I have an older Gateway PC acting as my media center/file server. I have it hooked up to a 42" 720p Samsung Plasma TV via VGA from the on-board connection on the PC. As such, the resolution is not very good: 1024x768 and the picture doesn't really fit on the screen. Can you recommend a cheap video card (under $50) that will let me connect via HDMI and show things at a decent resolution without stretching or cropping the picture? No gaming, just playing video files.
posted by nitsuj
on Aug 24, 2012 -
37 answers
I am having problems with a new video card. I'm wondering if it's the card, the system board or some other part of the whole system. I would like to figure this out in time to send the card back to Newegg.
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posted by vilcxjo_BLANKA
on Mar 17, 2011 -
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Computer froze completely during a game, all subsequent downloads of various installer files were corrupt. BSODs galore. Now, when I turn on my computer, no video input is detected whatsoever. Next step?
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posted by TimeTravelSpeed
on Jul 13, 2009 -
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I've inherited an older PC from work and would like to turn it into a media center / game-playing box, but I'm not sure if it's up to snuff.
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posted by rokusan
on Jun 16, 2009 -
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I just got a relatively new PC secondhand. What should I upgrade first in order to most successfully play games?
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posted by joshrholloway
on Feb 9, 2008 -
18 answers
Neeerrrrrrrrdfilter: I want to play Bioshock. Help me find the most economical way to upgrade my video hardware so that it will run the game satisfactorily.
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posted by killdevil
on Aug 22, 2007 -
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I recently purchased an ATI Radeon 9600 AGP graphics card to replace the old AGP card in a Dell Dimension 4100. The new card doesn't work. I know I need drivers for both the card and the Intel motherboard, and I'm having trouble finding the motherboard drivers. [MI]
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posted by Roach
on Jan 26, 2005 -
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YetAnotherQuestionAboutVideoCardsFilter: I am going to buy a new computer for browsing/photo editing/mp3 playing/excel editing/cd burning. I am _NOT_ going to be playing games on the machine. Does it matter what video card I get? I'm tempted to get an ATI Radeon 9200SE since it doesn't have a fan and I want a quiet PC.
posted by selfnoise
on Jan 11, 2005 -
10 answers
What would the optimal video card be for a P3 700Mhz system running ArcView/GIS and AutoCAD?
Also, would you choose a different video card for those apps than you would for gaming, and why?
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posted by gnz2001
on Aug 10, 2004 -
7 answers
Computer hardware: As part of her Christmas present, I want to buy my wife a video card for her PC (she's a serious geek). What's a good one? [more]
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posted by normy
on Dec 23, 2003 -
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