The 605 has a menu screen that acts like a basic interface. External controls can be used along with add-ons, like the MPEG card.

CDi media storage, or , "How to make something 4000 times more expensive than a normal CD tray"

1.) press two contact points and pull out CD holder.

2.) mount CD, then insert into clear case.

The CD mechanism is strange. Push the cart into the unit,then pull it out. The Cd remains in the unit, and the case is now empty. Great huh? Unless the Cd is in jammed, or you try to put two CDs in by mistake ...

This was later changed. The last model had a Tray drive and supported the Zip 100.There were two versions of the 605: CDI605/00 and CDI605/20 (the latest one has a tray instead of a caddy loader, and it indicated CDI605T (for Tray). Only this later model can be fitted with a (special - not the consumer model) Digital Video cartridge.

The portable CDi.It's the only way CDi could ever be mistaken for cool..The portable came in two models: cheap low resolution,or expensive high resolution. Look to spend around a few hundred USD for it. Don't be duped into buying the portable without a screen (Older model) It's a real piece of garbage.

THE ONLY REASON TO OWN A CDi ...

The game sucks. Plain and simple,it sucks. If you must buy it, go ahead. The bastard child of the "Super nintendo CD add on debacle". When Sony wanted royalties on the SNES CD media, Nintendo said "Hell no" and took their business to Philips. Unfortunately hardware alone does not make a fun game system.

Avoid this game at all costs.But, I am betting that you're going to buy this unplayable piece anyway. Check Ebay and pay the price. Chump! Or... you can get almost every game new for less than $9 online.