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Multimedia entertainment and video game console
For the Chilean TV channel, seeCDtv. For the Japanese music television show, seeCount Down TV. For the Compaq system, seeCompaq Presario.
Commodore CDTV
ManufacturerCommodore International
TypeHome multimedia entertainment /Home video game console /Personal computer
GenerationFourth
Release dateMarch 1991; 34 years ago (1991-03)
Introductory priceUS$999 (equivalent to $2,310 in 2024)
Units soldGermany: 25,800
UK: ~29,000
Operating systemAmigaOS 1.3
CPUMotorola 68000 @ 7 MHz
Memory1 MB RAM
Storage2KBnon-volatile RAM
Removable storageCD-ROM
DisplayTelevision, Composite or RGB monitor;
736×567 4 bpp (PAL)
736×483 4 bpp (NTSC)
368×567 6 bpp (PAL)
368×483 6 bpp (NTSC)
GraphicsOCS, ECS
Sound4 channels, 8 bits, 28 kHz sampling rate
PredecessorCommodore 64 Games System
SuccessorAmiga CD32

TheCDTV (from Commodore Dynamic Total Vision, later treated as abackronym for Compact Disc Television) is ahome multimedia entertainment andvideo game console – convertible into a full-fledgedpersonal computer by the addition of optionalperipherals – developed byCommodore International and launched in April 1991.[1]

Description and critical response

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The CDTV is essentially a CommodoreAmiga 500 home computer with aCD-ROM drive andremote control. With the optional keyboard, mouse, andfloppy disk drive, it gained the functionality of the regular Amiga.[2] Commodore marketed the machine as an all-in-onemultimedia appliance. As such, it targeted the same market as thePhilips CD-i. The expected market for multimedia appliances did not materialize, and neither machine met with any real commercial success. Though the CDTV was based entirely onAmiga hardware, it was marketed strictly as a CDTV, with the Amiga name omitted from product branding.

Commodore announced the CDTV at the summer 1990Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, promising to release it before the end of the year with 100 software titles.[2] The product debuted in North America in March 1991 (CES Las Vegas) and in the UK (World of Commodore 1991 at Earls Court, London).[3] It was advertised at £499 for the CDTV unit, remote control and two software titles.[4] The device was released in the United States for $999.[5]

In 1990Computer Gaming World stated that Commodore had a poor reputation among consumers and developers, citing "abysmal record of customer and technical support in the past".[2] The company chose Amiga-enthusiast magazines as its chief advertising channel, but the Amiga community on the whole avoided the CDTV in the expectation of an add-on CD-ROM drive for the Amiga,[6] which eventually came in the form of theA570. This further hurt sales of the CDTV, as an A570-equipped A500 was electronically the same as a CDTV and, consequently, could run CDTV software, so there was very little motivation for an Amiga owner to buy a CDTV. However,Nolan Bushnell, one of the chief endorsers of the CDTV, argued the system's high price alone was enough to explain its market failure: "... it's very difficult to sell significant numbers of anything at more than$500. ... I felt that I could sell a hundred thousand of something that costs$800 standing on my head. I thought that it would be a no-brainer. And I can tell you that the number of units that we sold in the U.S. at$800 you could put in your eye and not draw tears."[7]

The CDTV was supplied withAmigaOS 1.3, rather than the more advanced and user-friendly 2.0 release that was launched at around the same time. Notably, theCDXL motion video format was primarily developed for the CDTV, making it one of the earliest consumer systems to allow video playback directly from CD-ROM.

By 1994Computer Gaming World described the CDTV as a "fiasco" for Commodore.[8] Though the company later developed an improved and cost-reduced CDTV-II, it was never released.[9] Commodore discontinued the CDTV in 1993 with the launch of theAmiga CD32, which again was substantially based on Amiga hardware (in this case the newerAmiga 1200) but explicitly targeted the games market.

In December 2021 an unofficial free ROM update was released for CDTV (2.35), which brings compatibility with 68030 accelerator boards and 32-bit Fast RAM, allows non-CDTV titles to boot, fixes bugs and restores several features that were lost in the 2.7 and 2.30 ROMs. Because of copyright reasons the custom ROM is distributed in patch form.[10]

The Commodore CDTV is reported to have sold 25,800 units in Germany,[11] and around 29,000 units in the UK.

