Philips CDi (Compact Disc Interactive) was another strange format that ended up as a bit of a flop. CDi was supposed to be an all-purpose format which could support all manner of different applications including music, video, games, catalogues and lots of other odds-and-ends. The machine below is the first ever CDi player, the CDI180 and the unit underneath is the MMC (Multimedia Card) module, the CDI181.

The Philips CDI180 (Top unit) and CDI181 (Bottom unit)

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