phone info guy's Review of Phillips CD-I Console
30th Aug 2004
Overall Rating
- Value for money
- Graphics
- Date of Purchase (MM/YY)January 1990
- Range Of Games
This was basically the very first DVD player and games on CD's, not on a chip, but in casing.
Bad Points
Very, very, very, very, very RARE, no really, it is, I searched the whole internet to buy one and only 2 sites had one - that was ebay.co.uk and some Chinese site and I am missing a lead for mine and I can't find anywhere to buy a new one.
General Comments
The Philips CD-I was basically the very first DVD player as it came out in 1990 and it was a home media center with games on CD-i (compact disk-interactif) and it had Mr. Bean series on CD-i video whitch is basicly a dvd. Mr. Bean was not the only one, there was Tina Turner live and many many more...this is a great game console and if anyone knows where I can buy a new lead please write back to this but anyway this was a great games console I love it and now it is gathering dust because I can't get a lead for it.
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Members' Comments onphone info guy's Review
Lionel on 23rd Oct 2004
TOMLEECEE
on 10th Dec 2004What are you on about? The CD-i is NOT a DVD player - it was a poor attempt at trying to create a videogames standard - a games 'set-top-box.' And it failed. And thank heavens it did. The CD-i plays Video CDs that don't even have the quality of VHS, and the 'games' consist mostly of interactive movies. CD-i is a 'console' that deserves to be lost in the mists of time...if not thrown the bin.
Web Links
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Phillips CD-i - Game-Machines.com
Information about the Phillips CD-i multimedia platform. ... The Phillips CD-i 16-bit multimedia platform was initially not promoted as a videogame system.
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The New International CD-i Association | cd-i cdi cd-interactive
This website is dedicated to the Compact Disc Interactive (CD-i) system. It provides you with lots of technical background information, FAQs, downloads, hardware overviews and other resources on CD-i.
www.icdia.co.uk -
Philips - CDi Emulators - Zophar's Domain
Philips - CDi emulators on Windows/DOS and other platforms, free Philips - CDi emulator downloads, as well as savestates, hacks, cheats, utilities, and more ... CD-ice
www.zophar.net -
CD-i Emulator Home
Welcome to the home of the CD-i Emulator program, currently at version 0.5.2 (first public release)). ... CD-i Emulator using CD-i 605/00 ROMs;
www.cdiemu.org -
Team Anti: Phillips cd-i Games
Sony made the super-selling Playstation, while Philips' CD-i didn't do so hot. However, Philips had managed to cut a deal earlier with Nintendo that allowed them to use Nintendo characters in games.
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CD-i - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CD-i , or Compact Disc Interactive , is the name of an interactive multimedia CD player developed and marketed by Royal Philips Electronics N.V.. Though not originally marketed as a game console, it is infamous for being one of the biggest commercial failures in video game history...
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Philipscdi.com :: The Philips CD-i reference site
CD-i is still alive! (31st of August 2007) ... Many many years after Philips gave up the CD-i and long after their last title was published, it is still obvious that the CD-i community is a very
www.philipscdi.com -
411mania.com: Games - The Hall of Shame 09.19.07: The Nintendo
The Phillips CD-i was a $500 media player that played music CD's, karaoke CDs, and Video CDs. It was mostly meant for educational and music purposes, not for video games.
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Emula Zone - Systems - Phillips CD-i
Top Emu; Top 50; Top 66; ... Main; Roms; Emulators; Viral Arcade; Reviews; Screenshots; Game Endings; Wallpapers; System Specs; Midi Game Music; Gaming Mp3's; ... Search Site; Msg Board;
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YouTube - Phillips CD-i: Faces of Evil Cutscenes
Phillips CD-i Faces of Evil Zelda cutscenes YouTube Poop ... Phillips CD-i: Wand of Gamelon Cutscenes
www.youtube.com
If you're still interested, I have one to sell along with three discs. (Encyclopedia; Video Speedway & Earth Rhythms) I'll be posting it on E-bay if I don't hear from you. You can reach me at lionelford@lycos.com.