Philips MCM 204

Advantages: Looks great, small size, USB port for direct play from MP3 player
Disadvantages: intermittent fault, customer service not great

...one of these cds the stereo does not seem to be able to 'read' it and it comes up with 'no disc'. However, I often find that if I take it out and put it back in again it works- I have no yet found a disc that wouldn't play, although it can be irritating taking it out and putting it back in. I have contacted the Philips support centre over the telephone but did not find the staff very helpful and they suggested that I had done something wrong with the CDs! I has only attempted to play pre-recorded cds on this machine before, so it has only been brought to my attention recently. I am currently attempting to locate the receipt in order to see if I can get this looked at- if I so I would happily accept the same model again. Other from this minor inadequacy I could not find any fault with the stereo and would happily recommend it to...

rachela81 20.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Philips MCM 204

Perfect Philips for a Perfect Price

Advantages: Very Affordable, excellent features, very stylish
Disadvantages: Radio quality could be better

...Bought this Philips hi-fi off of ebay for a mere £30, brand spanking new and including delivery! I can only sum it up in 1 word.....Excellent! Sound quality is next to nothing, I would have expected to pay something in the hundreds for something of that quality. It is very hi tech, has the usually CD player, tape player, radio, however it also contains a USB port, superb for connecting up your MP3 player, or your flash drive and it also comes with a AUX input, so if your MP3 player isnt compatible with the system you can plug it in through the AUX cable, however the downside to this would be you cannot change tunes with the included remote control. It looks very neat and modern, would fit into many styles of rooms, and its wood finish on the speakers is not cheap and nasty, and looks very stylish. I did find there was a few downsides...

Jamesy123 29.07.2008 · Read review
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Philips Electric Shaver

Advantages: Built In Conditioner, quiet, stylish, effective
Disadvantages: Bit of a hassle to clean

...and colours. The feel of it is very comfortable on the hand and is easy to grip, due to slight ridges around the back of the shaver. This also makes it very comfortable and easy to hold, which i would say is one of the most important factors in something that is to be used daily. Also, obviously, it must be good at its job. Which this shaver is. It did a very good job, and was the closest shave i have ever had. I was previously using a gillette mach 3 razor and shaving foam. The Philips shaver eliminates the need for shaving foam, which i always found an annoyance. I think that the reason for the closeness is the fact that each of the heads vibrates/girates and moves independantly, meaning that they can move accordingly to each person's individual features. Moving around the jaw bone and cheek bones, means that it gets alot closer to the skin...

lustba 29.12.2007 · Read review
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Not a fault with this Stereo

Advantages: nice looking, reads mp3s, easy to set and to use
Disadvantages: none really

...This Hi-Fi Stereo by Philips is both nice looking and good quality. I'm not a real expert of Hi-Fi honestly but I've had a few and this little fella indeed does its job. It comes with a small simple remote control, radio antenna, all the needed wires. The CD player on top includes MP3 decoder, a tape recorder is on the front of the stereo (hardly needed nowadays but you might be surprised how often you end up using it in the end). The instructions were almost unnecessary because it's very very easy to set it up. The colours (orangy-yellow and steel) are a weird combination but seems to work and matches easily with most of my forniture. The orange screen is not the best (it becomes hard to see if the sun is directly on it) but it's not horrible either. This stereo is usually sold at good prices and I would say it's well worth it, I haven...

EVIT 05.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Philips MC-M 250

Personal review of the Philips 42PFL7404H

Advantages: Slimmer and lighter than many LCD TVs of similar size.
Disadvantages: None come to mind.

...This is an excellent example of Philips ingenuity. If you are about to consider changing to a larger screen size, then this 42' screen is well worth a closer look. It has a superb contrast ratio, which really improves the definition of the darkest and lightest images and displays striking colours that are lifelike and vibrant. The ease of installation is also a great benefit, whereby most settings can be achieved through a simple automatic process. Should you also be thinking of wall mounting this receiver, then you will be pleased to know that this particular model is thinner than many TV's currently available and also a lot lighter. The remote control has been well thought out with a special home button, which enables easy selection of external devices, like satellite boxes, digital receivers, DVD players and recorders or PC...

