1000 seriesSoundbar speaker

I purchased this product as I recently bought a new Philips ambilight tv, for the price I thought I’d give it a go. The compact subwoofer packs a decent punch for its size and the sleek and stylish sound bar is loud and clear. The subwoofer instantly connected to the sound bar via Bluetooth with no problems and using the hdmi arc I can use my tv remote to turn it up or down. all in all a decent bit of kit for not much cash

I have set this up via Bluetooth and hardwired and no matter what I do or what settings I have it on there is always a static sound, so for example if the program stops and goes to another scene there is like a static sound and I’ve tried everything and every setting and nothing stops this hissing sound. So not happy with such a well branded product. Really gutted.

I've had this unit for over a year now and it works fine. It fills up a 3x6m room well enough to watch movies and listen to music with some body to the sound. The sound quality is good enough - its only got 2 small speakers up front and a small subwoofer so its not super crisp or deep, and it won't shake the room, but for the size and price, you can't expect that. It was very simple to set up and use right out of the box, and the bar and subwoofer each are not very large, which is good. It was very inexpensive and I bought it as an interim unit until I could get something better, but its been good enough for my living room so far. I also like that its all black, without any flashy chrome or color that makes it noticeable. Its got good connectivity - I have an old tape deck plugged in, my TV connects by optical, and I use Bluetooth with my computer or phone regularly, with no issues. There are 3 sound modes (movie, news, music), but the manual does not tell you which is which. From what I can guess, in movie mode the center LED flashes green (lots of bass), for news it flashes yellow (it sounds more mid-range with less bass), and for music it flashes white (good mix of bass, mid and high). One thing I really wish it had was a sync adjustment so you can delay the sound by a few milliseconds to better sync with the picture - when you connect it by optical, dialogue is slightly out of sync with the picture from the TV. As it is, you have to have either the TV sound on or the sound bar, but not both or it will sound like an echo. Overall not a bad entry-level unit. Easy to set up, doesn't take up much space and it fills the room well enough. So much better than just TV audio alone. Great for a small/medium room or apartment if you don't want to spend too much.

I've used this speaker and Sub combo for 5 months. Sound is Alright for the price, you get what you paid for. There are 3 sound settings (movie, music, sports), and 2 wired ways to connect (aux or optical). It's not very clear which sound setting is selected, though easy to figure out by listening. I chose the optical audio connection which works well with our TV. There is also an occasional weird impedance in the sound when adjusting the volume or settings which is annoying. Just recently, after using the speaker for TV and movies, the LED indicator light on the front went out. It's difficult to tell when the speaker is powered and what setting the speaker is on since the light went out. I will be trying to get it repaired/replaced under warranty

Would like it to have at least 6 speakers in it for richer and better sound

The unit is affordable, but as the specs states that it would deliver a total RMS at 70watts, im expecting it will be as loud as my small PA system. The front speakers is weak and if someone noisy comes in, you can hardly hear the voice in the movie you are watching. The output of the subwoofer is acceptable but still lacking in power.

Because when i came back from my trip I was ready to listen to some music when I realized that the sound bar works but not the subwoofer and I tried everything I knew and even asked for my guardians help but nothing works and I cannot go to the philips center as there is Covid-19

Not loud enough as the speaker is big but the quality isn’t good

Would have been nice to have the appropriate connecting cables to my TV included - As such its impossible to review the performance