Player Support

Version 0.5.2 of the CD-i Emulator program does not yet support CD-i system ROMs from all CD-i player models, but the coverage is pretty good. The table below shows the current support levels according to player model. You can usually find the model identification on the back or bottom side of your player.

If your browser supports it, hovering your mouse over a table cell will display some information about the player model.

Player	Models
Philips CD-i 180	/00
Philips CD-i 200	/00	/17	/20	/37	/40	/57
Philips CD-i 205	/00
Philips CD-i 210	/00	/17	/20	/25	/37	/40	/57	/60	/77
Philips CD-i 220	/00	/17	/20	/37	/40	/57	/60	/77	/80	/97
Philips CD-i 350	/00
Philips CD-i 360*	/00
Philips CD-i 370*	/00
Philips CD-i 380	/00
Philips CD-i 450	/00	/17
Philips CD-i 470	/00	/17	/20	/37
Philips CD-i 490	/00	/17
Philips CD-i 550*	/00	/17
Philips CD-i 605	/00	/20
Philips CD-i 615	/00
Philips CD-i 660	/00
Philips CD-i 740	/00	/17	/20	/37
Philips CD-i 910*	/00
Philips 21TCDI30*	/00
Non-Philips players*	unsupported except GDI 750 and 1000

* Philips CD-i 360 is a CD-i 350 with DV cartridge
* Philips CD-i 370 is a rebranded Goldstar GPI 1200
* Philips CD-i 550 is a CD-i 450 with DV cartridge
* Philips CD-i 910 is the USA version of CD-i 205
* Philips 21TCDI30 is a CD-i 210/40 inside a TV
* Goldstar GDI 750 and 1000 are rebranded Philips CD-i 450

Color legend:

green	Full support (allows playing of CD-i disc images)
dark green	Probable full support (untested)
yellow	Basic support (player boots but no CD-i disc playing)
orange	Probable basic support (untested)
red	No support (not implemented, untested)

Please report your experiences if they differ from the above table!

The support level is mostly determined by the chips used in the player, which depends on the player board type. The following table describes each board type, lists the chips it contains and shows the current support levels.

Board	Description
Maxi-MMC	Original MultiMedia Controller board Contains VSR + 2xVSC and CDIC + SLAVE Used only in CD-i 180 development player
Mini-MMC	Miniature MultiMedia Controller board Contains VSD + 2xVSC and CDIC + SLAVE Used in CD-i 605 and CD-i 205/910 players
Mono-I	First generation Monoboard Contains VDSC and CDIC + SLAVE Used in 2nd generation consumer players
Mono-II	Second generation Monoboard Contains VDSC and DSP + SLAVE Used in 3rd generation consumer players
Mono-III	Third generation Monoboard Contains VDSC and CIAP + IKAT Used in 4th generation consumer players
Mono-IV	Fourth generation Monoboard Contains VDSC and CIAP + IKAT Used in 5th generation consumer players
Mono-V	Fifth generation Monoboard, chips used unknown Skipped; never went in production
Mono-VI	Sixth generation Monoboard, alias One-Chip CD-i Contains VDSC and CIAP + IKAT Used in 6th generation consumer players (untested)
Roboco	Smaller footprint variation of Mono-III board Contains VDSC and CIAP + IKAT Used in small form-factor consumer players
PCDI	Portable CD-i board using 68341 processor Contains VDSC and CD/AP + RCHIP chips Used in CD-i 370 portable consumer player

More information about CD-i player models can be found in the 96/05 issue of The Interactive Engineer which contains a table of Philips CD-i player and DV cartridge models/generations with some commentary. An online version can be found at http://www.icdia.co.uk. See also the CD-i Types file cditypes.rul that is included with the CD-i Emulator.