Although the speakers delivered a balanced all-round sound, home cinema effects lacked a little power and S-sounds hissed slightly... In addition, the Philips is the only system tested that does not have HDMI inputs. Playback devices such as TV receivers must therefore be connected to the TV for the picture and to the system for surround sound...

... Philips has saved a little elsewhere for the good sound: there are no HDMI inputs to connect a set-top box, for example. Wireless Internet access is only available via a WLAN dongle, which occupies the only USB port...