Difference between revisions of "Saturn double-speed CD-ROM drive"

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* [[Audio CD]] compatible
 
* [[Audio CD]] compatible
* [[CD plus G|CD+G]] compatible
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* CD+G compatible
* [[CD plus EG|CD+EG]] compatible
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* CD+EG compatible
 
* CD single (8cm CD) compatible
 
* CD single (8cm CD) compatible
* [[Video CD]] (required optional [[MPEG]] add-on) , [[Photo CD]], Electronic Books, digital karaoke (optional)
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* Video CD (required optional MPEG add-on) , Photo CD, Electronic Books, digital karaoke (optional)
 
* 512KB memory cartridges for game save (optional)
 
* 512KB memory cartridges for game save (optional)

Revision as of 15:55, 5 May 2010

The Saturn features a double speed CD-ROM drive manufactured by JVC-Victor (Some models may have been manufactured by Hitachi or Sanyo). The drive has an transfer rate of 320K/s, and a 64K data cache. Drive related functions are controlled via a single Hitachi SH1 32-bit RISC processor operating at 20Mhz.

  • Audio CD compatible
  • CD+G compatible
  • CD+EG compatible
  • CD single (8cm CD) compatible
  • Video CD (required optional MPEG add-on) , Photo CD, Electronic Books, digital karaoke (optional)
  • 512KB memory cartridges for game save (optional)