The CD-i authoring board is an expansion board that lets developers create CD-i applications directly on their desktop using an authoring package such as MediaMogul. Click on the images to see a 'readable' version. i2m CD-i Authoring Board enables you to write CD-i software and test it.
There where two versions of the card:- Media Playback allows you to play cd-i titles and movies on your PC. This category of device was created to provide more functionality than an audio CD player or game console, but at a lower price than a personal computer with a CD-ROM drive at the time. The Philips CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) is an interactive multimedia CD player developed and marketed by the Dutch electronics manufacturer Royal Philips Electronics N.V. Because its high price (They didn't sell many) they are very rare! How great would it be if this would work flawless and was widely available? The second card is the i2m pci card It was a CD-i hardware emulator for the pc. Philips Media System made a ISA card CD-i emulator so you can play all CD-i titles on a PC. The first one is the Philips CDI/PC 2.0 Board. I've never met anyone who has some decent experience with these, but according to the flyers you'll find below, it existed. In all the years we've collecting information about CD-i we've come very scarcely across some CD-i playback board for a Windows or Mac pc. Philips Cdi Emulator Mac 8,0/10 6057 votes
