Which card to use with tv?

[Granger]

Iv'e read that some video cards can be choppy when useing svid out. Was just wondering if anyone has an opinion on which card does the best job for tv output.

[Tritoch84]

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=3012

Older ATI's are fantastic for their GREAT tv outs. They can be had for around $30.  

[Granger]

Thanks for the response, I had read that thread, but was wondering about maby a newer card so it would handle some newer games like tiger wood. My main concern was what I read in a thread a couple of weeks ago that mentioned a problem with choppiness caused by certain card in svid mode. I believe he was running a gforce card. Wondering if this is specific to certain manufacturers or a universal problem with nvidia  vs ati architecture cards.

[Tritoch84]

a GForce? Yeah...well, the GForce isn't really a BAD card...it's just  ATI's video out is ten times more solid.

[Lilwolf]

Not really.

Trouble with GeForce is they don't sell cards... only chips... there are like 20 companies selling Geforce cards.  Each one uses a different TV out chip.  So some are GREAT and some suck the big one.

"Built by ATI" all have GREAT tv-out.  As good as the best Geforce.

"Powered by ATI" have the same troubles at Geforce.. (Sapphire builds all ATI cards for them... and they are thought to use the same chips... I have one with GREAT output)

So its more that you know what you are getting with ATI

[Tritoch84]

The thread I linked to gave information on the "powered by" and "made by" ATI's.

Every GForce I've messed with has been subpar, but I didn't know that they sold chipsets, so this would explain it.

[Granger]

thanks for the info, i think that answers my question well enough so i can go buy a card.