Digital Visual Interface
E917071
Digital Visual Interface is a video display interface standard used to transmit uncompressed digital video from a source device to a display, commonly found on older computer monitors and graphics cards.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
digital display interface
ⓘ
video interface standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DVI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | DVI standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibleWith | VGA (via passive adapter on DVI-I and DVI-A) ⓘ |
| category |
computer hardware interface
ⓘ
display technology ⓘ |
| colorDepthSupport | up to 24 bits per pixel in standard mode ⓘ |
| connectorType |
DVI-A
ⓘ
DVI-D NERFINISHED ⓘ DVI-I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataEncoding | TMDS ⓘ |
| designedFor |
digital CRT displays
ⓘ
flat-panel displays ⓘ projectors ⓘ |
| developedBy | Digital Display Working Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotCarry |
Ethernet data
ⓘ
audio signal in standard form ⓘ |
| hasConnectorShape | rectangular with flat blade and pin grid GENERATED ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| maximumResolutionDualLink | 2560×1600 at 60 Hz ⓘ |
| maximumResolutionSingleLink | 1920×1200 at 60 Hz ⓘ |
| partiallySupersededBy |
DisplayPort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HDMI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| physicalInterface | 24-bit digital video interface ⓘ |
| pinCountVariant |
18+1 pins (single-link DVI-D)
ⓘ
24+1 pins (dual-link DVI-D) ⓘ 29 pins (dual-link DVI-I) ⓘ |
| primaryUse | connecting computers to displays ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
DisplayPort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HDMI NERFINISHED ⓘ VGA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | VGA in many computer systems ⓘ |
| signalType |
analog (for DVI-A and DVI-I)
ⓘ
digital ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | DDWG specification ⓘ |
| supports | analog video (in some variants) ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
DDC (Display Data Channel)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HDCP (in some implementations) NERFINISHED ⓘ hot plug detection ⓘ |
| supportsScanType |
interlaced scan (depending on mode)
GENERATED
ⓘ
progressive scan GENERATED ⓘ |
| transmits | uncompressed digital video ⓘ |
| typicalUseEra | early 2000s to mid-2010s PCs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
KVM switches
ⓘ
computer monitors ⓘ graphics cards ⓘ projectors ⓘ |
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