Mac Pro With Geforce 7300 and hdtv

Hello,
I wanted to ask if anyone knew if i could buy a dvi to hdmi cable to use with my Mac Pro/Geforce 7300? My tv does not have a dvi port that is why i wanted to use the cable. However i know the tv adapter apple sells do not work for my gpu. Also if the cable works will i get true hd video or because my gpu is not a hd video card will not play hd video well? Thank you very much for the help.

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