Specifications

CD-i FAQ 2000 Edition Revised February 21, 2001
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3.13 How does CD-i video work?
3.13.1 What is the screen resolution of a CD-i player?
3.13.2 Does CD-i make a difference between PAL and NTSC?
3.13.3 Does CD-i support wide screen (16:9) TV sets?
3.13.4 How does CD-i Full Motion Video work?
4. CD-i players
4.1 Which companies sold CD-i players?
4.2 What CD-i players are available?
4.3 What is the difference between a consumer and a professional CD-i player?
4.4 Does system performance differ between the various players?
4.5 What are the differences between the various player shells?
4.6 What does the /00, /20, etc. after the type-indication mean?
4.7 What do I need a Digital Video cartridge for?
4.7.1 Is there a difference between the various Digital Video cartridges?
4.7.2 Is the extra RAM used by non-DV CD-i titles?
4.8 How much NV-RAM storage space does a CD-i player have?
4.8.1 I cannot delete items from my CD-i player's memory, why?
4.9 What pointing devices can be connected to a CD-i player?
4.9.1 How many ports for pointing devices does a player have?
4.9.2 What's the difference between RC5 and RC6?
4.10 Can a keyboard be connected to a CD-i player?
4.11 Can a CD-i player be used for accessing the Internet?
4.11.1 What was Tele-CD-i?
4.12 Can a CD-i player read CD-Recordable (CD-R) or CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) discs?
4.13 Can a CD-i player read multi-session CDs?
4.14 How can the CD-i player be connected to a TV and stereo system?
4.15 What is the Digital Out connector on some players used for?
4.16 Is there a difference between PAL, SECAM and NTSC?
4.17 Can CD-i be used on DTV, IDTV or HDTV television sets?
4.18 Is a CD-i player Y2K-proof?
5. Disc types
5.1 What is a CD-i disc?
5.2 What is CD-i Ready?
5.3 What is CD-Digital Audio or CD-DA?
5.4 What is CD+Graphics?
5.5 What is CD-BGM?
5.6 What is a CD-i Bridge disc?
5.7 What is Video-CD?
5.8 What is Karaoke-CD?
5.9 What is Photo-CD?
5.9.1 What Photo-CD variants are available? Do they all play on CD-i?
5.9.2 What are the differences between the various Photo-CD applications for CD-i?
5.10 Will CD-i play Picture-CD?
5.11 Will CD-i play CD-ROM discs?
5.12 Will CD-i play Sony Electronic Book (Data Discman) titles?
5.13 Will CD-i play Super Video-CD?
5.14 Will CD-i play Super Audio-CD?
5.15 Will CD-i play HDCD, CD-Video, CD-MIDI or CD-Text?
5.16 Will CD-i play DVD discs?
5.17 Will a DVD player play CD-i discs?
5.18 I'm having troubles playing a CD-Extra (CD-Plus, Enhanced CD). Why?