Can a CD-i player read CD-Recordable (CD-R) or CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) discs?
Unlike some DVD-Video players, every CD-i player can read CD-Recordable discs with compatible content (eg. CD-Audio, CD-i, Video-CD, Photo-CD, etc.). The player makes no difference between regular pressed discs and CD-Recordable discs, there is no need for any adaptation like on the PlayStation. Because CD-ReWritable was not yet available at the time most CD-i players were introduced, they cannot read CD-RW discs. However, we found that the CD-i players based on the CDM-9 optical drive unit (CDI 910, CDI 205, early versions of CDI 210, early versions of CDI 220) were able to read CD-RW discs of good quality (we tested Philips-branded discs to be succesfull, but other cheaper discs which failed). Please note that there is no quarantee on this, just try some brands of discs if you want for some reason to play CD-RW discs on a CD-i player. 4.13 Can a CD-i player read multi-session CDs? Yes, most players can. Multi-session was defined in the Orange Book part II for CD-Recordable when Phili
