Just like NVIDIA's GeForce 8500, the HD 2400 Pro is not a big performance upgrade, but comes with a ton of new features. Certainly very interesting is support for DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0. But let's be honest, which serious gamer will try this on a $60 graphics card? Personally I think the more interesting feature is the new UVD video acceleration which lets you watch full HD content, even with weak CPUs. Personally I have tried this card in my media PC which uses an Athlon64 3000+ processor. As you can imagine without acceleration, watching 1080p content is impossible. Once the 2400 Pro was installed, HD playback was very smooth. Also it is important to note that you will have support for HDCP and fully digital audio.
If you are building a media PC system and need a card that can handle playback of any video you can throw at it, the Radeon HD 2400 Pro is a great choice for you. If you are mainly an office user, the low price of $59 will certainly appeal to you. Especially if you consider that this card will run Windows Vista Aero very well.
Our sample card allowed over 20% overclocking which is a nice way to get some additional performance out of the card.