Specifications

CD-i FAQ 2000 Edition Revised February 21, 2001
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Contents
0. About this CD-i FAQ
0.1 What's the goal of this FAQ?
0.2 Who wrote it and who maintains it?
0.3 Who helped along the sidelines?
0.4 How can I contact the author?
0.5 What's the official status of this FAQ?
1. The CD-i System
1.1 What is CD-i?
1.2 Who invented CD-i?
1.3 Is CD-i propietary?
1.4 What is the Green Book?
1.5 What versions of the Green Book are available?
1.6 Where can I get the licenses?
1.7 Will any CD-i disc play on any CD-i player?
1.8 What's a Base Case player and a Base Case disc?
1.9 Does CD-i support full-screen moving video?
1.10 What disc types can be played on a CD-i player?
1.11 What are the advantages of CD-i over PC-based interactive systems?
1.12 How is CD-i related to other TV-based interactive systems?
1.13 What is the official CD-i logo?
1.14 What is the correct way of writing CD-i?
2. CD-i applications
2.1 In what aeras is CD-i used?
2.2 How was CD-i used as a consumer device?
2.2.1 Who made consumer CD-i titles?
2.3 How was CD-i used in professional areas?
2.3.1 Which companies used CD-i?
3. CD-i techniques
3.1 What are CD-i's basic specs?
3.2 What CPU does CD-i use?
3.3 What OS does CD-i use?
3.4 What's a Real-Time system?
3.5 What is sector interleaving?
3.6 What's CD-i's sector format? What about mode 1 and 2, form 1 and 2?
3.7 What's CD-i's disc structure?
3.8 What filesystem does CD-i use? Is it based on ISO09660?
3.9 How much RAM does CD-i incorporate?
3.10 What is the CSD?
3.11 What kind of CD-drive is being used in a CD-i player?
3.12 How does CD-i audio work?
3.12.1 Does CD-i support Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital or MPEG multichannel?
3.12.2 Can CD-i play back MP3 files?