Whats Intel ViiV

plainman007 · 06-09-2008, 11:50 AM

Whats viiv technology. I know its on board the intel MBs. And it helps with HD playback etc. But how does one use it. Is there something that needs to be installed (Hardware / Software) ? Or is it just an inbuilt feature which provides acceleration on its own. I read most of the docs on the intel site but couldnt understand anything other than what ive stated above. Hope someone can chime in and explain a lil. Thanks.

jaketerminate · 06-09-2008, 12:06 PM

This might help you out:

Intel Viiv Technology – What the heck is it? :: TweakTown

What I understand is that its just a name for a combination of Intel ingredients to support a more media based experience.

plainman007 · 06-09-2008, 01:46 PM

Hey thanks, im looking into it right now.

ctal · 06-09-2008, 08:23 PM

Intel Viiv - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Regards,
-- Al

plainman007 · 06-11-2008, 12:38 AM

Jaketerminate > I read your link. I couldnt understand anything. I mean theres wasnt anything practically discussing its features. They are talking more about their business angles on the product and all i could make out this was something that helps drm work and whatever and how all this benefits mircrosoft & intel. Whos bothered about how 'they' benefit out of this technology. But all in all i think its more a subject of protocols and how it allows this and doesnt allow that etc. I doubt anything was said if it accelerates graphics or Hd.

Ctal > Hii, will look at that link too Al. Thanks.

jaketerminate · 06-17-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by plainman007

Jaketerminate > I read your link. I couldnt understand anything. I mean theres wasnt anything practically discussing its features. They are talking more about their business angles on the product and all i could make out this was something that helps drm work and whatever and how all this benefits mircrosoft & intel. Whos bothered about how 'they' benefit out of this technology. But all in all i think its more a subject of protocols and how it allows this and doesnt allow that etc. I doubt anything was said if it accelerates graphics or Hd.

Ctal > Hii, will look at that link too Al. Thanks.

I dont think there is much to its features other than Intel giving more thought to media based users and giving their work a name.

S.SubZero · 06-17-2008, 03:55 PM

Viiv was Intel's idea of gathering several technologies and packaging them as a media center sort of thing. The way Windows Media Center handles the software side of playing various types of media, Viiv was a kind of hardware version of that (it did have a software component also).

You won't see Viiv mentioned much anymore since it seems to be a dead project. Ever since the runaway success of the Core 2 processors, Intel doesn't really need to worry much about media hardware.

06-09-2008, 11:50 AM	#1
plainman007 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 167	Whats Intel ViiV Whats viiv technology. I know its on board the intel MBs. And it helps with HD playback etc. But how does one use it. Is there something that needs to be installed (Hardware / Software) ? Or is it just an inbuilt feature which provides acceleration on its own. I read most of the docs on the intel site but couldnt understand anything other than what ive stated above. Hope someone can chime in and explain a lil. Thanks.
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06-09-2008, 12:06 PM	#2
jaketerminate Maximum Post Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT Posts: 782	Re: Whats Intel ViiV This might help you out: Intel Viiv Technology – What the heck is it? :: TweakTown What I understand is that its just a name for a combination of Intel ingredients to support a more media based experience. __________________ "Mozart" Rig #1 Case: Thermaltake Mozart TX Mobo: Asus P5N-E CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4ghz Memory: 4GB (2x 2GB) G.Skill DDR2 Hard Drive: 320 GB Western Digital 7200 RPM Video Card: EVGA Nvidia 9800GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) Power Supply: 600W OCZ StealthXStream OS: Windows XP Homee Edition and Ubuntu Linux x64 Monitor: 22" Westinghouse LCD and 2 Dell CRTs HP Pavillion tx 2000z Tablet CRACKED SCREEN CPU: AMD Turion x2 2.0Ghz Memory: 3GB Hard Drive: 250GB 5400RPM GPU: ATI Radeon 3200 64mb OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 and Ubuntu Linux x64 Last edited by jaketerminate : 06-09-2008 at 07:43 PM.
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06-09-2008, 01:46 PM	#3
plainman007 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 167	Re: Whats Intel ViiV Hey thanks, im looking into it right now.
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06-09-2008, 08:23 PM	#4
ctal Eschews Obfuscation Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 1,314	Re: Whats Intel ViiV Intel Viiv - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Regards, -- Al __________________ "I didn't say I didn't say it. I said that I didn't say that I said it. I want to make that very clear." -- George Romney, in 1968, while campaigning for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.
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06-11-2008, 12:38 AM	#5
plainman007 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 167	Re: Whats Intel ViiV Jaketerminate > I read your link. I couldnt understand anything. I mean theres wasnt anything practically discussing its features. They are talking more about their business angles on the product and all i could make out this was something that helps drm work and whatever and how all this benefits mircrosoft & intel. Whos bothered about how 'they' benefit out of this technology. But all in all i think its more a subject of protocols and how it allows this and doesnt allow that etc. I doubt anything was said if it accelerates graphics or Hd. Ctal > Hii, will look at that link too Al. Thanks.
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06-17-2008, 03:55 PM	#7
S.SubZero Vista x64 User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: California Posts: 1,265	Re: Whats Intel ViiV Viiv was Intel's idea of gathering several technologies and packaging them as a media center sort of thing. The way Windows Media Center handles the software side of playing various types of media, Viiv was a kind of hardware version of that (it did have a software component also). You won't see Viiv mentioned much anymore since it seems to be a dead project. Ever since the runaway success of the Core 2 processors, Intel doesn't really need to worry much about media hardware. __________________ -SSZ
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