
>particularly demanding about TV-Out, nor your described
>tasks, so we'd need to know where the current video is
>falling short. Your present PSU could indeed be a
>limitation, if you were just itching to replace something
>that might be a good area to focus on.


Well, at this point in time I don't have any real issues with the
current video card. I primarily was looking for the tv-out option.
However, if I was going to go through the trouble of upgrading to
begin with, I'd hope to make an improvement over what I already had.
I certainly wouldn't want degraded performance! Also, if I ever do
plan on purchasing a new computer, I may very well sell this one on
E-bay. So, upgrading to a "better" video card may add a bit more
value to the system. But, I also don't want to spend a lot of money
to do so. So, as GT mentioned, it would be great to find a cheap
decent video card on E-bay that would do the job and not cost and arm
and a leg.