Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mcnc!taco!ncsuvx!news From: kdarling@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling) Newsgroups: comp.multimedia Subject: Re: CDI questions Message-ID: <1991Feb19.082909.8887@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> Date: 19 Feb 91 08:29:09 GMT References: <573@hydra.bucknell.edu> <1991Jan15.040230.26507@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> <4999@mcrware.UUCP> <1991Feb12.133144.1852@cbnewsh.att.com> <5019@mcrware.UUCP> <639.27ba5a65@vger.nsu.edu> <5042@mcrware.UUCP> <652.27bcf1e6@vger.nsu.edu> From what I've heard, it sounded like CDTV would incorporate CD-I chips when >they became readily available. Ummm. I believe that was speculation on the part of rumor columnists in various Amiga magazines. As CDTV players are supposed to have expansion capability, it might be possible to create a partial CD-I card for it... altho the user cost of doing this video upgrade would make it no bargain item, I'm afraid. The CDTV cpu is also slower than the one used in CD-I players; altho that could be replaced offboard as well. Again tho: the cost to the consumer? For a while, at least, I think CDTV players will avoid such a dual personality. Their strong point is supposed to be that titles can be created on Amiga personals, due to the base hardware being the same. regards - kevin