Design

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Commodore CDTV setup with 1084 monitor displaying the CDTV's audio CD player facility.

The CDTV was intended as a media appliance rather than a mainstream personal computer. As such, it came with an infrared remote control, and its housing had dimensions and styling that was comparable to most household stereo system components of the period. For the same reason, it was initially sold without a keyboard or a mouse (which could be added separately, and were later bundled with the machine). The CDTV was based on the same technology as earlier Amiga systems, but featured a single-speed CD-ROM drive and nofloppy disk drive as standard.

Technical specifications

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Close-up detail of the CDTV buttons
CDTVremote control
AttributeSpecification
ProcessorMotorola 68000 at 7.16 MHz (NTSC)[a] or 7.09 MHz (PAL)[b][c]
RAM
ROM
  • 256 KBKickstart ROM
  • 256 KB CDTV firmware ROM
Chipset
Video
  • 12-bit color palette (4096 colors)
  • Graphics modes with up to 32, 64 (EHB mode), or 4096 (HAM mode) on-screen colors:
      • 320 × 200 to 320 × 400i (NTSC)[a]
      • 320 × 256 to 320 × 512i (PAL)[b][c]
  • Graphics modes with up to 16 on-screen colors:
      • 640 × 200 to 640 × 400i (NTSC)[a]
      • 640 × 256 to 640 × 512i (PAL)[b][c]
Audio
Removable storageSingle-speedCD-ROM drive (proprietary controller)
Input/output ports
Audio/Video output
Expansion slots
  • Proprietary card slot by ITT-Cannon and Fujisoku for 8 KB to 1024 KBnon-volatile memory cards
    (1 MBaddressing needs a hardware hack)
  • 80-pin diagnostic slot
  • 30-pin DMA expansion slot
  • Video slot
Operating system
  • AmigaOS 1.3 (Kickstart 1.3/Workbench 1.3)
  • CDTV firmware
Physical dimensions430 × 330 × 95 mm (width × depth × height)
Other
Notes
  1. ^ North American model
  2. ^UK model
  3. ^ European model

Official upgrades

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The CDTV is compatible with many Amiga peripherals from the same period. In addition, official CDTV peripherals and upgrades included:

  • Wirelessinfrared mouse (CD1252)
  • Wirelesstrackball
  • Black styled keyboard
  • SCSI controller providing both an internal and external SCSI connector forhard disk drives and other SCSI devices
  • External black styled hard disk drive[12]
  • External black styled floppy disk drive (CD1411, an FB-354C)
  • Proprietary memory cards with a capacity of 64 or 256 KB (CD1401/CD1405) allowing storage of game scores and progress[13]
  • Genlocks for NTSC or PAL (CD1300/CD1301) to overlay video signal with a secondary video source[14]

Versions

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  • CDTV: CDTV unit and remote control/gamepad
  • Pro pack: CDTV unit, remote control/gamepad, keyboard, mouse and floppy disk drive, along withAlmathera CDPDPublic domain software compilation on CD-ROM

Games

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There are currently63 games on this list.

