I just got a new geforce 6600 PCIE card. I just barely started messing around with the tv-out capabilities. They have improved substantially over my geforceti 4200. You can now select many different resolutions to output to tv including 320x200. I was just looking at a browser and tested some dvd playback. The browser test was crystal clear up to 720x480. DVD playback was incredible. I am posting this here because it appears the option of using a regular tv just got better. I was using a 27 tv for a monitor in my machine for a while but I couldn't take it for very long. I use the machine for windows games and internet as well, so I needed a more multipurpose solution like a computer monitor. With this new card, however, the tv seems to be a real alternative for me. I got the card from newegg for $113