Houdini42 06.10.2009 · Read review
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Philips Arcitec Shaver

Advantages: easy to clean, smooth shaving, docking bay
Disadvantages: doesnt hold most charge, compared to others, but good enough

...Note: This is my boyfriends shaver - I wrote the review while he dictated. I don't need to use a shaver (...at least I think I don't...) I bought this for my boyfriend for his birthday as an upgrade to a previous Philips shaver. It was on offer in Boots at the time and I paid about £140 as well as generating some Boots loyalty points. ~~~~~~~ The Unit ~~~~~~~ At the time it was the 2nd from the top of the range - the top of the range was the nivea moisturise one. It also has an edge trimmer and the boyfriend does not bother with moisturiser (!) so this model is sufficient. The shaver is about 6 inches tall and about 2 inches wide so it fits in the palm of your hand. The control is an on/off button located in the handle at the front in the centre. ~~~~~~ Usage ~~~~~~ The shaver has an ultra slim and easy to use...

jupiter28 24.03.2008 (16.04.2008) · Read review
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Review of Philips RQ 1075 Arcitec

Philips Arcitec - Helping you to value your face

Advantages: Good qulaity of Shave
Disadvantages: Slightly Higher Price

... Philips Arcitec This one is one of the finest product of Philips in Electric Shavers. A lot of marketing in support of this product with a high price of about 160 to 250 GBP is not just a hype but true. It is actually a great product and thus its price should not stop it to capture the market. Quality of Shave The Quality of the Shaver is always determined from its ability to remove hairs. My shave has always been a challenge for the shavers and this one proved to be a good performer in dealing with it. It is capable of removing the hairs from the remotest areas of your face and the ones whic are indeed left out by normal cheap shavers. Going some details, it was able to shave off the hairs from my neck and on the side skins that cover my lip which in normal conditions would leave side burns. Its always difficult to...

TechSavvy03 11.12.2007 · Read review
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Philips TT 2021 Bodygroom For The Perfect Shave

Advantages: Close, comfortable and convinient
Disadvantages: Packaging not great

...My husband is very fussy when it comes to shaving and he likes to have his own razor that I don't use. He used to spend a lot of money on purchasing the Gillette Fusion Power 4 pack priced at 7.99GBP. After finding out that I was using his razor he decided to buy the Rechargeable body shave system Phillips TT2021 this is not to be confused with the Phillips TT2020 which is similar, but not the one I am reviewing. So my husband decided to buy this razor because he knew that I wouldn't use it because I cannot use electric razor's like this they make me come out in a rash and do not work on my skin. I asked my husband to review this razor and to give me his opinions of how effective the razor is. The following is the review that I have rewritten in my own words for the purposes of Ciao. This razor is exclusively for men...

Mickie26 28.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Philips TT 2021 Bodygroom

Nice one Philips!

Advantages: Cleans up as it goes
Disadvantages: None

...I bought this trimmer around a month ago after the battery in my old trimmer (also Philips) gave up. As I'd been happy with Philips previously I looked around and found that the choice was basically QT4020 or QT4045. At first I was somewhat skeptical about the idea of having a vacuum trimmer, but based on positive reviews I thought I'd give it a try. The idea also appealed to my other half who for some reason isn't a fan of finding the toilet seat covered in beard trimmings so I ordered from Amazon for £27.14. First impression is that unit is noticeably larger than my previous model, perhaps due to the added vacuum unit, but it's still perfectly manueverable. As far as perfroming its primary role this is a good trimmer. At 1 - 3 length cuts its performs well and most importantly the toilet seat remains beardless. At length 0 (no guard...

Choppit 02.08.2009 · Read review
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TOP MARKS FOR PHILLIPS

Advantages: DVD WORLD- RECORD.PLAY.BURN
Disadvantages: SOMETIMES SLOW

...Hi All I was looking at all the reveiws for phillips and was suprised with some of them as phillips has come a long way in the dvd world. This player is the nuts, point blank i am very happy that i brought this product so i will say a little more- I used to spend hours and hours downloading films and TV series but not no more!!!! This Player does more than what you could imagine and saves time for the consumer. Stargate is one of my fav shows and the amount of hours i used to spend converting all the TV shows onto dvd format but stop press; this player has DIVX built in and most of the websites i have been to looking for this tv show puts Stargate in DIVX format. The player will play all the downloaded programs with no trouble. Not only have i saved hours of burning from dvix to dvd or even into mpeg i just download in...

buckydaman 04.11.2006 · Read review
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