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THE GOOD
Excellent HD video image quality; easy installation with no internal cable connections.

THE BAD
Subpar 3D performance, even for a midrange 3D card.

THE BOTTOM LINE
If you're looking to build a home theater PC, we recommend ATI's Radeon HD 2600 XT as the midrange card to use, thanks to its nearly perfect HD video image and its no-fuss installation. But for 3D gaming, you'd be much better off looking for a good deal on a faster, older graphics card.

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Average CNET Reader Rating: 4.5 out of 10

CNET Reader Reviews

  1. January 20, 2008 10:26

    3.5/5
    Nice card overall (hardware).....But ATI has got to come up with much better Control Center (software) that actually works....All they ever suggest to remedy the issue is that you reinstall the Catalyst drivers to the newest versions....Well, i've d...  read more »

    - Ghost_Rider-USA

  2. February 19, 2008 12:10
    Mediocre
    1.0/5
    Work great on Vista 32. Lot of bugs on Vista 64. I work in QA lab, so I used to setup clean test machine. This card works no problem at all in XP Pro 32 and Vista 32. On Vista 64, you dont have to do anything, just idle for 6 hours, this video ...  read more »

    - stephencyy


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