Play media Ividiyo iyindlela esebenza ngogesi yokuqopha, ukukopisha, ukudlala, ukusakaza, nokukhombisa imidiya ebonakalayo ehambayo.Ividiyo yaqale yathuthukiselwa izinhlelo zethelevishini ezenziwa ngomshini, ezathathelwa indawo ngokushesha yizinhlelo ze- cathode ray tube (CRT) ezathi kamuva zathathelwa indawo ukuboniswa kwamapaneli ayizicaba ezinhlobo eziningana. Izinhlelo zevidiyo ziyahlukahluka ekubonisweni kokuboniswa, isilinganiso sobukhulu, isilinganiso sokuqabula, amandla wombala nezinye izimfanelo. Ukuhlukahluka kwe-analog ne-digital kukhona futhi kungenziwa kwimidiya eyahlukahlukene, kufaka phakathi ukusakazwa ngomsakazo, itheyiphu kazibuthe, ama-disc optical, amafayela ekhompyutha nokusakazwa kwenethiwekhi . Ividiyo ye-Analog isetshenziswa kuzo zombili izicelo zokukhiqiza zabathengi nezobuchwepheshe. Composite video (single channel RCA) S-Video (2-channel YC) Component video (3-channel YPbPr) SCART VGA TRRC D-Terminal Digital isiqophi isignali nezakhiwo seyemukeliwe, kuhlanganise serial esibonakalayo digital (SDI), Digital Interface Visual (DVI), High soxhumanoningi oluchazayo (yocezuningi) kanye yokubonisa Interface. I-serial interface yedijithali (SDI) I-Digital Visual Interface (DVI) I-HDMI I-DisplayPort Izindinganiso zokubonisa zekhompyutha zicacisa inhlanganisela yesilinganiselo, usayizi wokubonisa, ukulungiswa kwesibonisi, ukujula kombala, nezinga lokuvuselela.Uhlu lwezinqumo ezivamile luyatholakala.