Next to CD-i discs, CD-i players were also capable of playing video cd's. There are still stores in 2019 in Asia that sells Video-CD titles. They are sold in the 7-11 convenience stores, but also internationally in asian stores I can find new VCD titles. The VCD format was far more popular than it ever was in Europe or USA. VCDs are playable in CD-i players with a DVC cartridge, but also on dedicated VCD players and widely playable in most DVD players, personal computers and some video game consoles. However, they are less widely playable in some Blu-ray Disc players and video game consoles such as the Sony PlayStation 3/4 due to lack of support for backward compatibility of the older MPEG-1 format.
The Video CD standard was created in 1993 by Sony, Philips, Matsushita, and JVC and is referred to as the
White Book standard. Although they have been superseded by other media, VCDs continue to be retailed as a low-cost video format. VCDs made considerable inroads into developing nations, where they are still in use today due to their cheaper manufacturing and retail costs.
[Thanks, Gary Paluk]
