n. Entertainment console by Philips. Pretty much the foundation for those new-fangled multimedia PC thingies that work as a PC, TV, DVD Player, CD Player, etc. Launched in 1992, it never really took off. This was mainly due to the fact that it was so rediculously overpriced. Even now, there's some guy trying to flog them off for £60. Also, there really was no need for something as advanced at the time. It played VCDs (they never took off because there was little advantage over VHS), audio CDs (a very expensive way of doing that) Photo CDs and, of course, CD-Is.
The CD-I is mostly known as a games console, to which it did resort to becoming later on. In comparison with other games consoles of the time, it was far more powerful than the SNES or the Sega Megadrive. The games that were exclusive to the CD-I, however, were lame. For instance, the awful Hotel Mario (Nintendo lent Philips the license).
In my opinion, the Philips CD-I was best for it's version of Lemmings (second only to the Commodore Amiga's) and the heavy, well built mouse.
The CD-I is mostly known as a games console, to which it did resort to becoming later on. In comparison with other games consoles of the time, it was far more powerful than the SNES or the Sega Megadrive. The games that were exclusive to the CD-I, however, were lame. For instance, the awful Hotel Mario (Nintendo lent Philips the license).
In my opinion, the Philips CD-I was best for it's version of Lemmings (second only to the Commodore Amiga's) and the heavy, well built mouse.
by k9 The Great June 06, 2005
by arc block st April 07, 2011
1. An NAVAL term that is an acronym for "Collateral Duty Inspector".
2. A sought after job title in the U.S. NAVY.
3. Someone that has the authority to say that a maintenance task has been completed by using proper procedure.
4. The first person that Maintenance Control will try to hang when something is fucked up.
2. A sought after job title in the U.S. NAVY.
3. Someone that has the authority to say that a maintenance task has been completed by using proper procedure.
4. The first person that Maintenance Control will try to hang when something is fucked up.
Hey Josh, did you CDI that tire change last night? Josh responds: Yeah why? Co-worker replies: Oh man.....you're fucked. Maintenance Control is looking for asses to burn, and you're their man today.
by Diggs the Mountie January 24, 2007
by Hugo flug February 07, 2005
Literally "Chicks Dig It." A sarcastic term used to denote anything with a high "gee-whiz" quotient.
Commonly expressed as a 1-10 score, the term is used to denote something (or someone) that is fashionable but lacks utility.
It is a popular "army-speak" term.
Commonly expressed as a 1-10 score, the term is used to denote something (or someone) that is fashionable but lacks utility.
It is a popular "army-speak" term.
Did you see Bob's new shotgun? It has pistol grips, a collapsible stock, a 24x scope, a picaninny rail with flashlight mount, a chromed trigger, and a depiction of Jesus cleansing the temple hand-carved into the stock.
Yeah, I saw it. It has a CDI factor of 10.
What a tool.
Yeah, I saw it. It has a CDI factor of 10.
What a tool.
by Silverstar1865 April 17, 2009
notoriously known as one of the worst video game consoles of all time, this piece of shit was shat out by the company known as philips who made other stuff like VCRs and DVD players but truthfully, they should have stuck to their day job. This console is also home to some really shitty games known as Hotel Mario and Link: The faces of Evil. There is no way that anybody would not have heard about these shitstains because they are notorious on the internet because the cutscenes from these terrible games are used in youtube poops everywhere. Basically, this console is just the purest form of burning dogshit.
by Wandering Potato December 09, 2014