What is Intel VIIV?

[salami1212]

i was browsing the dell website and there was

Intel® Pentium® D 930 Dual Core Processor (3.00GHz, 800MHz fsb, 2x2MB cache)

and

Intel® Viiv™ technology -Intel® Pentium® D 930 Dual Core(3.00GHz,800MHz,2x2MB)

whats the difference and whats better and things?

 

[vintage-x]

as far as I know Viiv is a set of features for low power quiet htpcs

 

[maddness]

http://www.intel.com/products/viiv/description.htm

 

[NickK]

http://www.intel.com/products/viiv/description.htm

That says nothing apart from marketing bumpf.

 

[Raikiri]

That says nothing apart from marketing bumpf.

And that is precisely what VIIV is

 

[r3loaded]

It's basically like Centrino - you have to have an Intel chipset, Intel CPU and Intel something-or-other. Then the PC must support Away mode - a low power, fan-off mode where it can still record TV. Finally, when your PC passes all these requirements, you get a nice shiny VIIV badge to go on your PC.

It's basically helping OEMs to market Media Centre computers.

 

[NickK]

It's basically like Centrino - you have to have an Intel chipset, Intel CPU and Intel something-or-other. Then the PC must support Away mode - a low power, fan-off mode where it can still record TV. Finally, when your PC passes all these requirements, you get a nice shiny VIIV badge to go on your PC.

It's basically helping OEMs to market Media Centre computers.

VIIV - what TiVo has been doing for the last 5 years...

 

[Dunky]

Also note that VIIV in roman numerals is 64 (as in 64-bit). Marketing or what...

 

[ns400r]

Also note that VIIV in roman numerals is 64 (as in 64-bit). Marketing or what...

So what is LXIV then ?

 

[kevpuk]

So what is LXIV then ?

I'm guessing VI = 6 and IV = 4 ? Hhhhmmmm, not tooooo sure 'bout that, then !

 

[Stelly]

and people say that Intel are getting less confusing

Stelly

 

[Dunky]

I'm guessing VI = 6 and IV = 4 ? Hhhhmmmm, not tooooo sure 'bout that, then !

Yep, I mean 6 and 4 (not sixty-four) I realised just as I logged off that it could have been better explained =) . Very confusing indeed...