HTPC video card ideas

[bigwooly]

getting no response over in the HTPC forums maybe you guys can help out.
Looking for video card suggestions for my spare parts HTPC build

Here's what i have so far for the build
1x ECS NFORCE6M-A AM2 Mobo
1x AMD 64x2 5000+ am2 CPU w/cooler
1x Antec earthwatts 430w PSU
1 Seagate 250 GB 7200rpm HD not sure of model Sata 1.5
2x1 GB elpida ddr2 667

What's the cheapest card that i could get away with for HDMI (i want it to do audio as well cause my tv will pass audio to the reciever via optical audio) out to my 32" Sharp Aquos 720p LCD TV.

I'm hoping to use this for blu-ray playback as well

my remaining parts to purchase are the blu-ray drive and the video card. if i could get both parts for under $100 i could buy them today.

 

[lt_shiro]

any hd 4350 card would do the job.

 

[JaguarSKX]

Of all the lower end ATI HD 4xxx series, the HD 4650 and HD 4670 offer the "best" video image quality. How good something looks is generally subjective though. www.xbitlabs.com ran a standardized video test of various "HTPC" video cards.

The HD 4670 consumes more power than the HD 4650 (50w vs 30w), and is considered a mainstream gaming video card. Therefore, the HD 4650 would be a better fit.

You can also consider the HD 4550 which consumes roughly 20w of power, but it score a little lower than the HD 46xx series.

 

[Tactical_Strike]

HD4850 is $100 now, get one.