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220-801 · Question #185

Older video cards used S-video to output to a TV. This standard has been replaced by:

The correct answer is D. HDMI. HDMI has replaced S-Video as the modern standard for video output to displays, offering digital audio and high-definition video over a single cable.

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Question

Older video cards used S-video to output to a TV. This standard has been replaced by:

Options

  • AFireWire.
  • BSCSI.
  • Ccoaxial.
  • DHDMI.

How the community answered

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  • A
    7% (4)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    3% (2)
  • D
    88% (53)

Why each option

HDMI has replaced S-Video as the modern standard for video output to displays, offering digital audio and high-definition video over a single cable.

AFireWire.

FireWire (IEEE 1394) is a high-speed serial bus used primarily for data transfer and camcorder connectivity, not as a display output standard.

BSCSI.

SCSI is a parallel interface standard for connecting storage devices and peripherals, not a video output technology.

Ccoaxial.

Coaxial cable carries RF signals for antenna/cable TV connections and is not a direct replacement for S-Video output on video cards.

DHDMI.Correct

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) carries uncompressed digital video and multi-channel audio over a single cable, supporting HD and 4K resolutions that S-Video, an analog standard limited to standard definition, cannot achieve.

Concept tested: Display interface standards and HDMI adoption

Source: https://www.hdmi.org/spec/hdmi1_4b

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#HDMI#S-video#video connectors#display standards

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