Originally posted by: JoeFahey
what does tv out on a video card do? and also, what should i get for a mb size? 126 or 256?
Considering this is a long-term investment, 256 would be ideal, but at a $100 price premium, I'm not entirely sure if it's worth it. As for the cords, the 9800Pro has to be plugged in to your power supply, so that's what the cord is for(some provide you with the cord, some make you provide your own, it varies). Oh, and for TV-out, it simply means there's an S-Video port on the video card to let you directly output to a TV; if you're asking this question however, I doubt you're needing a card like that, so I wouldn't worry about it(most cards feature TV-out in the first place, anyhow).
PS Whatever configuration you decide on for a video card, get the cheapest one. 9800Pros are all basically built the same