Display Connectors and Cables - CompTIA A+ 220-801: 1.11

DVI (Digital Visual Interface)

• Single and dual link
• Single link; 3.7 Gbps (HDTV at 60 fps)
• Dual link; 7.4 Gbps (HDTV at 85 fps)
• DVI-A
• Analog signals

• DVI-D
• Digital signals

• DVI-I
• Integrated
• Digital and analog in the same connector

 DisplayPort

• Vesa standard
• Video Electronics Standards Association
• A royalty-free standard

• Data is sent in packetized form
• Like Ethernet and PCI Express

• Compatible with HDMI and DVI
• Passive adapter

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)

• Video and audio stream
• All analog, no analog
• 19-pin (Type A) connector
• Proprietary connector

• miniHDMI
• Type C connector
• Designed for smaller devices

VGA (Video Graphics Array)

• DE-15 connector
• Often incorrectly called DB-15
• Blue color
• PC System Design Guide

• Analog signal
• No digital

RCA connector

• Designed in the 1940's by RCA
• Phono connector
• Composite video
• Single RCA connector
• One channel of analog video
• Yellow marking

• Component video
• Three RCA connectors 
• YP b P r
• Luminance and sync, Blue, Red 

BNC connectors

• Bayonet Neill-Concelman
• Paul Neill, Carl Concelman
• Used on higher-end video
• Maintain connectivity

• RGBHV
• Red, Green, Blue, Horizontal Sync, Vertical Sync

• Component video
• YPbPr

 MidiDin-6

• S-Video (Separate Video)
• Analog signals
• 2-channel
• Intensity and color

RJ-45 connector

• Video over Ethernet
• Extend video over CAT5
• KVM over IP
• Distribute video signal across a data center floor