Won an auction for a DVS VE-200 cd-i player on the bay yesterday:
http://cgi.ebay.com/DVS-CD-Interactive- ... 439ad55936
For $9.95 + ~$15 to ship, it was re-listed once due to zero bids. Seems like the seller didn't do a good job listing it, the only way i found it was by searching "cd interactive". Most people probably don't realize it can play cd-i games anyways, and there is zero mention of Philips, the company that is always associated with cd-i (They did take a HUGE part in it's development after all). Personally I had to do some research on it before I placed a bid, as I wasn't 100% sure it was cd-i capable at first either.
Seems like a pretty nice model, aimed at the cd-i's primary interactive kiosk market. VCD 1.1 and 2.0 capable, ntsc/pal switch, modem and printer ports, even front control panels controls that could probably even be used to play games with, not that anyone would ever want to do that
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I'm sure it has a dvc, the mpeg decoding capabilities give that away. Only down side is it only has composite output, which is kinda ironic, as the VE-100 budget model had s-video output. Not that it really matters, it's getting rgb modded as soon as it's in my hands
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Full specs retrieved from archive.org backup of dvs's site from 2000:
"Specifications:
* High resolution MPEG still picture (768 x 480)
* Standard front loading CD mechanism
* 360 x 93 x 322mm, 3.5Kg, AC 15W 5-35 degree C, 5%-95% humidity
* NTSC/PAL switchable
* CE, FCC Class B, UL, TUV, CSA
Formats:
* CD-i, CD-i Ready
* Video CD 1.1, Video CD 2.0
* CD-DA, CD Bridge, Photo CD
Video:
* MPEG1
* NTSC: 384 (H) x 240 (V) pixels
PAL: 384 (H) x 280 (V) pixels
Back Panel:
* Audio L/R Out : 2 RCA jacks, 2.0 Vrms +/- 3dB (1kHz)
* Composite Video Out: RCA jack, 1.0 Vpp +/- 10% (75 ohms)
* 25 pin D-Sub Parallel Printer Port
* 25 pin D Sub RS-232C Serial Port. For Modem connection, standard CD-i pointing device and other RS-232C devices.
* DC Power Output connector - 5V/30mA
Front Panel:
* Power On/Off button
* Remote Control Sensor
* Tray Open/Close button
* 8-pin mini-DIN RS-232C Serial Port. For CD-i pointing devices and other RS-232C devices.
* 4-way Thumbpad for Cursor Control and Highlighted Menu Navigation
* Left/Right Action Select buttons
* Headphone Jack and Volume Control
Remote Control:
* 4-way Thumbpad for Cursor Control and Menu Navigation
* Left/Right Action Select buttons
* Buttons: Volume +, Volume -, Play, Return, Previous, Next, Pause, Stop, Open/Close "
Out of curiosity, anyone have this model? I was just wondering what people's experience with it is.