- Thousands of free Internet Radio Stations
- Wireless streaming from PC via UPnP
- Browse your collection by album, artist, genre and track
- Touch screen controls
- 2x10W RMS total output power for easy playback and volume control
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Technical Details
Product details
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Obsessed with sound-- stream music from PC/Mac and internet - wirelessly
Explore your music universe with this sleek, wall-mountable wireless micro system. Stream music from your PC/MAC, play CDs, MP3s or FM and Internet radio and enjoy easy navigation on its intuitive touch screen with colour display.
Thousands of free Internet Radio Stations
Thousands of free Internet Radio Stations
Streamium comes with thousands of free Internet radio stations. Now you can stay abreast of all kinds of music worldwide. Connect your Streamium to the Internet and listen to your favourite online programmes on your audio system without having to turn on your PC.
Wirelessly stream or transfer your PC/MAC music and photos
Your PC/MAC is filled with music that you can now conveniently stream onto your Philips audio device – without messy cables. Share your favourite songs with others at a party, or simply enjoy them in the comfort of your home. Better yet, transfer and store your music on the device's hard disk and enjoy your collection anytime, even when your PC/MAC is not available. Do the same for your photo collections, and view them at leisure while you listen to music. Unlock your PC/MAC treasures with the convenience of wireless streaming.
Play MP3/WMA-CD, CD and CD-RW
Audio compression technology allows large digital music files to be reduced up to 10 times in size without radically degrading their audio quality. MP3 or WMA are two of the compression formats that let you enjoy a world of digital music on your Philips player. Download MP3 or WMA songs from authorised music sites on the Internet or create your own MP3 or WMA music files by ripping your audio CDs and transferring them onto your player.
USB Direct for MP3/WMA music playback
With the USB Direct mode, you can simply select the music on a USB device and playback all your content. All you have to do is plug in your USB device to playback music or export content from the device.
Playback iTunes music
Playback iTunes music
Now you can playback music from your iTunes library—without the need for any conversion—on your Philips Hi-Fi system! Supporting AAC codec used by iTunes library to rip and store music, simply install the TwonkyMedia software that comes with the system in order to access, select and play music from your iTunes library and playlists - wirelessly. Please note that the system does not support DRM-protected music purchased from the iTunes store.
FM radio
FM radio uses frequency modulation (FM) to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. This broadcast technology allows you to listen to your favourite radio stations on the FM band.
Touch screen controls for easy playback and volume control
Touch screen controls allow you to control the volume as well as other playback options by simply pressing the touch sensitive controls on the front panel.
Remote control for handy navigation
Control all the Streamium's functions from the comfort of your sofa. Search, navigate and playback your music with ease and speed. With Alphanumeric search, QuickJump and SuperScroll, you can have quick access to your favourite Internet radio station or music from your PC. The Streamium control centre is in the palm of your hand.
Works with home broadband connection and Wi-Fi router
Quality sound performance-- 2 x 10 W RMS total output power
RMS refers to Root Mean Square, which is a typical measurement of audio power, or rather, the electrical power transferred from an audio amplifier to a loudspeaker, which is measured in watts. The amount of electrical power delivered to the loudspeaker and its sensitivity determines the sound power that is generated. Essentially, amplifiers are limited by the electrical energy they can amplify and loudspeakers by the electrical energy they can convert into sound energy, without distorting the audio signal. The higher the wattage, the better the sound power emitted by the speaker.
Complete integrated sound system
Your Philips Hi-Fi system is equipped with everything you need to enjoy music from your CDs, USB device or wirelessly from PC/MAC and the Internet. It's all packed in one compact, slim and versatile design that fits with any living space. Plus, enjoy smart and intuitive ease of use with this system's touch screen control display.
Works with home broadband connection and Wi-Fi router
Your Philips Hi-Fi system comes with an Ethernet port to allow for plug-and-play Internet connection via DHCP. Also, the system is B/G Wi-Fi certified which makes it compatible with any B/G Wi-Fi certified router on the market. Easy and convenient, this system features a one-touch Wi-Fi Protected Setup to ensure secure Wi-Fi connection in mere seconds.
Product Description
Philips MCi298/05 Wireless Micro HiFi System
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
I have Broadband. I have a NAS, computer & laptop and buy music online. I have a smartphone that is not an Apple product. I have an additional MP3 device, but that's not Apple either. But I still would like to listen to my music. I spent months looking for a product that was capable of playing FM radio, Internet Radio, CDs and music from my home network and MP3 devices all together. I didn't think such a thing would be hard to find, but it quickly seemed apparent that if my own devices didn't have a little 'i' in front of their name I was out of luck. However, then I found Philips Streamium - This thing does all I want and more!
Out of the Streamium range I eventually decided on the MCi298 because it did what I wanted and the price (on Amazon) was amazing. It looks fantastic, so well designed, with an easy to use touch screen or remote. I did have a few little issues connecting it to my network, but after that it's been plain sailing and so easy to use I have hardly needed to refer to the instructions. The sound it produces is great too, even on standard FM radio stations and on low volumes - it clear, crisp, with good base notes and active stereo.
Yes it does take a little time to buffer the internet radio, or find music files over the network, and I do worry that if Philips pull the plug on the range I will loose their services to listen to internet radio at least and the unit does not come with any guarantee that they will continue this service indefinately.
