CDTV Land – Page 2

How many CDTV units did Commodore make?

When Commodore started selling CDTV in 1991 they were hoping to kickstart a new category of consumer electronics. Sadly, this dream never materialized. While there are no hard numbers on how many units they sold in total worldwide, the estimate based on quotes from various Commodore sales subsidiaries ranges somewhere in the tens of thousands. This begs the question, how many CDTV players did Commodore actually manufacture? Join me and find out!
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Free CDTV OS 2.35 update out now

CDTV OS 2.35 is an unofficial, custom update for CDTV. Available now for free as a patch update to the official Commodore 2.30 ROM image. Continue reading “Free CDTV OS 2.35 update out now” →

CDTV OS 2.35: Technical and Legal Stuff

CDTV OS 2.35 is an unofficial, custom update for CDTV, A570 and A690. In this article I will try to answer some questions that have been raised about the technical and legal aspects of CDTV OS 2.35. Continue reading “CDTV OS 2.35: Technical and Legal Stuff” →

Setting the Record Straight on 2.7 and 2.30 CDTV ROMs

The publically available versions 2.7 and 2.30 CDTV OS ROMs/Extended ROMs, are often used to upgrade CDTV players. While they do work in a CDTV player, there are some minor incompatibilities CDTV owners need to be aware of. Find out what these problems are and what your options are to avoid them!

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CDTV Brick Prototype

When CDTV launched, a commonly heard complaint from Amiga users was (and still is) that you can’t connect standard Amiga joysticks to the CDTV player. While it does have a joystick port on the back, the connector is different from the 9-pin D-Sub standard. However, as we will see, Commodore had thought of a solution to this problem early in the development process of CDTV in the form of a special brick shaped device…. that ultimately was never released. Or was it?

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Guinness CDTV Disc of Records

The world famous Guinness Book of Records makes its first appearance on CDTV: In 1991 CDTV Publishing introduced the Guinness CDTV Disc of Records, containing all Guinness verified world records on a single disc for you to peruse on your TV. But was it any good?

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