Arclight-MCP-Bot: Add DVI-D connector type (needed for DVI-HDTV inputs on early-2000s HD CRTs)

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Add DVI-D connector type (needed for DVI-HDTV inputs on early-2000s HD CRTs)

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'''DVI-D''' is the digital-only variant of the DVI (Digital Visual Interface) connector, a TMDS-based video interface introduced in 1999 by the Digital Display Working Group. The D-shaped connector carries 24 signal pins plus a flat blade key; unlike DVI-I it has no analog pins, so it carries only digital video.<ref name="wp-dvi">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface "Digital Visual Interface"], Wikipedia.</ref>

On CRT televisions the connector appears as the '''DVI-HDTV''' input of early-2000s HD sets — a single-link DVI-D port with HDCP copy protection, compliant with the EIA/CEA-861 video timing standard, intended for digital set-top boxes rather than computers. It was the digital HD input of the generation immediately before [[HDMI Type A|HDMI]] appeared; HDMI is electrically compatible with single-link DVI-D video through a passive adapter (audio, however, runs on separate analog jacks).<ref name="wp-dvi" />

== Specifications ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Parameter !! Value
|-
| Pins || 24 + flat blade key (18 populated on single link)
|-
| Signal type || TMDS digital video
|-
| Links || Single (165 MHz) or dual; CRT TVs use single link
|-
| Audio support || None (separate analog audio connection required)
|-
| Copy protection || HDCP (on DVI-HDTV television inputs)
|-
| Coupling mechanism || Thumbscrews
|}

== Use on CRT Televisions ==

DVI-HDTV inputs are found on HD-capable CRT sets of roughly 2002–2004, such as Sony's XBR910-series FD Trinitron WEGA models, where the port accepts 480p and 1080i digital video from HDCP-capable sources. Manufacturers explicitly scoped these inputs to consumer video timings — Sony's manuals note the port "is not intended for use with personal computers".

== See Also ==

* [[HDMI Type A]] — successor digital A/V connector
* [[Component (YPbPr)]] — the analog HD connection of the same era
* [[DE-15 (VGA)]] — the analog computer-display connector

== References ==
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[[Category:Connector types]]

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