First shown at the Consumer Electronics Show 2006, this videocard is the right card if you want to create your own home theater.

Based on ATI’s Radeon X1600 Pro GPU, the Sapphire Radeon X1600 Pro HDMI has a 500 MHz core and 800 MHz memory clock. It’s equipped with 256 MB of memory using a 128-bit memory interface.

HDMI and VGA outputs are available with a maximum supported resolution of 1080p via HDMI and 2048×1536 over VGA. HDCP is supported with the HDMI output too. ATI’s AVIVO video enhancing engine is supported for high quality video playback.

If you want CrossFire, this videocard just needs another Radeon X1600Pro and you will experience an awesome image and speed.

These days HDMI 1.3 was released but Sapphire preferred to use HDMI 1.1 standard for this card. As it supports up to eight-channels of audio output and perfect for that Dolby Digital Live or DTS Connect capable sound card, HDMI 1.1 is perfect for this card.

If you need a low profile card, Sapphire has made available a low profile model too. You can get this baby starting next week at a price of $155.