Groovy Philips flat micro theater

Philip Wong | Apr 28, 2008

Smaller and flatte--that's the way Philips likes it when it comes to the MCD299 micro home theater. For Bang & Olufsen Beosound 9000 wannabes, this may be your cheap ticket to owning something remotely similar for just S$529 (US$373.46). Consider that a bargain, too, with a four-disc changer for uninterrupted music and DVD movie playback, groovy motorized sliding door and Moto Razor phone-like metallic buttons.

We're only apparently touching on the surface here as this kit also covers JPEG, MP3 and WMA via CD or USB. Under the hood is a respectable 140W digital amplifier driving a pair of flat-panel speakers reinforced by a bass-centric subwoofer. What's not so "hot" is its onboard DTS decoding omission and a legacy component-video interface for TV output. Well, for that price, you can't always have the best of both worlds.

Photo credit: Philips

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