Binding: Electronics Brand: Philips EAN: 0609585129573 Feature: Compact component home theater system Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Philips Manufacturer: Philips Model: MCD908/37 Publisher: Philips Studio: Philips
Features
Compact component home theater system Aluminum cabinet and real wood speakers Hi-fi tubes for more lifelike sound Gold-plated speaker connectors Flat-keyed remote features a leather back and metal front
The chic, compact Philips MCD908 DVD micro theater with Hi-Fi tubes makes a great flat TV companion. Turn your home into a theater with audiophile-quality sound and enjoy high-resolution movies and JPEG pictures. The system includes features normally found in more expensive higher-end systems like analog hi-fi tubes to produce warm, clear sound with low distortion and neodymium ribbon tweeters and dome mid-range and low-range drivers for dynamic, crisp sound.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: pleased for awhile.... Comment: I live in a one bedroom apt on the top floor. So I really wasnt interested in hammering the tennants below me with a sub woofer so I elected to go with this system. Long story short, I was happy for 1.5 years but when the DVD player stopped working properly (cds played fine..although I usually hooked up my ipod) I had to call Philips customer service. I offered to pay to have the component serviced (my warrantee expired). They were unable to repair it and they were not able to replace that particular component. Now the entire sys is going to have to be properly disposed of...they dont even offer a program for disposing of their ewaste! The drawback of these all in one systems....im very unhappy with Philips and this system. Do what you will. Customer Rating: Summary: NOT EVEN ONKYO COMES CLOSE Comment: I got this for myself and use it in my bedroom. Its sound is OUTSTANDING. The is nothing like 50Watts per channel into a 5 1/4" speaker with a RIBBON tweeter.
The HDMI jack on the back, with the wake on CD is a great convenience.
I love the Rosewood, and the unit looks really sharp in the office or anywhere.
The price is awsome for what you are getting! Customer Rating: Summary: Turns off after 15 minutes on pause Comment: Pure junk. Remote is wonky and not everything works. I'm talking about forward reverse and such. We've had to use our old 642 remote to navigate menus. It buzzes sometimes.
The biggest WTF is how it simply turns off after 15 minutes on pause, no resume no nothing. We have to reload the moving suffer though the previews and such and then we have to fast forward using the older philips remote.
Total POSH not sure about what happened to Philips formerly good design. Customer Rating: Summary: Better Than Specified Comment: I have owned this system for 3 months. The specifications cited in a negative review below are what are listed in the owner's manual. But I can confirm that it CAN supply clean bass below 100Hz. I can hear it. I added a powered subwoofer to the included subwoofer output and now the sound is completely full-range from the DVD player and any other source. The flat design of the remote makes it hard to use but I got used to it. The DVD player does an excellent job of upscaling when you use the HDMI output - nearly as good as an Oppo 981 I use.
The speakers employ ribbon tweeters that have a wide dispersion pattern. They sound good even when listening off-angle. They are rated at 4 ohms which would make them a good choice to use with a T-amp. The construction is noticeably substantial and the finish makes for a system that is a pleasure to look at. But the real selling point is the warm sound provided by the vacuum tubes used in the preamplifier. They make for a fatigue-free listening experience. I deduct 1 star for the design of the remote control and it having just one AUX input.
I would buy this system again. Customer Rating: Summary: Not as good as you might think Comment: First the specification of this item is worst than many or most of the same price. Visit the official philips site for the owner manual for details. I agree that we shouldn't choose a piece of equipment based on specification. But at least meeting a reasonable limit is a must. Even without considering the price of this Hi-Fi, it doesn't meet the reasonable limit at all in my humble opinion.
1. The system lowest frequency response range start from 100Hz, (and the 100Hz limit is not merely the amplifier, but the DVD player as well, which should mean even adding a good sub-woofer won't allow you to enjoy bass below 100Hz) 100Hz limit is a bit ridiculously poor at this price point, and further considering that it is a DVD player as well. It might be okay for some kind of music for lacking of bass below 100Hz, but watching movies(esp. action) lacking bass below 100Hz is simply not enjoyable. If you have any requirement of bass at all, this would not suit you.
2.The harmonic distortion(0.7%), Signal to noise ratio(>=60dB) and the highest frequency range(16kHz) also worst than most of the same price. Please expect sound distortion, signal noise and no frequency response above 16kHZs.
(try comparing the spec. to hi-fi of the same or much lower price, from e.g. Onkyo and Denon and other brands)
3. The remote control is completely flat, which means you will have to be in a well-lit environment to actually see it to use it, you can't feel the position of the button. If you watch DVD or listen to CD with light turned off, you won't be able to distinguish the button on the remote control to use it, which is a absolute pain for me.
