Community Question: Sapphire ATI Radeon VC X1650Pro agp

[Ommina]

(Yes, I DID copy/paste the model number into the subject.)

So, a new TV (and by new, I mean, 10 years old) has appeared in the room. A Sony rear-projection model, one of the earlier HD televisions. 720 lines of resolution only, and only component-video inputs for HD.

With that in mind, I would like to replace the current video output card to something that will offer me 720 with this TV. (Currently, I'm using svideo outputs). The catch here is that the card must be AGP, there are no PCI slots in the PC.

After a bit of poking about, I've found the Sapphire ATI Radeon VC X1650Pro agp. Claims "YPrPb component output for direct drive of HDTV displays*" (the asterisk concerns me) and "AGP 8x configurations also supported with AGP-PCI-E external bridge chip" (whatever that is).

So -- my questions. Does anybody have any experience with this card? Between the asterisk and the "bridge chip", I'm a bit wary about jumping into any fresh purchases without some external reassurances that it will work.

Any thoughts / comments would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

[athomas]

I have an ATI 1650XT PCIe in one of my computers. I know its a bit more powerful than the AGP 1650Pro, but it is still quite similar. It plays 720p HD content very well in PVRX2. You shouldn't have have any issues as long as you are using efficient codecs.