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Other CD-i players Several other manufacturers besides Philips and LG have manufactured or sold CD-i players in the past. CD-i is an open standard: anyone can take a license to produce their own players. Although not as actively as Philips, these companies contributed in their own ways to the CD-i system. I know of the following companies that were active on the CD-i market. |
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Sony 
Sony called their portable CD-i players Intelligent Discman. There were two models with an LCD display, the IVO-V10 and IVO-V11 (see picture). The IVO-V11 was an improved version of the IVO-V10, it solved some compatibility issues and it was compatible with the standard for CD-i pointing devices. Besides these models, there was also a Sony CD-i portable without an LCD screen. The players could not be upgraded with Digital Video functionality. They were intented for professional usage.(Photo courtesy of Sony Corp.) |
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Digital Video Systems, Inc. 
DVS, a small multimedia company from the US, produces its own CD-i player for professional applications: the Video Engine 200 (see picture). As from the end of 2000, this unit is still on sale.(Photo courtesy of Digital Video Systems, Inc.) |
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Bang & Olufsen 
Bang & Olufsen from Denmark sold a version of their BeoCenter A/V ampliances with an integrated CD-i player placed on top of the TV set's cabinet. Altough the CD-drive was marketed as a multi-platform CD-player and not directly as a CD-i player, the system (based on Philips technology) could actually play all CD-i compatible disc formats. Defenitly the most expensive CD-i player ever!
(Photo courtesy of Bang & Olufsen s/a) |
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Memorex 
Memorex, a brand name of Tandy, sold an OEM-version of Philips' CDI 910 called Memorex CDI 2200, with a slightly customized front panel in a different color setting.(Photo by Jorg Kennis) |
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Grundig 
Grundig of Germany sold an OEM-version of Philips' CDI 220 as CDI 100V (see picture).
(Photo courtesy of Karlheinz Felix) |
Furthermore they sold the CDI 470 under their own brand name as the CDI 110E.
(Picture courtesy of Grundig Vertriebs-GmbH) |
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Kyocera 
Kyocera of Japan was a partner of Philips in the early development years. Both companies jointly developed the first CD-i system CDI 180. Kyocera also sold their own players, like the Pro 1000S (see picture). The small portable unit could be connected to an optional LCD screen.(Photo courtesy of Kyocera) |
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NBS 
NBS sold a portable CD-i player called the Lookman ID (see picture), which had an integrated Digital Video decoder. It was based on the GoldStar GPI 1100.(Info provided by Arzeno Fabrice) |
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Highscreen 
The European computer retailer Vobis sold an OEM-version of Philips'
CDI 450.(Photo courtesy of Marty McFly) |
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Besides these, I know of several prototypes of CD-i players that were made by Matsushita (Panasonic) and Pioneer. These players were never actually taken into mass production. I would very much like to have some pictures or information about CD-i players that were made by these or other companies, to complete this overview. Please contact me if you can supply me with any information. Thank you. |
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