This DVS VE-200 CD-i console was originally aimed at the professional CD-i market and it was a licensed model of the LG GDI 7000 CD-i player with a slightly different front panel. CD-i member Orlando Arroyo showed us the differences of these players and even a Goldstar branded version of this great CD-i player. There's one overlooked detail that we think is interesting to inspect: The DVS VE-200 CD-i player is the only tabletop CD-i player (next to the portable CD-i players) that actually have a built-in controller. Together with its brother of course, the LG GDI S710:
All controller functions are positioned on the front panel: The directional pad on the right lets you move around the cursor and the action buttons 1 and 2 are also placed on the front cover. This means that in professional applications, it was possible to connect this player to a screen and control everything right from the player, without the need to connect a separate CD-i pointing device. We don't see this feature on the LG or Goldstar model, and we think there is an extra PCB board inside. We would love to understand how this was built in and how it was connected!
[Thanks, jbgames717]