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July 2009
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The editors liked
Compact
Stylish
And solidly built. Wall mountable. Bright screen. Surprisingly big sound
Simple
Intuitive and easy to use set-up
Good clear interface and onscreen keyboard
Ability to play several formats
Decent quality sound.
Wallmountable and very solidly built
Great remote
Bright screen
Surprisingly big sound
Looks good
Sounds better
Loads of features
Great price
Good looks
Easy to set up
If Streamium were an element
It would be heavier than heavy metal and lighter than air guitar
With the lustre of a freshly minted gold record. The NP2900 has a meaty 30W of amplification and uses smart digital processing to turn plain old MP3 (or WMA
A...
Excellent sound quality for its size
Unique colour screen that displays album art
Provides access to thousands of Internet radio stations
Stylish exterior design
Easy set-up to stream music from connected PCs
Excellent sound quality
Nice vibrant colour screen
The editors didn't like
Treble could be better controlled. Lack of format and music service compatibility
£230 price lets down an otherwise attractie package from Philips. Min specs
Wireless music and photo streaming device
Internet radio
4in backlit
Colour LCD
Remote control
4 speakers
30 Watt RMS combined output
Plays streamed music and photos...
Treble could be better controlled
Lack of format and music service compatibility
Expensive
Menus occasionally tricky
No Last.fm
Screen slows scrolling
When you’ve got a terabyte drive groaning at the seams with music
You need to be able to navigate it easily – and here the Streamium struggles. It’s slow to browse albums (especially when you’ve got artwork visible) and occasional...
Interface can become sluggish with large music libraries
Abstract: The Philips Streamium NP2900 Network Music Player is a direct rival to Logitech's excellent Squeezebox Boom, but it's a bit smaller at 346.5mm x 69mm x 99mm – and much louder at, well, loud, thanks to its four speakers. The NP2900 gets along fine with bo...
The Philips Streamium NP2900 might not stand out particularly, but luckily its performance means it doesn't need to. Adding a radio tuner to the mix wouldn't have done the system any harm, but the omission shouldn't be considered a death knell by any mean...
If Streamium were an element, it would be heavier than heavy metal and lighter than air guitar, with the lustre of a freshly minted gold record. The NP2900 has a meaty 30W of amplification and uses smart digital processing to turn plain old MP3 (or WMA, A...
When you’ve got a terabyte drive groaning at the seams with music, you need to be able to navigate it easily – and here the Streamium struggles. It’s slow to browse albums (especially when you’ve got artwork visible) and occasional...
Free your music with the most stylish streaming player on the market today. It’s not quite as speedy or smart as the Logitech Boom but it’s simple, reliable and delivers where it counts in sonic superiority.Philips Streamium NP2900 is tagged w...
Simple, intuitive and easy to use set-up, good clear interface and onscreen keyboard, ability to play several formats, decent quality sound.
£230 price lets down an otherwise attractie package from Philips. Min specs: Wireless music and photo streaming device; internet radio; 4in backlit; colour LCD; remote control; 4 speakers; 30 Watt RMS combined output; plays streamed music and photos...
Philips has put together a very attractive, easy to set up Wi-Fi music streamer and radio. The colour display and improved navigation, plus a standby power consumption of just 1Watt are all in its favour – it’s really only the £230 price...
Excellent sound quality for its size; unique colour screen that displays album art; provides access to thousands of Internet radio stations; stylish exterior design; easy set-up to stream music from connected PCs
Interface can become sluggish with large music libraries; slight delay between tracks; included remote is occasionally confusing
The Philips Streamium NP2900 is a great-sounding Wi-Fi radio with a unique colour display, but it doesn't offer enough features to justify its price premium over competitors ...
