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The CD-i 220 Service Manual gives away what kind of submodels (/00 up to /97) actually exist. What are the differences between these models?

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The Service Manual of the CD-i 220 (download it here) give away some details on what type of submodels actually exist. Perhaps we can add the 220/97 to the comparison table at ICDIA, as it is not mentioned in it. But CD-i member Retrostuff reminded us that the table just "follows the known Philips versioning system (220/80 + /17 for USA = 220/97)". But for me it is still interesting to see what type of players actually exist. There are not that many variations, I guess. I' ve never seen a CD-i 220/57 or 220/77, but perhaps I'm wrong. The /97 seems to occur more often. The table is a theoretical explanation, which is good of course, but there is no list of all the players that were produce. Jorg Kennis adds: "I agree that the 220/97 is interesting, because I did not expect the 220 (or any CD-i player for that matter) to be available in the US this late in the format's life cycle. Perhaps it is indeed something special."  For the 220 this is very easy to figure out because the versions are all mentioned on the titles of the service manuals, as you can see below:

  • /20: PAL 
  • /25: PAL 
  • /31: NTSC 
  • /37: NTSC 
  • /39: PAL 
  • /40: PAL player without RF-modulator 
  • /41: Multivoltage PAL player 
  • /45: PAL player with RF-modulator for the UK system 
  • /57: NTSC player with RF-modulator for the USA system 
  • /60: PAL player without RF-modulator 
  • /61: Multivoltage PAL player with RF-modulator 
  • /65: PAL player with RF-modulator for the UK system 
  • /77: NTSC player with RF-modulator for the USA system 
  • /80: PAL player without RF-modulator 
  • /85: PAL player with RF-modulator for the UK system 
  • /97: NTSC player with RF-modulator for the USA system


So these are all the different CD-i 220 models. From ICDIA: Philips uses its version indication method for two reasons: to indicate the region for which a specific product is intented, and to indicate a revision change. The version is indicated behind a slash after the initial type number, eg. CDI 670/00. It is printed on the type number indication at the back or bottom of a device. You can never tell which version a device is by looking at the type numer which is printed on the front, since these do not include the version number. The numbers below 20 indicate the region for which a device was adapted. Mostly, changes consist of a different voltage or TV broadcast system, but they might include more regional changes. The most important regions used are:

  • /00 Europe mainland
  • /05 UK
  • /11 Japan
  • /17 US

Numbers above 19 indicate versions. Usually 20 is added for each follow-up version, eg. /20, /40 and /60. Differences may for example consist of the usage of a different PCB, usually there are no big changes that are important to the customer. The region code number is added to the version number, resulting in a unique number that describes the region code and the revision change. For example /37 means a /20 version adapted for the American market (because the US indication 17 was added). In this CD-i players overview, I only indicated different revision changes, and not all regional versions that were available. Please note that not all devices are available for all regions. Some players were only made available in a standard /00 version. 

[Thanks, Retrostuff, Jorg Kennis]


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