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ere are two video connectors – one is the ordinary VGA port, to connect to an analog
monitor – the other is the DVI (Digital Video In) port which gives a digital output to connect
to a digital monitor. ere is also a Firewire port. What is a fi rewire port? It is a serial port
similar to the USB. FireWire is a method of transferring information between digital devices,
especially audio and video equipment. It is also known as IEEE 1394 port. e FireWire port
has been in common use since 1995, when Apple Inc. fi rst began to include the port on a
number of digital camcorders. IEEE 1394 was adopted as the
High-Defi nition Audio-Video
Network Alliance (HANA) standard connection interface for A/V (audio/visual) ...