Title[15]Genre(s)Developer(s)Publisher(s)Release date(s)CDTV version
Air WarriorSimulationKesmaiOn-Line1992
Alistair in Outer Space Makes Learning FunMini-gamesAltered ImagesAltered Images1993CDTV exclusive
Barney Bear Goes CampingMini-gamesFree SpiritFree Spirit1990
Barney Bear Goes To SchoolMini-gamesFree SpiritFree Spirit1991
Battle ChessBoard gameQuicksilverInterplay1992CD Audio; Released for CD32 in 1994
BattlestormPlatformTitusTitus1992
The Case of the Cautious CondorAdventureTiger MediaTiger Media1991CDTV exclusive
Casino GamesCasinoSaen SoftwareSaen Software1992CDTV exclusive
Chaos In Andromeda: Eyes Of The EagleRPGKirkMorenoOn-line1992CD Audio; FMV
Classic Board GamesBoard gameMeritMerit1991
Cover Girl Strip PokerCards gameEmotional PicturesOn-line1991
Curse Of RA, ThePuzzleCyberstyleRainbow Arts1992
Defender of the CrownStrategyCinemawareCDTV Publishing1991
E.S.S. MegaSimulationTomahawkCoktel1992CDTV exclusive
FalconSimulationRowanMirrorsoft1991
Fantastic VoyageShooterCentaurCentaur1992
Fun School 3 (For The 5 To 7 Year Olds)Mini-gamesDatabase Educational SoftwareDatabase Educational Software1991
Fun School 3 (For The Over 7s)Mini-gamesDatabase Educational SoftwareDatabase Educational Software1991Extra games
Fun School 3 (For The Under 5s)Mini-gamesDatabase Educational SoftwareDatabase Educational Software1991
Guy Spy and the Crystals of ArmageddonActionReadySoftReadySoft1993
Holiday MakerAdventurePM EntertainmentSoftware 20001990
The Hound Of The BaskervillesAdventureOn-lineOn-line1991CDTV exclusive
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic AdventureAdventureLucasfilmSoftgold1992
LemmingsPuzzleDMA DesignPsygnosis1992
Log!calPuzzleRainbow ArtsRainbow Arts1991
LoomAdventureLucasfilmSoftgold1992
Mind RunPuzzleCréaludeCréalude1991CDTV exclusive
Murder Makes Strange DeadfellowsAdventureTiger MediaTiger Media1991CDTV exclusive
North Polar ExpeditionAdventureVirgin InteractiveVirgin Interactive1992CDTV exclusive
Power PinballPinballKarmaSoftKarmaSoft1991Extra levels
PrehistorikPlatformTitusTitus1994
Prey: An Alien EncounterRPGKirkMorenoKirkMoreno1993CDTV exclusive; Later released as an enhanced version for the CD32
Psycho KillerAdventureDelta 4 InteractiveOn-line1992CDTV exclusive
RafflesAdventureSoftekThe Edge1991
Sherlock Holmes, Consulting DetectiveAdventureIcomIcom1991CDTV exclusive
Sim CityStrategyMaxisInfogrames1991CDTV enhanced
Snoopy In The Case Of The Missing BlanketAdventureSoftekThe Edge1991
Space WarsShooterOdysseyOdyssey1992CDTV enhanced
Spirit Of ExcaliburAdventureSynergisticVirgin Mastertronic1991
Sprachraetsel Englisch 1: Spielend Sprachen lernen!LogicIngenioIngenio1990CDTV exclusive
Sprachraetsel Englisch 2: Spielend Sprachen lernen!LogicIngenioIngenio1990CDTV exclusive
Sprachraetsel Englisch 3: Spielend Sprachen lernen!LogicIngenioIngenio1990CDTV exclusive
Sprachraetsel Franzoesisch 1: Spielend Sprachen lernen!LogicIngenioIngenio1990CDTV exclusive
Sprachraetsel Latein 1: Spielend Sprachen lernen!LogicIngenioIngenio1990CDTV exclusive
Sprachraetsel Spanisch 1: Spielend Sprachen lernen!LogicIngenioIngenio1990CDTV exclusive
Stadt Der Löwen, DieAdventurePM EntertainmentSoftware 20001991
Strip Poker LiveCards gamePorky's ProductionPorky's Production1993CD Audio; FMV
Team YankeeSimulationOxford Digital EnterprisesEmpire1992
Tie BreakSportsStarbyteStarbyte1991
Top BananaPlatformHexHex1992
The Town With No NameAdventureDelta 4 InteractiveOn-line1992CDTV exclusive
Trivial PursuitQuizDomarkDomark1992CD Audio; Released for CD32 in 1994
TurricanShooterFactor 5Rainbow Arts1992
Turrican II: The Final FightShooterFactor 5Rainbow Arts1992
Ultimate BasketballSportsContext SystemsContext Systems1991CDTV exclusive
Will Bridge: CompetitionCards gameWill-BridgeWill-Bridge1991CDTV exclusive
Will Bridge: Haute CompetitionCards gameWill-BridgeWill-Bridge1991CDTV exclusive
Will Bridge: Initiation Aux Encheres
Will Bridge: Introduction To Bidding
Cards gameWill-BridgeWill-Bridge1991CDTV exclusive
Will Bridge: StandardCards gameWill-BridgeWill-Bridge1991CDTV exclusive
Will Bridge: Perfectionnement
Will Bridge: Intermediate
Cards gameWill-BridgeWill-Bridge1991CDTV exclusive
WinzerStrategyGolden Gate CrewStarbyte1992
Wrath Of The DemonActionAbstraxReadySoft1991
Xenon 2: MegablastShooterAssembly Line, TheImage Works1992

