This was NOT an MP3 player by Amstrad, yet it was quite The '''MP-3''' is a nice product to have. It was a device that you could connect to your monitor and turn it into a nice television set TV Tuner with RGB output for your bedroomviewing TV channels on the CPC's [[CTM640/CTM644|CTM644]] colour monitor. Quality Amstrad also offered the [[Amstrad CT-1 Radio/Alarm-Clock]], which matched the design of the '''MP-3''' and reception was not stellar'''CTM644''' (aside from that, but still the '''CT-1''' it was very good value for money. Dondidn't imagine have any fancy stuff like watching TV in a window relation or anything - connection to the tuner just used the monitor for its outputCPC).
It was an interesting reversal of logic: the CPCs shipped with monitors in order to free the home TV from computer use - and then was turned into a TV set itself. Amstrad also offered the [[Amstrad CT-1 Radio/Alarm-Clock]], which matched the design of the == MP-3 and CTM644 (aside from that, the CT-1 it didn't have any relation or connection to the CPC). == Connection ==
* The MP-3 uses 12V supply from the monitor (thus works only with CTM644, but not with CTM640).
* The User Manual doesn't mention GT64/GT65 green monitors.
** '''Unknown if the MP-3 does output a luminance signal (?) the service manual should contain that info (?) if there is no luminance, one should be able to merge R,G,B using a similar resistor-circuit as it is found inside of the CPC (?)'''
== Pictures ==
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File:MP-3 (boxed) (from www.retro-zone.org).jpg|MP-3 (boxed)
File:MP-3 (bottom) (from zone.bomberoza.net).jpg|MP-3 (bottom)
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According to the "boxed" photo, the Tuner (demodulator) was accidently shipped as "modulator" (the opposite meaning).
== Review by Gryzor ==
This was NOT an MP3 player by Amstrad, yet it was quite a nice product to have. It was a device that you could connect to your monitor and turn it into a nice television set for your bedroom. Quality and reception was not stellar, but still it was very good value for money. Don't imagine any fancy stuff like watching TV in a window or anything - the tuner just used the monitor for its output.
It was an interesting reversal of logic: the CPCs shipped with monitors in order to free the home TV from computer use - and then was turned into a TV set itself.
== User Manual ==
== Service Manual ==
* [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/manuals/Amendment%20Service%20Manual.rar zip Amstrad CPC464-6128-GT65-CTM644-MP3-CT1 Amendment Service Manual] - includes MP-3 schematics
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