Reviews of the Philips Streamium NP2500
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CNET Review
The Good: Digital audio streamer; unique color screen that displays album art; full Rhapsody integration; provides access to thousands of Internet radio stations; stylish exterior design; easy setup to stream music from connected PCs; less expensive than competitors.
The Bad: Small screen difficult to see across room; interface can get sluggish with large music libraries; slight delay between tracks; no support for Pandora, Last.fm, or Slacker; included remote occasionally confusing.
The Bottom Line: The Philips NP2500 offers many of the features available on more-expensive digital audio streamers for less money and has an attractive color display, but it's hard to see from a distance and playback has some occasional hiccups.
Manufacturer: Philips Consumer Electronics
Part number: NP2500/37
General
- Product Type Network audio player
- Width 10 in
- Depth 1.3 in
- Height 3.9 in
- Weight 16.2 oz
Audio System
- Sound Output Mode Stereo
- Sound Effects Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB)
- Equalizer Yes
- Built-in Clock Timer, Digital clock
- Timer Wake, Sleep
- Built-in Display LCD
- Display Illumination Yes
- Display Dimmer Yes
- Additional Features ID3 tags support, Upgradeable firmware
Connectors
- Headphone Jack Yes
- Coaxial Digital Output Yes
Equalizer
- Equalizer factory preset qty 4
Network Player
- Network player type Network audio player
- Network player functionality Digital audio playback, Internet radio playback
- Supported digital audio standards AAC, PCM, WMA, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis
- Supported bit rate 8 - 320Kbps
- Connectivity Wireless / wired
- Connectivity protocols IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet), IEEE 802.3u (Fast Ethernet)
Display
- Display Type LCD display - TFT active matrix 3.5 in - Color
Microphone
- Type None
Remote Control
- Remote Control Remote control
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Headphones ( Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ), 1 x SPDIF output ( RCA phono ), 1 x Audio line-out ( RCA phono x 2 ), 1 x Ethernet ( RJ-45 ), 1 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 )
Power
- Power Device Power adapter - External
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included Audio cable
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