Video card for plasma

[IKK]

I am building a new system an AMD 2500 PVR. It will also connect with a sage client which is currently running a M1000 miniitx. My question is on my 2500 AMD that well be running the Sage server. I am plan on buying a plasma in a few months. Which video card should I look at. The specs of the Plasma are as followed:
Philips
Diagonal Screen Size 42"
Contrast Ratio 400:1
Brightness 600 cd/m2
Color System NTSC
Plasma Inputs
Component Video 1 RCA (3 RCA with E-Box)
Composite Video 2 RCA (3 RCA with E-Box)
S-Video 1 S-Video (2 S-Video with E-Box)
RGB Input Mini D-Sub 15-pin
DVI Input Yes
Plasma General
Power Supply AC 95-264V, 50/60Hz

I really am not looking a spending a fortune on a video card. I already have 2 250 cards.
So I don't want to buy a 350
I guess a anything with a DVI output would be good like an AIW card. But I would like to get some peoples recomendations. I someone is already using a 42in Plasma with Saqe please pass on your experiances.

Thank You

[stanger89]

Either a Radeon 9600 or Geforce FX 5200/5700 will give you the best bang for the buck. No point getting an AIW, you don't need the TV tuner stuff.

[mikbro]

I second the 9600, or even a 9200 ($59 at NewEgg).

[IKK]

Mikbro I checked out you website the other day. Neat system I have to say. I was looking at some of your screen shots and I noticed you have folders that seperate your shows. Is that a custom job or is that in sage. I really would be intrested on how you did that. Not that it really matters much more from what I hear sage 2 will have that ability.

[mikbro]

Thanks for checking out the site... have many new and exciting Sage related projects on the way, so stay tuned :-)

Re: folders:

It is a setting in the Sage.properties file:

set
auto_categorize_epg=false

to
auto_categorize_epg=true

[phenixdragon]

I would go with ATI. But I just have always like their quality over others. I have not tested anything with DVI yet, but I would say that DVI will look just as good as on your monitor with any card you decide to get. You shouldn't have quality issues that comes with other types out connections (s-video, composite, etc..).