Philips MC230 Vertical Thin Microsystem (Silver/Charcoal)

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Summary: Cool look but cheap & poor user interface
Review: I bought this item from Walmart about 3 wks ago, the cd loader is slow and makes a lot of noise. Take a while to read and play CD too. Not as compact as i thought it would be. The look is cool but comes with cheap design, the speakers attached poorly to the main part. The "STOP" button on my controller wont work anymore. I'm taking it back to walmart this weekend.

Rating:
Summary: Great Stereo System
Review: I don't understand why the other two reviews for this item are so negative. I've had mine for about two months now and I use it everyday. I've had no problems with this stereo at all. It works great, looks great and can be wall mounted. The sound is great, and it has preset equilizations for different types of music. It has a lot of nice features for a decent price. I think it is a good purchase. Don't listen to the negative reviews without checking this product out first!

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Summary: Great system! Almost!
Review: This system looks very cool. It sounds great and will definitely turn heads if it's mounted on a wall or even just sitting on the shelf. The remote control is tiny and functions well. The built in preset equalizer settings are all right, and when it's not playing your CDs you can see the CD art through the player's sliding door. The backlight display is small and not too distracting if you're trying to sleep (though I'm not a light sleeper). All in all, looks and sound are above average-- especially for the price.

However, after about two weeks of functioning perfectly and looking sleek and sophisticated as ever, the mechanized front loading CD door stopped working properly and every once in a while I had to fight the player to get my CD back. The door would slide up, and then slide right back down, not giving me nearly enough time to take out my CD (or put one in if empty). This is probably more of a design fault (the vertical sliding door) than a Philips problem, but this player just didn't work for me. Needless to say, I took it back to the store.

If you're the patient type and don't mind this player keeping your CD for itself for a little while, this player sounds great and looks absolutely gorgeous.