Rare collectors item! A flagship device of the early 1990s, developed in collaboration with Philips for the audio-video sector. Before the advent of CD burners for personal computers, digital photo storage was the exclusive preserve of professional photographers due to the high cost of the equipment. This device not only played standard audio CDs (it also reads our CDRs), but also allowed viewing photographs that the photographer had previously prepared on digital media (a different encoding from today's). The standard was not successful on the mainstream market and soon disappeared. What remains, however, is a device that, like all early creations, was meticulously designed and built with premium materials to avoid any market failure: a double-sided shielded circuit board with select components, separate power supplies, etc. Proof of this is evident in the mechanics: the glorious Philips CDM9 magnetic drive found in high-end players such as Rotel, Arcam, Audiolab, Burmester, Krell, Micromega, Marantz, Mission, Naim, Quad, to name a few. From an audio perspective, bitstream conversion is handled by a Philips SAA7321GP DAC with digital filter. With remote control! Type CD, Photo CD Digital Converter 1 bit Transport CDM 9/44 Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz Outputs SCART; analog RCA audio; coaxial video and S-video Harmonic Distortion 88 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio 95 dB Channel Separation 86 dB Audio Output Level 2 V Dimensions 435 x 90 x 275 mm Weight 4.5 kg Power Supply 220 VAC GENERAL INFORMATION Year of Manufacture 1993 Type Fixed Condition Reconditioned, new belt and laser is cleaned. Pictures are part of the description Carefully shipped