I have my HTPC connected to my 42" Sharp Acquos 1080P tv.

I have an older 9600XT video card that has video out. I output that to a Transcoder that then outputs via component which hooks up to my TV. I output 1080P from my pc to my tv. I watch all movies/dvd's via my pc to my tv. Picture looks fantastic! My pc has 2gb of ram and a 2.8ghz Intel CPU.

I was actually shocked that I could output 1080P. I was trying to do 1080i thinking my pc wouldn't be able to output it to my tv via component. But I gave it a try and much to my surprise, it worked!

I view all my dvd's, pictures, etc on my tv via my pc.