Groovy Philips flat micro theater
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$425.04). 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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Philip Wong is an A/V, PC, photography and gaming enthusiast. Besides spending countless days and late nights fiddling with his home theater system and watercooled PC, he also hits the roads frequently on his iron horse to sweat it out. Now, who says geeks don't work out?
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