video card for htpc

[hardasdf]

My onboard HD3200 can't handle 1080p video files ( either bluray source or compressed ).. any suggestion for a low-end / profile video card for hd viewing?

 

[fromeo85]

Sapphire HD4650 $65 before taxes and shipping

 

[Xzyrus]

What's your CPU? HD3200 should be capable.

 

[trick0502]

HDMI on the card, $35 f/s ($20 after MIR).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127436&cm_re=hd_4350-_-14-127-436-_-Product

 

[Shadowssong]

What's your CPU? HD3200 should be capable.

+1 HD3200 should be good for 1080p

 

[jake21]

HDMI on the card, $35 f/s ($20 after MIR).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127436&cm_re=hd_4350-_-14-127-436-_-Product

Done alot of research on this. For the price you pay of a 4350, just go with a 4550. The price difference is only a couple bucks (sometimes cheaper with MIR) and you will get better performance while still being passivly cooled for almost the same price.

Edit: and the ATI end of the spectrum is also supposed to run cooler.
Link to compare of 4350 and 4550

 

[Xzyrus]

Actually I stand corrected HD 3200 is only UVD not UVD2.0

The second-generation AMD Unified Video Decoder (UVD 2.0) includes hardware acceleration of H.264 and VC-1 high-definition (HD) video as well as MPEG-2, enabling multiple HD video streams and freeing the CPU for other tasks.

from: http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/amd_triples_the_performance-2009jun01.aspx

However a good CPU + HD3200 should still be capable of 1080p so I'm still curious as to what your CPU is. Jake21 seems to be offering some good advice.