Approximately what would it cost to buy a seperate graphics card
offering the same sort of quality as the integrated graphics on a
quality motherboard like:
Asus A7N8X-VM (nVidia)
Asus A7V8X-VM (Via)
Gigabyte 7VN400M (Via)
MSI-K7M2G-L (nVidia)
etc
We can consider their value by looking at the cost of equivalent
performance... "quality" means little beyond performance unless you can
audition each particular motherboard to see how crisp the image is.
The Via integrated video is roughly on par with an nVidia TNT2 Pro. Today
you might find one of those on ebay or some salvage 'site for $15.
The nVidia, IF you use a pair of memory modules for greater performance,
is the rough equivalent of a Geforce4MX, which is about $30 value when you
catch such cards on sale or with a rebate.
The main issue might be what you need from the video. If you expect to
play anything but relatively old games, all but the nForce2 are too slow.
Either would be adequate for 2D use, email, office, web surfing and DVDs.