Bundles

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Title[15]Developer(s)Publisher(s)Release date(s)CDTV version
Cubulus & Magic SerpentSoftware 2000Software 20001991ECS version of Cubulus and Magic Serpent
Lettrix & ShiftrixSoftware 2000Software 20001991ECS version of Lettrix and Shiftrix
Super Games PakOdysseyOdyssey1991ECS version of Byteman, Deathbots and Jailbreak

Software

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Title[15]Developer(s)Publisher(s)Release date(s)CDTV version
All Dogs Go To Heaven: Electric Crayon DeluxeMeritMerit1991
A Bun For BarneyBBC MultimediaBBC Multimedia1992CDTV exclusive
Cinderella: The Original Fairy TaleDiscisDiscis1992CDTV exclusive
Heather Hits Her First Home RunDiscisDiscis1991CDTV exclusive
Learn French With Astérix Disc 1EurotalkEurotalk1991CDTV exclusive
Learn French With Astérix Disc 2EurotalkEurotalk1991CDTV exclusive
A Long Hard Day On The RanchDiscisDiscis1991CDTV exclusive
Moving Gives Me A Stomach AcheDiscisDiscis1992CDTV exclusive
Mud PuddleDiscisDiscis1992CDTV exclusive
MusicolorBinary VisionVirgin Interactive1992CDTV exclusive
My Paint CDTVSaddlebackSaddleback1991CDTV only
The Night Before ChristmasDiscisDiscis1991CDTV exclusive
OrdicodeEducomEducom1991CDTV exclusive
The Paper Bag PrincessDiscisDiscis1992CDTV exclusive
Read With Astérix: Astérix And SonEurotalkEurotalk1991CDTV exclusive
Read With Astérix: The Secret WeaponEurotalkEurotalk1991CDTV exclusive
Scary Poems For Rotten KidsDiscisDiscis1991CDTV exclusive
The Tale of Benjamin BunnyDiscisDiscis1991CDTV exclusive
The Tale Of Peter RabbitDiscisDiscis1992CDTV exclusive
Thomas' SnowsuitDiscisDiscis1991CDTV exclusive

Market competition

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High-end A/V (primary market)

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(multi-purpose audio/video systems)

Video gaming (secondary market)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^Feldman, Tony (1994).Multimedia. Psychology Press.ISBN 9781857130102.
  2. ^abc"The Maturation of Computer Entertainment: Warming The Global Village".Computer Gaming World. 1990-07-08. p. 11. Retrieved16 November 2013.
  3. ^"The Commodore CDTV Information Center - www.cdtv.org.uk". Archived fromthe original on 2009-04-12. Retrieved2010-08-06.
  4. ^"CDTV advert: "Better Graphics. Better Sound. Better Software. Better Get One"".Amiga History Guide. 1990.
  5. ^"Commodore puts computer into TV".Beaver County Times. April 5, 1991. pp. C8.
  6. ^"Commodore CDTV".TidBITS. 1991-05-20. Retrieved2021-03-23.
  7. ^"What the Hell has Nolan Bushnell Started?".Next Generation (4).Imagine Media: 9. April 1995.
  8. ^Miller, Chuck; Dille, H. E.; Wilson, Johnny L. (January 1994)."Battle Of The New Machines".Computer Gaming World. pp. 64–76.
  9. ^"Commodore CDTV-II".Big Book of Amiga Hardware. 2008. Archived fromthe original on 2016-03-03.
  10. ^"CDTV OS 2.35 - FAQ".GitHub. 2 November 2022.
  11. ^Bergseth, M. (November 25, 2014)."AMIGA SOLD IN UNITS BY COMMODORE IN GERMANY REVEALED".Distrita - Where to Go. Archived fromthe original on 2017-07-13.
  12. ^"Commodore's CDTV External Harddrive".The Commodore CDTV Information Center. Archived fromthe original on 2005-03-17.
  13. ^Ewaniuk, Darren (July 5, 1997)."CDTV Technical Information by Darren Ewaniuk".
  14. ^"Commodore CD1300".The Big Book of Amiga Hardware. 2008. Archived fromthe original on 2011-07-21.
  15. ^abc"CDTV Games".

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