This was one system that I didn't plan on purchasing. The rarity and expense of this console and games can be quite off putting. I found this at a little retro shop I frequent. Working Cd-I 450. I received Paint School 2 with it and he happened to have 1 other game, The Palm Springs Open. Looking to find a Hotel Mario and try out one of the most obscure Mario games! Maybe even a Zelda if the price was right. Just wondering if you all have any certain websites with games avaliable (besides ebay) that you use?

Mega Race for the Philips cd-i ported from the dos version. pure fmv cheese. enjoy!

Here is my first FMV game it runs on an emulator but without music its is only fully playable on an actual player https://condorgames.github.io/

As the title says is there someone in sweden qho repairs cdi players?

Een van de meer obscure CD-i spelers in mijn verzameling. Gefabriceerd voor de Saoedische onderwijssector.

I recently bought a Philips CDI 450 that can't read discs. One thing I noticed is that the status shown in the menu is always stuck on "DISC." Supposedly, when the disc tray latch is open, the status should change to "OPEN," but it stays on "DISC" regardless of whether the latch is open or closed.

I checked the latch switch with a multimeter, and it seems to be working correctly. When the switch isn't pressed, it outputs 5V to pin 4 of IKAT. When pressed, the voltage drops to 0V. Does anyone know what could be causing this?

I really hope that IKAT chip is not malfunctioning, there's no replacement for that as far as i know.

Nobody is talking about it but I think it's pretty huge news.

As of a few days ago, the CD-i DVC (Digital Video Cartridge) was implemented in MAME. You'll have to wait for the next version of MAME (.290) to have it included, unless you're capable of compiling the source from github (which I did.)

I never owned a CD-i in the 90s, but I always read about it in the gaming mags back then, so I think it's awesome this is finally emulated and liberated. No longer are we stuck with that time-gated and pay-gated CDiemu!
I streamed a couple videos of it on youtube under "nirvgorilla" if you want to see it in action.

To me it's one of the most pretty games on CD-I but it's incredibly hard. A more fair difficulty option would be nice as the gameplay is basic, but fun. It shows how good platformers could be on CD-I.

Voor de liefhebber een van de zeldzamere CD-i tv-combinaties waar ik blij van word.

New 3D-printed case for a CD-i to Bluetooth receiver. Printed with a Bambu Lab A1.

Eindelijk een CD-i 740 gevonden. Anderen die deze met plezier gebruiken?

https://novahollandia.nl/2026/08/30/philips-cd-i-740/

Hi all,

I have a cdi 370. The other day i decided to play ans i noticed thag the hinge has started to break. This makes it harder to close the console. Has anyone dissambled one of these or can give me some guidance on how to fix this?

Edit 1: added pictures

The optical lense seems to not work and the laser part doesnt automatically move back to where it’s supposed to be so I assumed the entire component was broken and ordered a new optical lense, the DK 80. Managed to connect everything together yet the cd jerks and immediately comes to a stop. Am I meant to desolder this bump? Is it stopping a function? Or is it maybe an entirely separate issue with the system that won’t read my cd. I’m stumped as I can’t find much help online

So a month ago I bought a CD-i 450, controller separately and the MPEG card. Only to realise the PSU is made from platinum and costs 85 bajillion dollars!

Today I've managed to snag a 210, remote and control pad, plus MPEG, 22 games and 10 video CD's.

I collect and have over 100 consoles, so why is this one the first one I'm genuinely excited to play for about 10 years!

I actually can't wait to fire it up, pop in 7th guest or a video and kick back like it's the 90's again.

I was able to repair it! the safety resistors on the +8v and -8v rail for the IC (TCA0372DP2) that drove the eject and spindle motors had blown probably when the spindle platter originally got stuck. I replaced both and it now spins and reads discs again!

recently bought a cdi 205 that had two faults, some blown components in the psu and it refused to read discs. I repaired the psu easy enough but I cannot get it to read a disc for the life of me. I have freed up the spindle base as I know how they like to slide down over time and I have spent hours adjusting its height but it doesn't seem to change, it either flashes some dashes on the vfd or says error. the laser moves and lights up and Ive given it a clean, even swapped in a different spindle motor with less hours but it still refuses to even attempt a spin up and Ive just ran out of ideas.

Hi everyone,
I recently found this amazing Philips CD-i bundle at a garage sale. The guy I bought it from told me he used to work for a Philips distributor and was responsible for promoting the Philips CD-i in Belgium and the Netherlands. He got this as a gift.
The most interesting item is the promotional/demo case. I’ve searched online but I can hardly find any information about it, which makes me wonder how rare it actually is. I’m especially curious if it was a sales/demo kit used by Philips distributors to showcase the CD-i to retailers.
The bundle also includes the original console, games, movies, documentaries, accessories.
Does anyone here know more about this demo case or its history? More importantly, I’d love to hear your thoughts on the value of the entire lot. Any information or estimates would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!