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Philips WACS7500/37 Streamium Wireless 80 GB Hard Disk 80 Watt RMS Music System

Philips WACS7500/37 Streamium Wireless 80 GB Hard Disk 80 Watt RMS Music System
Brand: Philips
Category: CE

List Price: $999.99
Buy New: $349.95
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Seller: Market Warehouse
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 8 reviews
Sales Rank: 54190

Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Color: silver/blk
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 19.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 24.2 x 10.7

MPN: WACS7500/37
Model: WACS7500/37
UPC: 609585143807
EAN: 0609585143807
ASIN: B0016OC8QS

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Features:
  • Streamium Wireless Music system, stream between center, station(s) and PC.
  • My room, My music playback to all stations. 2 way 6 line display on remote.
  • 80GB hard disk to store and playback up to 1500 CD's.
  • Enjoy internet radio.
  • Expand your system by adding up to 5 Wi Fi Stations
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Product Description
Rip and store in 80 GB HDD on the WACS7500. Access content on your PC or MP3 player and wirelessly stream music anywhere in your house. Listening to music is not only easy but fun with Album Art, which displays CD covers on the color LCD.

Customer Reviews:
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1 out of 5 stars So NOT plug and play...   March 14, 2010
Kathleen Webb (West Chester, PA USA)
After hours of frustration I still cannot connect this device to my PC to create playlists, etc. Impossible to do so through the remote. What possible use is a product like this if you can only play cd by cd?

I am reasonably computer literate, and instructions that direct you to choose an option that DOES NOT EXIST are insane. Select System Mgmt - do they mean SETTINGS? There is no Menu > System Mgmt. None!

Philips help center equally useless. My daughter's boyfriend tried for about 45 minutes too; and then volunteered to buy me an ipod and docking station as he ran screaming from the house.

Buyer beware. The user interface on this system is about the worst I have seen of any product, including early Korean VCRs in the 80's. Appalling.


3 out of 5 stars Philips WACS Streamium   November 12, 2009
anthonyg (Charlotte, NC)
I got this device, but not the pair of devices, about a year ago. Overall it's nice for bedroom-filling sound in a very attractive package, but...

There is the unit that comes with the hard drive and allow you to rip music or load music to it, as well as play wireless music from your UPnP enabled computer/ server. There is also the unit that comes w/o the hard drive. I got the one w/o the hard drive somewhere else, even though the guy who sold it to me "thought" it was the one with the hard drive. He was confused and so was I... just reading the description for this item, I think Amazon is selling both devices for this price, which is reasonable.

I also should state that I got the smaller Philips NP1100/37 to add to the house music experience. The NP1100 does not come with speakers - just a wireless device that has a readable screen from several feet away, although a small and slightly clumsy remote to use. What I do like about the 1100 that I want to mention is that it connected to the internet when I installed it and downloaded the latest firmware almost effortlessly and with little help from me. Great feature! The WACS I have had nearly a year has never done that and it's not enabled to do that, even though it's the pricier model. In fact, I didn't know there is a firmware update for it until I went to find out myself. The firmware update process for the bigger unit requires a PC to be involved and extra software on the PC and it takes longer. The web browser also crashes during the update, so it took me a few tries before I got it right and figured out the whole process on my own.

So now that I have the firmware update I can write a better review, although not much better. Although the design of the device is very nice and the sound is excellent for it's size, the screen on the WACS is way too small to read from more than a few feet away. I have to be right on top of it to see the music I want or the playlists. Additionally, my device will not display ID3 tagging information not matter what I do. Song title - but not the ID3 tagging information. The newer 1100 I bought does - this one doesn't. This is immensely disappointing considering how much I paid for it.

Another thing to pick on is it's wireless abilities. I have two wireless access points in the house - it's a big house and with wireless it makes sense for coverage. When I move the device around the house it's going to get a stronger signal from one or the other, so I go into the menu to change to the other SSID. When I switch SSIDs and then try to move the device back to the other room, it's 'forgotten' the password to the first wireless AP. Have to enter it again. Pain in the neck to have to do that, you know?

Looks and design and sounds are great for this thing, but what's under the hood needs vast improvements to justify the price for this thing. I don't own the one with the 80GB hard drive, but 80gbs? Gimme a break. Cheaper and better to get 120gb or even 200. Enthusiasts are the ones looking for devices like this, and they're not going to be content with a measly 80gbs.




2 out of 5 stars I'm sending mine back   October 24, 2009
Bakers Biscuit (Chicago, IL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I just purchased this item from Tiger Direct for $175.00. Unfortunately a day and a half later I will be returning it. I am a technophile and have quite a bit of knowledge with the latest gadgets but I can't seem to get this thing to work properly.

I was really sold on the price tag but after listening to both units for an entire day I am unimpressed. The sound quality is good for the small unit but nothing like I can't get from my standard shelf unit. The Philips product has nice bass but if I paid 1000 bucks for this I would have been extremely disappointed with the sound.

* The biggest frustration lies with the connection that I've been trying to get with the Streamium website. I've already received at least a dozen emails from the website (all the same) telling me that I have either successfully registered or that I need to complete my registration. as I follow the link to the broken website I can easily get caught up for an hour just trying to navigate through the website all to the same result.
*I downloaded all of the proper files from the included disk but time after time my system does not recognize either Philips station which means I cannot upload any of my music to the Philips stations nor can I listen to internet radio (the two biggest reasons for purchase)
* the center station has an unusual "popping" during play of music on the hard drive.
* the menu's are painfully slow on the philips units. Sometimes taking me to error messages that take several seconds to display with no way of backtracking immediately or even going to the Home screen until the message has been displayed.
* The main remote control is broken. I believe it is stuck in the "up" key. which renders it completely useless. This is probably just my problem but I very rarely purchase an electronic item that is broken right out of the box.
* Remote controls for the Philips units have several non user-friendly keys. there is a set of keys that form a circle to move up, down, and sideways but this key will not let you scroll - you will need to use the "scroll" key for that. yes, there is actually a scroll key - WTF?
* Instructions are difficult to follow and there are many functions that are very technical. The problem with the technical instructions is that they are worded just as the basic instructions are - with the assumption that the user understands all terminology associated.
* I don't know if this technology will last very long but I wanted to jump on the price that I received. At the 200+ dollar price tag (tax and free shipping included)I don't' know that this unit has a lot of value. I will be looking for something that will allow me to listen to the internet from my shelf unit.

I suspect that Philips is trying to move this product. Look on eBay for better pricing but I think if you wait a few more months you may be able to get a killer deal on this product. If you're lucky you can get my unit on Tiger Direct under the "open box" category. Good Luck.


4 out of 5 stars Awesome!   August 25, 2009
Ivan (Miami, Fl)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I was waiting for a great sound system. But this device is "the best of the best". Crystal sound, amazing features, internet radio, wireless, cd covers on screen..oh! I almost forgot...it plays cds and has fm tuner. Now if you are looking for a sound system that makes you feel exclusive dont look around anymore. It is!. Philips works for us and this is a perfect sample, it combines sound, technology, design and quality, all in one, for a good price.


4 out of 5 stars Phillips WACS7500/37 Streamium Wireless   August 2, 2009
Lena A. Iacono
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I love this product. I down loaded all my CDs and I have continuous music all day and night long. Great for parties. Although I haven't read the complete booklet yet, I am wondering why one unit is playing a different song then the other unit.

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