So I can now play my CD collection, MP3 collection via my computer, MP3 device, smartphone or USB stick, listen to FM or Internet Radio, even look at photos on the touch screen! And now that I have also discovered the MCi298 also has an alarm function I am looking to get a second unit for the bedroom!
I really can't fault this thing!
Out of the Streamium range I eventually decided on the MCi298 because it did what I wanted and the price (on Amazon) was amazing. It looks fantastic, so well designed, with an easy to use touch screen or remote. I did have a few little issues connecting it to my network, but after that it's been plain sailing and so easy to use I have hardly needed to refer to the instructions. The sound it produces is great too, even on standard FM radio stations and on low volumes - it clear, crisp, with good base notes and active stereo.
Yes it does take a little time to buffer the internet radio, or find music files over the network, and I do worry that if Philips pull the plug on the range I will loose their services to listen to internet radio at least and the unit does not come with any guarantee that they will continue this service indefinately.
So I can now play my CD collection, MP3 collection via my computer, MP3 device, smartphone or USB stick, listen to FM or Internet Radio, even look at photos on the touch screen! And now that I have also discovered the MCi298 also has an alarm function I am looking to get a second unit for the bedroom!
I really can't fault this thing!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
If this lived up to its spec it would be a 5-star product. The big plus point is the range of music sources - insert an old-fashioned CD, plug in a USB stick of MP3s, stream wirelessly from a media server, or connect your MP3 player; Radio from old-fashioned FM or the Internet.
Sound is pretty good for a device this size.
But the user interface is clunky - takes too long to get through the menus. Given this is an Internet-connected device why doesn't it go and look up the CD track names? When you finally reach the FM presets you can't select by number but have to scroll through (so why number them?). Internet radio is even worse - what is the difference between a preset and a favorite? And that brings us to the Philips support server, where you are supposed to be able to manage your favourites. This is absolutely awful, it simply does not work. I've tried different browsers and they certainly give different results but are equally unpredictable and useless. Absolutely do not buy this if you want to be a serious Internet radio user.
Overall I'm happy with it for what I use it for - FM radio, CDs, USB stick, occasionally streaming. I'm just hoping Philips sort out the Internet radio before the FM switch-off begins.
Sound is pretty good for a device this size.
But the user interface is clunky - takes too long to get through the menus. Given this is an Internet-connected device why doesn't it go and look up the CD track names? When you finally reach the FM presets you can't select by number but have to scroll through (so why number them?). Internet radio is even worse - what is the difference between a preset and a favorite? And that brings us to the Philips support server, where you are supposed to be able to manage your favourites. This is absolutely awful, it simply does not work. I've tried different browsers and they certainly give different results but are equally unpredictable and useless. Absolutely do not buy this if you want to be a serious Internet radio user.
Overall I'm happy with it for what I use it for - FM radio, CDs, USB stick, occasionally streaming. I'm just hoping Philips sort out the Internet radio before the FM switch-off begins.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Philips MCi298/05 Wireless Micro HiFi SystemI bought this for my wife for Christmas. It appeared to have everything, FM, internet radio, CD drive and streaming from the PC. Setting up was not too bad though entering the WAP2 code took ages. Once set up it downloaded an upgrade for the software; this caused it to crash - twice. Eventually loaded the update using wired ethernet - not really what I expected to have to do for a Wi-fi device. Finding internet radio stations was fairly easy BUT they took up to a minute to buffer (with a four bar Wi-fi signal at 8Mb/s) and then proceeded to just drop out and re-buffer every couple of minutes, making for a useless listening experience. The FM radio required the aerial fully extending and still gave a very hissy reception, nothing like as good as the 15 year old Aiwa portable it was supposed to replace. We installed the Twonky media player onto our notebook computer and it was VERY slow at loading picures. For example Google Picassa loads all pictures in about 30 seconds, Twonky took close to 30 minutes!! It did stream them to the Streamium but soooo slowly. In desperation we tried the CD player which worked, but took over 10 seconds to load the first track and an equal amount of time to skip to another track. This might not sound a lot but the Aiwa could complete both tasks in less than a second despite its age. Finally, the website referred to in the instruction leaflet for arranging favourite stations etc no longer exists! In all a massively disappointing result for a Christmas present - we sent it back, it doesn't really deserve any stars.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Does nearly everything !!
A great peace of kit which nearly does everything I wanted apart from a few hitches -
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Took an age to set up on home Wi-Fi - CD got stuck and had to have a replacement ! Read more
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Near Perfect!!!!
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V Poor usability
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Published 14 months ago by R. Say
Philips MCi298 is awesome
OK so there's a few peeps had issues with this, that could be down to earlier firmware or poor wifi setup etc? Read more
Published 14 months ago by Shane Timmons
Excellent
EPIC, fantastic piece of kit. After reading mixed reviews i was a bit Sceptical about purchasing this internet wifi micro HiFi but it was sooo easy to set up and the... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mrs. Heather Smith
A bit of a problem at the beginning but excellent at the end
My husband got this HiFi for me on December because I'm on my computer listening internet radios and I wanted to get a new mp3 player with a Cd doc. Read more
Published 16 months ago by MMel
Major disappointment
We've been looking for an audio player for our kitchen that would play audio CDs, MP3s from USB, and that would also allow us to listen to internet radios. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Rado
Very poor and unreliable
I agree with aggi. I bought this for my wife at Christmas, she wanted a Bose ipod doc but I persuaded her the Philips was the better option given its features but what a mistake... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Exleyg
