{"id":84,"date":"2021-01-21T21:55:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T21:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/?p=84"},"modified":"2024-10-01T21:05:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T20:05:03","slug":"philips-cd-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/?p=84","title":{"rendered":"Philips CD-i: The Multimedia Console That Was Ahead of Its Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Philips CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) was an ambitious attempt to blend gaming with multimedia entertainment. Marketed as a &#8220;multimedia&#8221; device rather than just a gaming console, it offered interactive education, films, and games on CD format. While it didn\u2019t achieve widespread success in the gaming market, the CD-i was notable for its use of early CD technology and its range of titles, including <em>The 7th Guest<\/em> and the infamous <em>Zelda<\/em> and <em>Mario<\/em> games produced under license from Nintendo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hardware Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Processor<\/strong>: 16-bit Motorola 68070 running at 15.5 MHz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graphics<\/strong>: Custom chip supporting 16.7 million colors, capable of resolutions up to 384&#215;280 pixels<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Memory<\/strong>: 1 MB of RAM, with 8 KB of NVRAM for save data<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Storage<\/strong>: CD-ROM drive (1x speed), supporting interactive CDs with video, audio, and software content<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Audio<\/strong>: 16-bit stereo sound with full CD-quality audio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Controllers<\/strong>: Standard game controller, optional mouse, trackball, or remote control for multimedia use<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connectivity<\/strong>: Composite video, S-Video, and RF outputs, plus a keyboard and modem for added multimedia use<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original Release Date:<\/strong> 1992<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discontinued:<\/strong> January 1998<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost (New in 1992):<\/strong> \u00a3700 (Without Video Cartridge Add-on)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost (New in 1992):<\/strong> \u00a3900 (With Video Cartridge Add-on)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost (In 2024 Price):<\/strong> \u00a31500 (Without Video Cartridge Add-on)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost (In 2024 Price):<\/strong> \u00a32118.50 (With Video Cartridge Add-on)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Modifications I have performed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have replaced the drive belt for the CD tray open\/close motor and greased the tray to allow easier movement on open\/close action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost to me for computer \u00a3499.99<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost to me for repairs and upgrades \u00a35.00<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philips CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) was an ambitious attempt to blend gaming with multimedia entertainment. Marketed as a &#8220;multimedia&#8221; device rather than just a gaming console, it offered interactive education, films, and games on CD format. While it didn\u2019t achieve widespread success in the gaming market, the CD-i was notable for its use of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1990s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":980,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions\/980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}