I am customizing a Gateway system DX430X. You have the option of getting a tv tuner with it. If you do get the tuner, they say you also get front video ports on the tower. My question is, what are these ports used for and do they serve a different purpose from the firewire ports that are already on the front of the tower?
Their website say's the following...
Optional Front Video Ports
"Easily transfer video from camcorders and other devices with handy video input ports at the front of the PC, when upgraded to an optional TV tuner."

Thank you!

Firewire is all you need for cameras and cam-corders.

The best as I can see the TV option would be an s-video port for TV in/out.

Reading the reviews you should consider what you want to do with the computer.

No graphics card unless you add a PCI_E x16 to the available slot. This would be essential for any high end graphics; games; video applications.

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