I know there is a lot of new things coming out and companies are finally starting to offer bit-streaming 
. That being said I know it is in its infancy still but with the release of the 5xxx series ATI cards I have been pretty antsy to build a new HTPC. I have been running a popcorn hour A-110 for over a year and although it has its minor drawbacks, it plays blu ray like a champ for me.
All that aside. I am putting together a new build with HTPC in mind only. I already have gaming PCs and purchased the Zotac GF9300 board with the silverstone mini-ITX case. My question is what card would be the best in the long run? I have read all the reviews on the 5450 and 5570 and know they still have deinterlacing issues and what not but figure at least they can bit-stream and maybe it will get better.
So tell me what you think. I know that many people don't have them yet, but I would like to get one soon and figure they will get better over time, but which one will be best over time? Tell me what you would get or not get and why. I am keeping it to these two cards mainly because of power and heat concerns. I want this to be as low profile as possible.
I mainly play blu rays and have it hooked up to a Pioneer VSX-1019. I also have an antenna up that I watch all the major network channels with.
. That being said I know it is in its infancy still but with the release of the 5xxx series ATI cards I have been pretty antsy to build a new HTPC. I have been running a popcorn hour A-110 for over a year and although it has its minor drawbacks, it plays blu ray like a champ for me.All that aside. I am putting together a new build with HTPC in mind only. I already have gaming PCs and purchased the Zotac GF9300 board with the silverstone mini-ITX case. My question is what card would be the best in the long run? I have read all the reviews on the 5450 and 5570 and know they still have deinterlacing issues and what not but figure at least they can bit-stream and maybe it will get better.
So tell me what you think. I know that many people don't have them yet, but I would like to get one soon and figure they will get better over time, but which one will be best over time? Tell me what you would get or not get and why. I am keeping it to these two cards mainly because of power and heat concerns. I want this to be as low profile as possible.
I mainly play blu rays and have it hooked up to a Pioneer VSX-1019. I also have an antenna up that I watch all the major network channels with.
