<s>
Video	B-Protocol
in	I-Protocol
video	I-Protocol
out	I-Protocol
(	O
usually	O
seen	O
as	O
the	O
acronym	O
VIVO	O
)	O
,	O
commonly	O
pronounced	O
(	O
VEE-voh	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
graphics	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
which	O
enables	O
some	O
video	B-Device
cards	I-Device
to	O
have	O
bidirectional	O
(	O
input	O
and	O
output	O
)	O
analog	O
video	O
transfer	O
through	O
a	O
mini-DIN	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
,	O
usually	O
of	O
the	O
9-pin	O
variety	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
specialised	O
splitter	B-Device
cable	I-Device
(	O
which	O
can	O
sometimes	O
also	O
transfer	O
analog	O
audio	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VIVO	O
was	O
found	O
on	O
high-end	O
ATI	O
and	O
NVIDIA	O
computer	O
video	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
sometimes	O
labeled	O
"	O
TV	O
OUT	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VIVO	O
on	O
these	O
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
typically	O
supports	O
composite	O
,	O
component	O
,	O
and	O
S-Video	O
as	O
outputs	O
,	O
and	O
composite	O
and	O
S-Video	O
as	O
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
other	O
video	B-Device
cards	I-Device
only	O
support	O
component	O
and/or	O
S-Video	O
outputs	O
to	O
complement	O
VGA	B-Protocol
or	O
DVI	B-Protocol
,	O
typically	O
using	O
a	O
component	O
breakout	B-Device
cable	I-Device
and	O
an	O
S-Video	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
component-out	O
operation	O
supports	O
high-definition	B-Device
resolutions	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
HDCP	B-Protocol
standard	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
required	O
for	O
official	O
HDTV	B-Device
support	O
as	O
set	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
EICTA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
practical	O
uses	O
of	O
VIVO	O
include	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
display	O
multimedia	O
stored	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
on	O
a	O
TV	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
a	O
DVD	B-Device
player	I-Device
or	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
to	O
a	O
computer	O
while	O
continuing	O
to	O
allow	O
viewing	O
via	O
a	O
TV	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VIVO	O
itself	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
can	O
not	O
decode	O
broadcast	O
signals	O
from	O
any	O
source	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
,	O
like	O
HDTV	B-Device
sets	O
without	O
tuners	B-Device
and	O
composite	O
monitors	O
,	O
additional	O
equipment	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
show	O
broadcast	O
TV	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VIVO	O
output	O
on	O
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
is	O
often	O
not	O
used	O
by	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
no	O
need	O
to	O
connect	O
their	O
computer	O
to	O
a	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Nvidia	B-Application
GeForce	I-Application
series	O
6	O
and	O
7	O
video	B-Device
card	I-Device
users	O
this	O
means	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
On	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
computers	O
that	O
use	O
GeForce	B-Application
video	B-Device
cards	I-Device
with	O
Scalable	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Interface	I-Device
(	O
SLI	O
)	O
mode	O
enabled	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
TV	O
to	O
display	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
desktop	O
via	O
VIVO	O
is	O
disabled	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
dual-monitor	O
mode	O
is	O
disabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Confusingly	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
some	O
distorted	O
images	O
may	O
be	O
visible	O
on	O
a	O
properly-connected	O
VIVO-driven	O
television	O
display	O
at	O
boot-up	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
OS	O
loading	O
the	O
display	O
driver	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
bios	O
might	O
initialize	O
outputs	O
that	O
are	O
then	O
unavailable	O
once	O
the	O
OS	O
takes	O
over	O
and	O
the	O
driver	O
loads	O
into	O
SLI	B-Device
mode	I-Device
.	O
</s>
