Philips CDI who else has one
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Philips CDI who else has one
Hey all,
Just wondered who else has one, i have a 220 and i haven't played it in so long but someone recently offered to buy mine and now i'm umming and ahhing about whether or not to, any other owners on here ever sell theres?
Prab
Just wondered who else has one, i have a 220 and i haven't played it in so long but someone recently offered to buy mine and now i'm umming and ahhing about whether or not to, any other owners on here ever sell theres?
Prab
I have a Cd-i, along w/a pretty good selection of titles. The problem w/buying/selling Cd-i units, is that the nearly every one of the machines have dead timekeeper chips. Not only are these very difficult to replace, but it can render the machine unplayable for a very long time!
I'd test your Cd-i to see how it functions before you let it go. At best, the system will retain save info. Less desirable, the system will lose everything upon reset but still play. Worse case scenario, the system will lock up at the title screen, prompting you to delete files which don't exist, and you won't be able to run any software! I realize I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know, since you are a member of the Cd-i forum, but figured I'd repeat it anyway.
I really like my Cd-i, but this design flaw is disastrous!
I'd test your Cd-i to see how it functions before you let it go. At best, the system will retain save info. Less desirable, the system will lose everything upon reset but still play. Worse case scenario, the system will lock up at the title screen, prompting you to delete files which don't exist, and you won't be able to run any software! I realize I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know, since you are a member of the Cd-i forum, but figured I'd repeat it anyway.
I really like my Cd-i, but this design flaw is disastrous!
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Pyramid Adventures and Zenith. Not sure if the first one is good, but I sometimes hear the CD-i community talking about it. Zenith should be pretty sweet though, I've seen a couple of videos on that and it looks nice.Trev wrote:Anything good?Austin wrote: I've received a couple of games recently, so I might have to hook up the one with a DVC again.
Would have had the Apprentice coming, but some jack-asses keep outbidding me on them (I lost two of them in the last month or so. Blah.).
I may end up keeping this, but still not sure, the CD deck on my seperates has died and as they are next to my TV, i figured the CDi could act as a cd player (even though i mainly run mp3s) lol
Still i'll see how i feel after i've spent the weekend playing through some games, if i still feel like selling its going on monday!
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Still i'll see how i feel after i've spent the weekend playing through some games, if i still feel like selling its going on monday!
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Yes, that's basically what the timekeeper is. The problem is, in all units but one or two, the battery is irremovable without damaging the system (unless you are really, really good). When the timekeeper goes, you lose your save data when the system is powered off, and your console may start acting weird. Sometimes your games won't read, sometimes it will take you upon power-up to a "not enough data to save" screen, asking you to delete files even though there are none, along with other strange things as well.Jones wrote:1. What is a timekeeper chip? A battery back-uped clock chip?
2. I never played any CD-i game, only heard awful stories about
them. Please name 3 games that are *really* good and show
the system's capabilities!
One of the portable units, if I remember correctly, has a normal lithium battery that you can swap out. These are the ideal systems to get if you don't want to worry about this.
As far as three games that are worth owning and show what the system is capable of: The 7th Guest (requires DVC cart), The Apprentice, Burn:Cycle. You should be able to find YouTube videos of each of those. Another good one I mentioned above is Zenith. There's also a video of that available, which is probably the most impressive game.
I have a 220 , a 470 and a 450.
The 470 with proper control pad is a very nice and compact set up
The 470 with proper control pad is a very nice and compact set up
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