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===Philips models=== {{Infobox information appliance | title = Philips CD-i (200-700 series) | logo = CD-i logo.png | logo_size = | image = Philips-CDi-220-wController-FL.jpg | image_size = | manufacturer = | type = [[Home video game console]]<br />[[data storage device|Media player]] | generation = [[Fourth generation of video game consoles|Fourth]] | releasedate = {{vgrelease|NA|December 3, 1991|JP|April 25, 1992<ref name="CD-iJP">{{cite web|last=Batenburg|first=Sebastiaan|url=https://cdii.blogspot.com/2007/07/cd-i-in-japan-philips-artspace-denshi.html|title=CD-i in Japan - Philips Artspace and Japan Interactive Media|website=Cdii.blogspot.com|date=July 7, 2007|access-date=2019-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613035215/https://cdii.blogspot.com/2007/07/cd-i-in-japan-philips-artspace-denshi.html|archive-date=June 13, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>|EU|July 10, 1992}} | lifespan = | discontinued = 1998<ref name="gamepro">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111823.shtml |date=May 4, 2007 |title=The 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time |last=Snow |first=Blake |magazine=[[GamePro]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508035815/http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111823.shtml |archive-date=May 8, 2007}}</ref> | unitssold = | media = [[Green Book (CD-interactive standard)|CD-i]], [[Compact disc|Audio CD]], [[CD+G]], [[Karaoke]] [[CD]], [[Video CD]] | os = [[CD-RTOS]] | cpu = [[Philips SCC68070]] | CPUspeed = {{val|15.5 |ul=MHz}} | memory = {{val|1 |u=MB}} [[RAM]] | display = 384Γ280 to 768Γ560 | graphics = Philips SCC66470, MCD 212 | sound = MCD 221, [[ADPCM]] two channel sound | onlineservice = | predecessor = [[Philips Videopac + G7400]] (spiritual) | caption = Philips CDI 220, with its game controller }} In addition to consumer models, professional and development CD-i players were marketed by Philips Interactive Media Systems and its [[value-added reseller|VAR]]s. The first CD-i system, developed in collaboration with [[Kyocera]], was introduced in 1988 as the Philips 180/181/182 modular system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.icdia.co.uk/players/professional.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211031/http://www.icdia.co.uk/players/professional.html|url-status=live|archive-date=2021-10-31|title=The New International CD-i Association|website=icdia.co.uk|access-date=12 August 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dutchaudioclassics.nl/Philips_CDI-180-Professional_CD-Interactive_system/|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211031/http://www.dutchaudioclassics.nl/Philips_CDI-180-Professional_CD-Interactive_system/|archive-date=2021-10-31|title=Philips CDI-180 Professional CD-Interactive System|url-status=live|website=DutchAudioClassics.nl|access-date=12 August 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In the United States, many players were sold rebranded under the [[Magnavox]] name, a Philips subsidiary.<ref name="EGM55" /> Philips released several CD-i player series, targeting different consumer and professional markets:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cdiemu.org/cditypes/|title=CD-i player system ROM types|website=cdiemu.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114011154/http://www.cdiemu.org:80/cditypes/|archive-date=2015-01-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * '''100 series''': The modular 180/181/182 system, first demonstrated at the CD-ROM Conference in March 1988. Intended for professional use. * '''200 series''': Consumer-oriented models including the 205, 210, and 220. Widely distributed through home electronics retailers. For the US market, the 205 was rebranded the 910 when released in December 1991. It initially retailed for about {{US$|799|1991|long=no}}, reduced to {{US$|599|1992|long=no}} within a year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 12, 1992 |title=New York Magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oOQCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502201815/https://books.google.com/books?id=oOQCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18#v=onepage&q&f=false |archive-date=May 2, 2024 |access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref> * '''300 series''': Portable players such as the 310, 350, 360, and 370. Designed for professional applications and not marketed to consumers. Commonly used for multimedia sales presentations.<ref name="gamefaqs.gamespot.com"/> * '''400 series''': Budget-friendly models including the 450, 470, and 490, aimed at the console and educational markets. The CDI 450 was positioned as a gaming-oriented unit, sold without a standard infrared remote. This series debuted at the [[Consumer Electronics Show]] (CES) in [[Chicago]] in June 1994, with the 450 retailing for {{currency|799|NLG}} in the Netherlands.<ref name="CDiMagazine" /> * '''500 series''': Included the 550, functionally similar to the 450 but shipped with the normally optional MPEG cartridge video cartridge. Also introduced at CES Chicago in June 1994.<ref name="CDiMagazine" /> * '''600 series''': High-end professional models such as the 601, 602, 604, 605, 615, 660, and 670. Supported peripherals including [[floppy disk]] drives and keyboards, and were designed for software development and debugging. * '''700 series''': Included the 740, a limited-release model with advanced features such as an [[RS-232]] serial port. Other CD-i-compatible systems included hybrid devices such as the FW380i, a mini-stereo system with a built-in CD-i player; the 21TCDi30, a television with integrated CD-i functionality; and the CD-i/PC 2.0, a CD-i module with an [[Industry Standard Architecture|ISA]] interface for IBM-compatible 486 PCs.<ref>{{cite book|author=Staff writer|year=1994|title=21TCDI30 Handbook|publisher=Philips|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.icdia.co.uk/brochures/prof_players/cdipc20_a.jpg|title=Philips Media Systems|website=icdia.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513050116/http://icdia.co.uk/brochures/prof_players/cdipc20_a.jpg|archive-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> <gallery perrow="4" widths="150" mode="packed" caption=""> File:Philips CD-i 180 (1).jpg|Three-unit 180/181/182 professional CD-i system File:Computerspielemuseum-54 (16928508947).jpg|Philips CDI 210 File:Philips-CDi-400-Console-Set.jpg|CDI 550 with its heavily criticized paddle controller </gallery>
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