Vista / Sage / Video Card Recommendations

[mightyt]

Short and sweet question ...

Any advice on the best video card for Vista and Sage 6?

Of course I am interested in card and it's best decoders for Vista.

Oh, and this is for STD and HD (QAM) ...

Thx!

[mightyt]

Bump

[Polypro]

8600GT here, like it.

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[Bacon2002]

Hi,

I'm using Vista 64 bit and Sage 6.4.4 with the following cards:-

1 x Hauppauge DVB-T-500 (dual DVB-T) - both DBV-T tuners work well.
2 x FireDVB S2 (Single Firewire DVB-S2) - both DVB-S2 tuners work really well.
1 x BlackGold BG3540 (Dual DVB-T, Dual DVB-S, Dual Analogue tuners) - only the Dual DVB-T tuners work with Sage (the dual DVB-T does work really well though).
1 x Hauppauge HVR-1300 (single DVB-T, single Analogue Tuner, S-Video for Set top box) - I only use the S-Video, that works really well. I expect the other tuners will work although I have not tried them yet.
1 x Power Color ATI X1900XT - the VIVO does not work with Sage.

Hope this helps,

David

[CousinJed]

Excellent card, especially for a HTPC; great price: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3450

I use a HD2400XT (very similar specs) and it works great.

[mightyt]

Anyone see or use this one ... ??

Asus en9600gt Silent ~$160

Saw it on DL.TV ... Googled it and found some good review write-ups .... cool and totally silent .... !!

[autoboy]

9600GT is too powerful for a non gaming HTPC. Stick to a 8600GT, 8500GT or my personal favorite, the ATI 3450 w/HDMI for $19 after $10 rebate.