diff --git a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_ati.cpp b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_ati.cpp
index 171ab494a37..39564407f46 100644
--- a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_ati.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_ati.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #define LOGWARN(...)           LOGMASKED(LOG_WARN, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(ATI_VGA,    ati_vga_device,    "ati_vga",    "ATi VGA")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(ATI_VGA,    ati_vga_device,    "ati_vga",    "ATi VGA i/f")
 
 ati_vga_device::ati_vga_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, device_t *owner, uint32_t clock)
 	: ati_vga_device(mconfig, ATI_VGA, tag, owner, clock)
diff --git a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_cirrus.cpp b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_cirrus.cpp
index 4240eea5680..deda877381e 100644
--- a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_cirrus.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_cirrus.cpp
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 
 #define TEXT_COPY_9COLUMN(ch) (((ch & 0xe0) == 0xc0)&&(vga.attribute.data[0x10]&4))
 
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(CIRRUS_GD5428, cirrus_gd5428_device, "clgd5428", "Cirrus Logic GD5428")
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(CIRRUS_GD5430, cirrus_gd5430_device, "clgd5430", "Cirrus Logic GD5430")
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(CIRRUS_GD5446, cirrus_gd5446_device, "clgd5446", "Cirrus Logic GD5446")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(CIRRUS_GD5428, cirrus_gd5428_device, "clgd5428", "Cirrus Logic GD5428 i/f")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(CIRRUS_GD5430, cirrus_gd5430_device, "clgd5430", "Cirrus Logic GD5430 i/f")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(CIRRUS_GD5446, cirrus_gd5446_device, "clgd5446", "Cirrus Logic GD5446 i/f")
 
 
 cirrus_gd5428_device::cirrus_gd5428_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, device_t *owner, uint32_t clock)
diff --git a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_matrox.cpp b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_matrox.cpp
index 1d2650fb583..181c2581a2c 100644
--- a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_matrox.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_matrox.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #define DEBUG_VRAM_VIEWER 0
 
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(MATROX_VGA,  matrox_vga_device,  "matrox_vga",  "Matrox MGA2064W VGA")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(MATROX_VGA,  matrox_vga_device,  "matrox_vga",  "Matrox MGA2064W VGA i/f")
 
 matrox_vga_device::matrox_vga_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, device_t *owner, uint32_t clock)
 	: svga_device(mconfig, MATROX_VGA, tag, owner, clock)
diff --git a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_oak.cpp b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_oak.cpp
index e5654a14b0c..88245f9cf51 100644
--- a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_oak.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_oak.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #define LOGBANK(...)          LOGMASKED(LOG_BANK, __VA_ARGS__)
 
 
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(OTI111,     oak_oti111_vga_device,  "oti111_vga",  "Oak Technologies Spitfire 64111")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(OTI111,     oak_oti111_vga_device,  "oti111_vga",  "Oak Technologies Spitfire 64111 i/f")
 
 oak_oti111_vga_device::oak_oti111_vga_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, device_t *owner, uint32_t clock)
 	: svga_device(mconfig, OTI111, tag, owner, clock)
diff --git a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_paradise.cpp b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_paradise.cpp
index 006eb812944..6c2d543429d 100644
--- a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_paradise.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_paradise.cpp
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ TODO:
 #define LOGLOCKED(...)     LOGMASKED(LOG_LOCKED,  __VA_ARGS__)
 
 
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(PVGA1A,   pvga1a_vga_device,    "pvga1a_vga",   "Paradise Systems PVGA1A")
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(WD90C00,  wd90c00_vga_device,   "wd90c00_vga",  "Western Digital WD90C00 \"PVGA1B\" VGA Controller")
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(WD90C11A, wd90c11a_vga_device,  "wd90c11a_vga", "Western Digital WD90C11A \"PVGA1C\" VGA Controller")
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(WD90C30,  wd90c30_vga_device,   "wd90c30_vga",  "Western Digital WD90C30 \"PVGA1D\" VGA Controller")
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(WD90C31,  wd90c31_vga_device,   "wd90c31_vga",  "Western Digital WD90C31 VGA Controller")
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(WD90C33,  wd90c33_vga_device,   "wd90c33_vga",  "Western Digital WD90C33 VGA Controller")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(PVGA1A,   pvga1a_vga_device,    "pvga1a_vga",   "Paradise Systems PVGA1A i/f")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(WD90C00,  wd90c00_vga_device,   "wd90c00_vga",  "Western Digital WD90C00 \"PVGA1B\" VGA i/f")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(WD90C11A, wd90c11a_vga_device,  "wd90c11a_vga", "Western Digital WD90C11A \"PVGA1C\" VGA i/f")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(WD90C30,  wd90c30_vga_device,   "wd90c30_vga",  "Western Digital WD90C30 \"PVGA1D\" VGA i/f")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(WD90C31,  wd90c31_vga_device,   "wd90c31_vga",  "Western Digital WD90C31 VGA i/f")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(WD90C33,  wd90c33_vga_device,   "wd90c33_vga",  "Western Digital WD90C33 VGA i/f")
 
 
 pvga1a_vga_device::pvga1a_vga_device(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag, device_t *owner, uint32_t clock)
diff --git a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_sis.cpp b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_sis.cpp
index ee1a1d04f7f..944034613b4 100644
--- a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_sis.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_sis.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ TODO:
 
 // TODO: later variant of 5598
 // (definitely doesn't have dual segment mode for instance)
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(SIS630_SVGA, sis630_svga_device, "sis630_svga", "SiS 630 SVGA")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(SIS630_SVGA, sis630_svga_device, "sis630_svga", "SiS 630 VGA i/f")
 
 sis630_svga_device::sis630_svga_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, device_t *owner, uint32_t clock)
 	: svga_device(mconfig, SIS630_SVGA, tag, owner, clock)
diff --git a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_trident.cpp b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_trident.cpp
index 7d45171c50a..f12c03e46c3 100644
--- a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_trident.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_trident.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 #define LOGTODO(...)      LOGMASKED(LOG_TODO,   __VA_ARGS__)
 #define LOGCRTC(...)      LOGMASKED(LOG_CRTC,   __VA_ARGS__)
 
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(TRIDENT_VGA,  tgui9860_device, "trident_vga",  "Trident TGUI9860")
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(TVGA9000_VGA, tvga9000_device, "tvga9000_vga", "Trident TVGA9000")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(TRIDENT_VGA,  tgui9860_device, "trident_vga",  "Trident TGUI9860 VGA i/f")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(TVGA9000_VGA, tvga9000_device, "tvga9000_vga", "Trident TVGA9000 VGA i/f")
 
 trident_vga_device::trident_vga_device(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag, device_t *owner, uint32_t clock)
 	: svga_device(mconfig, type, tag, owner, clock)
diff --git a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_tseng.cpp b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_tseng.cpp
index 9d85a96c37e..288ac1bc850 100644
--- a/src/devices/video/pc_vga_tseng.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/video/pc_vga_tseng.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 // TODO: refactor this macro
 #define GRAPHIC_MODE (vga.gc.alpha_dis) /* else text mode */
 
-DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(TSENG_VGA,  tseng_vga_device,  "tseng_vga",  "Tseng Labs ET4000AX SVGA")
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(TSENG_VGA,  tseng_vga_device,  "tseng_vga",  "Tseng Labs ET4000AX VGA i/f")
 
 tseng_vga_device::tseng_vga_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, device_t *owner, uint32_t clock)
 	: svga_device(mconfig, TSENG_VGA, tag, owner, clock)