Second Graphics Card for HDTV Output + HDV Live Preview

Hi guys,
I have a few questions about hardware and Premiere Pro CS5. I am using Windows 7 x64 with a Dual DVI nVidia GeForce 7950GT which is outputting to two DVI LCD monitors. I want to install a second graphics card so I can look at the main preview window in Premiere on my HD LCD TV and would like to know what the best plan of attack is. Also, I want to be able to preview my HDV captures on my HDTV as relying on the 2.5" LCD on my Sony HVR is not eye-friendly!
I am thinking about either selling the 7950GT and buying a GeForce 470GTX which has 2 dvi and 1 mini-hdmi, or, keeping the 7950 and buying a cheapish 2nd graphics card to just use for the HDTV. What do you guys think is the best option?
This is the graphics card I am thinking of getting ( http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=hs87bcOLPd9irXRk&templete=2 ) an ASUS ENGTX470  / 2DI / 1280 MD5, my server can just handle it's power requirements, but I am happy to upgrade the power supply if this card will ouput to 2 DVI monitors and also to a HD TV with a mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter. An Antec 1000w power supply is only about $225!
Or, I can take the cheap option and get an NVIDIA Quadro FX 580  by Leadtek( http://www.leadtek.com/eng/workstation_graphics/overview.asp?lineid=2&pronameid=491&check= f ) which is a cheapy with 2 HDMI and 1 DVI. I guess there are other PCI-X graphics cards out there to choose from which are probably fine, but it would be awesome to know what some of you guys are using.
Surely there are others out there that already have a dual monitor setup with a third LCD TV for previewing?
Anyhelp would be much appreciated!

@Harm: Thanks for that, I thought a card with three outputs would be  too good to be true. I think I will buy a much cheaper 2nd PCI-X  graphics card and just use its HDMI output for the HDTV. We will be  doing a complete overhaul of this machine sometime in the future and I  will buy an awesome graphics card with power supply to boot then.
@J-MS: Currently we are moving away from a Matrox Axio HD as their  support for Windows 7 and CS5 has been lackluster, and I don't reward  companies that provide zero or no support with future business. I would  rather be free of a third-parties proprietary codecs, plugin and  decoders.
@Thrill: Thanks for the link to that post, I read through it and it looks like I need to get a second card that is the same make as the existing card (ie. nVidia), which is what Harm was saying. When I capture from the tape deck, the capture preview window in Premiere goes blue and says in 5 different languages that the preview is going to show on the input device, or words to that effect. I am therefore looking at a 2.5" lcd for capturing! fail. I don't know why that is happening now to be honest, maybe it was because I was in a Matrox HD sequence before and the input device wasn't set correctly? I will double-check it again and see what the deal is.
I am very tempted to just get an el-cheapo nVidia 8400GS Turbo Cache 512M DDR3 DVI HDMI which is only $39!!!! It has HDMI and is small and has a very low power drain on the system. If it outputs to the HDTV then that's all I need, if it doesn't, I sell it on ebay for $25 and lose $14, big deal.

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