> -----Original Message----- > From: James Maki > Suggestions for motherboard/cpu combination and video card to > handle the 720p output for cheap would be appreciated.
Going to answer my own post. After getting no suggestions I continued to explore the forums, reviews, etc. It seemed that people were getting good results with the new 4000 series radeon video cards with low power processors. I had an older socket 939 board with built-in video (nVidia 6100?) and powered by a single core AMD 64 3700+. The on board video was not up to the task of powering HD video, although it had been great for SD television and AVIs. It also had a PCIe 16x slot that was unused. I purchased a Radeon 4350 with VGA/DVI/S-video output for under $50 and now this system will output 720p MKV files with CPU utilization in the 50-80% range. Fast enough that I see no delays, stutters or dropped frames. This turned out to be the most cost effective solution for me. Just an FYI. Jim Maki [email protected]
