MSI GeForce 210 512MB DDR3 Low Profile Video Card (N210-MD512D3H/TC) Free after $30 Rebate + Free Shipping

Quote from PV9685 : ^Untrue, in order to watch even youtube videos you require hardware acceleration for a decent experience. If you want Vsync - which is the only way to watch video as it was intended, you must run Aero under windows. I have never seen a DVD/Bluray player with Vsync issues, and therefore it is an absolute requirement for any type of video playback. Which the majority of people DO indeed use computers for these days.

Never heard of an office computer? I bought several just to cut the ambient noise level on internet pcs. I disagree heartily that "the majority" of people use their computers video playback.

P.S. Damn near everyone I know is still running XP, so Aero be damned.

Quote from skarydrunkguy : Never heard of an office computer? I bought several just to cut the ambient noise level on internet pcs. I disagree heartily that "the majority" of people use their computers video playback. P.S. Damn near everyone I know is still running XP, so Aero be damned.

Agreed !

Still amazes me that people think this is a bad deal....for 5 bucks.

Quote from skarydrunkguy : Never heard of an office computer? I bought several just to cut the ambient noise level on internet pcs. I disagree heartily that "the majority" of people use their computers video playback. P.S. Damn near everyone I know is still running XP, so Aero be damned.

XP lost mainstream support over 3 years ago and will no longer even receive security updates in just over a year and a half. It cannot support all available modern technologies and is much less secure than Windows 6.x or alternative systems.

I have indeed heard of an "office computer" and have built and serviced a great many - though no modern office computer would use a low-end PCI-E graphics card, it would use either on-board graphics or a dedicated card that corresponds to the tasks at hand - unless they were improperly built/purchased without the needed connectors on the rear I/O panel. (ie: DVI for example)

You would be completely incorrect to "diagree heartily" that the majority of users do not use their computers for video playback. (Bear in mind that office computers obviously do not count as "people" as those are computers used by organizations, not "people" for "normal" tasks.) The majority of the internet is littered with advertisements that employ 3D acceleration and/or the video engine of your GPU. Even your web browser is likely to use hardware acceleration, along with typical OFFICE COMPUTER applications such as PowerPoint, Adobe Reader, etc.. Of which both of those have used GPU acceleration for several years now - this is nothing new.

So please, keep current on technologies before trying to argue your point of view. For example, most of us could care less how many people you know live in caves, or still run XP for that matter - because the facts state that less people are using XP than Windows 6.x systems.

P.S. Again with your "disagee[ing] heartily" how many people do you know that have never watched any type of video on their home computer??? Grandma??

OMG a 210? If you have the same desktop from 2001, go for it!
Ahh I see said the blind man. If you have office/work PC's a 210 is good to keep the gamers working. Surprised this card doesn't come in one of those claw vending machines. haha Grab it and it's yours.

Quote from PV9685 : XP lost mainstream support over 3 years ago and will no longer even receive security updates in just over a year and a half. It cannot support all available modern technologies and is much less secure than Windows 6.x or alternative systems. I have indeed heard of an "office computer" and have built and serviced a great many - though no modern office computer would use a low-end PCI-E graphics card, it would use either on-board graphics or a dedicated card that corresponds to the tasks at hand - unless they were improperly built/purchased without the needed connectors on the rear I/O panel. (ie: DVI for example) You would be completely incorrect to "diagree heartily" that the majority of users do not use their computers for video playback. (Bear in mind that office computers obviously do not count as "people" as those are computers used by organizations, not "people" for "normal" tasks.) The majority of the internet is littered with advertisements that employ 3D acceleration and/or the video engine of your GPU. Even your web browser is likely to use hardware acceleration, along with typical OFFICE COMPUTER applications such as PowerPoint, Adobe Reader, etc.. Of which both of those have used GPU acceleration for several years now - this is nothing new. So please, keep current on technologies before trying to argue your point of view. For example, most of us could care less how many people you know live in caves, or still run XP for that matter - because the facts state that less people are using XP than Windows 6.x systems. P.S. Again with your "disagee[ing] heartily" how many people do you know that have never watched any type of video on their home computer??? Grandma??

Yikes.
Ok....please give me a link to a card I can put into an old XP machine, that either the on-board video crapped out...or the dedicated card crapped out.....for 5 bucks.

And please....the only video that we use at work is whatever pops up on websites.
And we STILL have pentium 4 workstations with on-board graphics that run this type of video fine.
So this 210 would actually be an upgrade.

I will be waiting for the link to another brand new, fanless video card, for 5 bucks, that is at least as "fast" as this.

Waiting.......waiting.....

Does rebate work for a US address??

Quote from FrostyWinnipeg : It's free in Canada @ newegg.ca Just change newegg.com link to .ca

Reasons to get this:
1. You're on integrated graphics that came with your Pentium 4, Pentium D desktop
2. You need an HDMI port
3. You need dual monitor support
4. You want to accelerate applications like Photoshop that uses CUDA
5. Your integrated graphics eats up 256 to 512MB of memory which you want to free for your OS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814127676

YOU CAN'T BEAT THIS PRICE.

Price is now showing as $30 so FAR after rebate!!!

This card is now FAR. Just fyi..

i mean...you can run anything from 2004 and below in maxed out settings (I think)

that's pretty cool.

is there a website which can tell if my desktop can take this videocard? I have a Dell Optiplex I got from work, how will I know if I can use this in my desktop, I would like to have a HDMI port to hook it up to my TV to make it into a HTPC

Probably good for an emergency spare, or maybe put it in my wife's computer.

$2.18 tax + price of stamp

Quote from bigpollack : Yikes. Ok....please give me a link to a card I can put into an old XP machine, that either the on-board video crapped out...or the dedicated card crapped out.....for 5 bucks. And please....the only video that we use at work is whatever pops up on websites. And we STILL have pentium 4 workstations with on-board graphics that run this type of video fine. So this 210 would actually be an upgrade. I will be waiting for the link to another brand new, fanless video card, for 5 bucks, that is at least as "fast" as this. Waiting.......waiting.....

Yes, this entire website - or better yet, the entire internet revolves around your needs and desires. Hell, this card isn't $5 it's free after rebate at the moment and I have shoprunner - this card would cost me a $0.50 cent postage stamp and I'm not even ordering it to use as a paper weight.