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CD-i or ''' Compact Disc Interactive''' is the name of an interactive multimedia CD player developed and marketed by Royal Philips Electronics N.V. CD-i also refers to the multimedia Compact Disc standard utilized by the CD-i console, also known as Green Book , which was co-developed by Philips and Sony in 1986 (not to be confused with MMCD, the pre- DVD format also co-developed by Philips and Sony). The first Philips CD-i player, released in 1991 and initially priced around USD $700, was capable of playing interactive CD-i discs, Audio CD s, CD+G (CD+Graphics), Karaoke CDs, and Video CD s (VCDs), though the latter required an optional "Digital Video Card" to provide MPEG-1 decoding. APPLICATIONS Early software releases in the CD-i format focused heavily on educational, music, and self-improvement titles, with only a handful of '' and '' Zelda's Adventure ''. The reason for this was that Nintendo and Philips had established an agreement to co-develop a CD-ROM enhancement for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (after Nintendo and Sony broke a previous deal on an earlier add-on for said console, which would eventually result in the creation of the PlayStation ), and Philips was contractually allowed to continue using Nintendo characters after the deal fell through. CD-i also released several CD-i versions of popular TV Game Shows . Including versions of '' Jeopardy! '', '' Wheel Of Fortune '', '' Name That Tune '', and two versions of '' The Joker's Wild '' (One for adults hosted by Wink Martindale and one for kids hosted by Marc Summers .) CD-i had a series of learning games targeted at children from infancy to adolescence. Those intended for a younger audience included Busy Town , The Berenstain Bears , and various others which usually had vivid cartoon-like settings accompanied by music and logic puzzles. One of the most remarkable games released on this platform was a game combining Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass . Although extensively marketed by Philips, notably via infomercial, consumer interest in CD-i titles remained low. By 1994 , sales of CD-i systems had begun to slow, and in 1998 the product line was dropped. With the home market exhausted, Philips tried with some success to position the technology as a solution for kiosk applications and industrial multimedia. The console still maintains a cult following on the Internet. Philips In addition to consumer models, professional and development players were sold by Philips Interactive Media Systems and their VAR s. Philips marketed several CD-i player models.
There also exist a number of hard-to-categorize models, such as the FW380i, an integrated mini-stereo and CD-i player; the 21TCDi30, a television with a built-in CD-i device; and the CD-i 180/181/182 modular system, the first CD-i system produced. Other manufacturers Besides Philips, several other manufacturers produced CD-i players, including Magnavox , GoldStar / LG Electronics , Digital Video Systems, Memorex , Grundig , Sony , Kyocera , NBS , Highscreen, and Bang & Olufsen , who produced a television with a built-in CD-i device. TELECD-I & CD-MATICS Recognizing the growing need among marketers for networked multimedia, Philips partnered in 1992 with Amsterdam based CDMATICS to develop TeleCD-i (also TeleCD). In this concept the CD-i player is connected to a network ( PSTN , Internet or other) enabling data-communication and rich media presentation. Dutch grocery chain Albert Heijn and mail-order giant Neckermann Shopping were early adopters and introduced award-winning TeleCD-i applications for their home-shopping and home-delivery services. CDMATICS also developed the special Philips TeleCD-i Assistant and a set of software tools helping the worldwide multimedia industry to develop and implement TeleCD-i. TeleCD-i was the world's first networked multimedia application at the time of its introduction. In 1996, Philips acquired source code rights from CDMATICS. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CPU Display
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REFERENCES PRIMARY MARKET COMPETITORS IN THE HIGH-END A/V SPACE (multi-purpose audio/video systems) SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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