Intel Viiv

Viiv is a trademark, of Intel. In long form Intel talks about Intel Viiv Technology.

Name

The [ wɐɪf ] pronounced portmanteau stands for Vitality ( vitality ) and Vibrancy ( vitality ). The corresponding logo is used since the beginning of 2006 a new platform for " living room ready ' PCs. The concept is similar to Intel's Centrino and should also be developed into a strong brand.

Application

PCs Viiv - based ship with Microsoft Windows Media Center and a remote control. The platform also includes a produced by Intel dual-core processor (Pentium D, Core Duo, Pentium Extreme Edition, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme or Core 2 Quad), an Intel chipset, at least 5.1 surround sound as well as a wired network connection, where Intel hardware manufacturers continue to explicitly recommends to incorporate an a / b / g WLAN interface.

In addition, to support the so-called Intel Quick Resume Technology Viiv PCs, that is a kind of standby mode ( standby mode S4), in which the Viiv system can be used with a remote control within seconds and off itself. In this " standby " mode, the computer is running, however, further eg for the purpose of video recordings or as a data server, only the video and audio outputs are switched off. Mandatory is also called the Intel Matrix Storage Technology that addresses controller and storage media. The controller must be " RAID ready", the long-term storage medium (usually a SATA hard drive) must support NCQ.

In summary, there are at Viiv a compilation of various features:

  • Windows XP Media Center Edition or Windows Vista Home Premium / Ultimate
  • Remote control
  • A processor from the dual-core family
  • Special chipset with other properties

Mid-December 2007 announced Intel, largely abandon its commitment to the Viiv platform.

Viiv successor system

For the failed according to Intel Viiv concept is a " Canmore " called chip be installed in already well-known consumer electronics and there allow web and multimedia applications. Thus, the chip is to be an extension for the consumer electronics to PC functionality.

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