Manufacturer | Commodore International |
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Type | Home multimedia entertainment / Home video game console / Personal computer |
Generation | Fourth |
Release date | March 1991 |
Introductory price | US$999 (equivalent to $2,230 in 2023) |
Units sold | Germany: 25,800 UK: ~29,000 |
Operating system | AmigaOS 1.3 |
CPU | Motorola 68000 @ 7 MHz |
Memory | 1 MB RAM |
Storage | 2 KB non-volatile RAM |
Removable storage | CD-ROM |
Display | Television, Composite or RGB monitor; 736×567 4 bpp (PAL) 736×483 4 bpp (NTSC) 368×567 6 bpp (PAL) 368×483 6 bpp (NTSC) |
Graphics | OCS, ECS |
Sound | 4 channels, 8 bits, 28 kHz sampling rate |
Predecessor | Commodore 64 Games System |
Successor | Amiga CD32 |
The CDTV (from Commodore Dynamic Total Vision, later treated as a backronym for Compact Disc Television) is a home multimedia entertainment and video game console – convertible into a full-fledged personal computer by the addition of optional peripherals – developed by Commodore International and launched in April 1991.[1]