phillips cd-i review

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Average Ratings
Graphics10/10
Range Of Games9/10
Value for Money10/10
Overall rating10/10
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Review of Phillips CD-I Console

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By phone info guy Rank: Lieutenant on 30th Aug 2004

phone info guy's Ratings
Date of Purchase (MM/YY)January 1990
Graphics10/10
Range Of Games9/10
Value for money10/10
Overall value10/10
yes phone info guy's recommendation

Good Points

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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2 Comments on Review by phone info guy for Phillips CD-I Console

  1. Lionel on 23rd Oct 2004

    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.

  2. TOMLEECEE Rank: Colonel on 10th Dec 2004

    What 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.

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