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Video In Video Out (VIVO)

A 6-connector VIVO splitter cable. From left to right: S-Video In, Component Pb out, Component Pr out, Component Y out/Composite out, Composite in, S-Video Out

Type

Analog video connector

Production history

Manufacturer

Various graphics card manufacturers

Specifications

Width

10

Hot pluggable

Yes

External

Yes

Video signal

At least up to 1080p

Pins

9

Connector

Mini-DIN 9

Pin out

VIVO port using standard (left) and non-standard (right) Mini-DIN

Video In Video Out, usually seen as the acronym VIVO (commonly pronounced vee-voh), is a graphics port which enables some video cards to have bidirectional (input and output) analog video transfer through a mini-DIN connector, usually of the 9-pin variety, and a specialised splitter cable (which can sometimes also transfer analog audio).

VIVO is found on high-end ATI and NVIDIA computer video cards, sometimes labeled “TV OUT”. VIVO on these graphics cards typically supports composite, component, and S-Video as outputs, and composite and S-Video as inputs. Many other video cards only support component and/or S-Video outputs to complement VGA or DVI, typically using a component breakout cable and an S-Video cable. While component-out operation supports high-definition resolutions, it does not support the HDCP standard which would be required for official HDTV support as set out by the EICTA.

A graphics card with VGA, VIVO and DVI outputs

Some practical uses of VIVO include being able to display multimedia stored on a computer on a TV, and being able to connect a DVD player or video game console to a computer while continuing to allow viewing via a TV monitor. VIVO itself, however, can not decode broadcast signals from any source, and so, like HDTV sets without tuners and composite monitors, additional equipment is required to be able to show broadcast TV programs.

Some manufacturers enable their version of the VIVO port to also transfer sound.

Limitations

The VIVO output on graphics cards is often not used by those who have no need to connect their computer to a TV. Also, there can be issues in software supporting the use of VIVO ports.

A computer using VIVO must have software that can handle an input signal. For example, in the case of Nvidia GeForce series 6 and 7 video card users this means downloading Nvidia’s WDM drivers.

Additionally, On Windows XP computers that use GeForce video cards with Scalable Link Interface (SLI) mode enabled, using a TV to display part of the desktop via VIVO is disabled, just as dual-monitor mode is disabled. Confusingly, however, some distorted images may be visible on a properly-connected VIVO-driven television display at boot-up.

See also

DIN connector

Mini-DIN connector

Composite video

Component video

YPbPr

S-Video

ATI Technologies

Nvidia

External links

Plan of assembly of a cable VIVO

S-video to composite video adapter

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Audio and video connectors

Single conductor audio

Binding post  Banana plug  Fahnestock clip

Analog audio

TRS  XLR  DIN / Mini-DIN  D-sub  Speakon

Digital Audio

BNC  S/PDIF  TosLink  XLR  D-sub

Video

DVI / Mini-DVI / Micro-DVI  DMS-59 / LFH  VGA / Mini-VGA  DFP  BNC  DIN / Mini-DIN  DB13W3  D-Terminal

Audio and Video

RCA  ADC  Belling-Lee  DisplayPort / Mini DisplayPort  EVC  F  HDMI  P&D  SCART  TRS

Visual charts

List of video connectors

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Audio and Video Interfaces and Connectors

Audio Only

Analog

Interface: PC System Design Guide Connectors: TRS 3.5mm

Digital

Interface: S/PDIF Connectors: RCA Jack (Coaxial), TOSLINK (Optical), BNC

Video Only

Analog

Interface: VGA Connectors: DB-15   Interface: Composite Connectors: RCA jack yellow   Interface: S-Video Connectors: Mini-DIN 4 Pin   Interface: Component Connectors: RCA Jacks 3   Interface: Composite, S-Video, and Component Connectors: VIVO using Mini-DIN 9 Pin

Digital and

Analog

Interface: DVI Connectors: DVI

Video and Audio

Digital

Interface: HDMI Connectors: HDMI connector   Interface: DisplayPort Connectors: DisplayPort connector

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