Q: Commodore CDTV

[Amigamia]

How much is a CDTV worth? I have someone asking $100 for a complete CDTV system or best offer. How much are those things worth?

[gklinger]

How much is a CDTV worth? I have someone asking $100 for a complete CDTV system or best offer. How much are those things worth?

That seems reasonable to me even for just a CDTV with remote. I'm not sure what the system includes but if it's decked out with the CDTV keyboard, mouse and external 3.5" drive, it's a hell of a good deal. I'd buy it in an instant.

[Amiduffer]

If its a fully working system with all the original equipment, then $100 isn't too bad a deal.

Never ask if its what prices are normal. Ebay proves that there's no such thing.

[Amigamia]

It seems to have everything:

CPU: Motorola 68000 at 7.16 MHz (NTSC) or 7.09 MHz (PAL)
Memory: 1 MB Amiga Chip RAM
2 kB non-volatile RAM
256 kB Kickstart ROM
256 kB CDTV firmware ROM

Chipset: Original Chip Set (OCS)
Single-speed CD-ROM drive (proprietary controller)
OS: AmigaOS 1.3 and CDTV firmware
Wireless infrared remote control/gamepad

Connectors/Ports: NTSC model:
RF audio/video out (RCA)
Composite video out (RCA)
S-Video out (4-pin mini-DIN)

PAL model: RF audio/video out (RF loop through)
Composite video out (RCA)
Analogue RGB video out (DB-23M)
Audio out (2×RCA and 6.35 mm stereo jack)
Mouse (4 pin mini-DIN)
Keyboard (5 pin mini-DIN)
RS-232 serial port (DB-25M)
Centronics style parallel port (DB-25F)
Floppy disk drive port (DB-23F)
MIDI (In and Out)
Proprietary card slot for 64 or 256 kB non-volatile memory cards

Picture shows all the components, kb, mouse, ext. floppy, remote.

I made an offer for $70

[Amigamia]

Well not sure if this is a deal or not but I managed to lower the price down to $75 for a standard unit but the seller just mentioned that he hasn't turned it on for 3 years and he has a 2 external drives and 100 titles which he will add for $225 total. I think it is way too much if you ask me. Anyone interested? The seller is on the Richmond VA craigslist.

[Amiduffer]

Well not sure if this is a deal or not but I managed to lower the price down to $75 for a standard unit but the seller just mentioned that he hasn't turned it on for 3 years and he has a 2 external drives and 100 titles which he will add for $225 total. I think it is way too much if you ask me. Anyone interested? The seller is on the Richmond VA craigslist.

No monitor? "Oh, and I'll throw the software in for another $100."  Sheesh.

[Tension]

No monitor?

Shirley, there`s no point in having a monitor for a CDTV.

[Amiduffer]

Shirley, there`s no point in having a monitor for a CDTV.

What's wrong with having the black monitor that came with it?

[amigadave]

What's wrong with having the black monitor that came with it?

Well, nothing, but not many CDTV's came with a monitor!  If you got one with yours, great, but that was a package deal, as most (probably better than 90%) CDTV's were not sold with a monitor and the owners just hooked them up to their TV sets.

I wish my CDTV had not quit working.  Other than the original A1000 case, I like the CDTV, but it should have had a wireless keyboard with trackball as standard equipment instead of just the CDTV remote controller.  A wireless joystick would have been good too, as the standard wireless controller is not as good for a lot of Amiga games IMHO.