Philips DVD Micro Theater DivX playback USB Direct compact design MCD396/98

 

Enjoy great movie experience

plus USB Direct playback

You're in touch with the latest and the coolest - now get a load of the hot 2-in-1 Micro Hi-Fi with DVD, WMA-CD and MP3-CD playback! Relax to your fave movies and music. Home entertainment will never be the same again!

 

Features

Enrich your movie experience

Play DVD, DivX®, (S)VCD, MP3-CD, WMA-CD, CD(RW) & Picture CD

The Philips player is compatible with most DVD and CD discs available in the market. DVD, DivX®, (S)VCD, MP3/WMA-CD, CD(RW) and Picture CD - all of them can play on the player. SVCD stands for "Super VideoCD". The quality of a SVCD is much better than a VCD, especially much more sharpen picture than a VCD because of the higher resolution. With DivX® support, you are able to enjoy DivX® encoded videos. The DivX media format is an MPEG4-based video compression technology that enables you to save large files like movies, trailers and music videos on media like CD-R/RW, and DVD recordable discs.

Dolby Digital for ultimate movie experience

Because Dolby Digital, the world's leading digital multi-channel audio standards, make use of the way the human ear naturally processes sound, you experience superb quality surround sound audio with realistic spatial cues.

Enrich your sound experience

View photos and listen to music directly from USB devices

Simply plug in your USB device on the system and share your stored digital music and photos with your family and friends.

Autostop stereo cassette deck

Digital Sound Control for optimized music style settings

Digital Sound Control offers you a choice of pre-set Jazz, Rock, Pop and Classic controls you can use to optimise the frequency ranges for different musical styles. Each mode uses graphic equalizing technology to automatically adjust the sound balance and enhance the most important sound frequencies in your chosen music style. Ultimately, Digital Sound Control makes it easy for you get the most out of your music by precisely adjusting the sound balance to match the type of music you are playing.

2x50W RMS total output power

Start the day your way

Wake-Up and Sleep Timer

Many of alarm clocks feature a variety of alarm choices. This Philips Clock radio awakens you to radio or the traditional alarm buzzer. The Sleep Timer allows you to program the required length of time for music to coincide with how long you normally take to fall asleep. No matter what your alarm clock needs, whether it's a morning buzzer that produces a steady tone, or listening to your favorite music as you go to sleep, this clock radio has it all.

Digital tuning with 40 preset stations for extra convenience

Digital radio offers you additional music options to your music collection on your Philips audio system. Simply tune into the station that you want to preset, press and hold the preset button to memorize the frequency. With preset radio stations that can be stored, you can quickly access your favorite radio station without having to manually tune the frequencies each time.

 

Specifications

Sound

Output Power
2x50W RMS / 1800W PMPO

Sound Enhancement
Digital Sound Control 4 modes, Dynamic Bass Boost, Loudness

Sound System
Dolby Digital

Loudspeakers

Main Speaker
2 way, 4" woofer, Bass Reflex Speaker System

Video Playback

Playback Media
DivX, DVD-Video, Picture CD, Video CD/SVCD, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW

Disc Playback Modes
A-B Repeat, Angle, Zoom, Slow Motion, Parental control, PBC, Disc Menu, Fast Backward, Fast Forward, OSD, Resume Playback from Stop

DVD Region.
3

Audio Playback

Cassette Deck Technology
Mechanical

Playback Media
CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3-CD, WMA-CD

Disc Playback Modes
20-Track Programmable, Repeat/one/all/program, Shuffle Play, Fast Forward/Backward, Next/Previous Track Search

Loader Type
Tray, Motorised

USB Direct Modes
Fast Backward/Fast Forward, Play/Pause, Previous/Next, Program Play, Repeat, Shuffle, Stop

ID3-tag support
Yes

Audio Recording

Recording Media
Tape

Tape Recording Enhancement
CD Synchro Start Recording, Automatic Recording Level, One-Touch Recording

Tuner/Reception/Transmission

Tuner Bands
FM Stereo

Auto digital tuning
Yes

Station presets
40

Tuner Enhancements
Auto Store

Connectivity

Aux in
Line-in 3.5mm

Other connections
FM Antenna, Subwoofer out, Digital audio coaxial out

Video Output - Analog
Composite CVBS (yellow cinch), S-Video (on Hosiden)

Headphone
3.5 mm

Audio Connections
Analogue Audio Out (L/R)

USB
USB host

Convenience

Alarms
Sleep timer, CD Alarm, Radio Alarm, USB alarm

Clock
On main display

Display Type
LCD

OSD Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese

Accessories

Included accessories
Composite video cable (Y), FM antenna, World Wide Warranty leaflet

Remote control
40-key with Lithium batteries

Quick start guide
English, Traditional Chinese

User Manual
English, Traditional Chinese

Dimensions

Set Width
152 mm

Set Height
228 mm

Set Depth
273 mm

Main speaker width
152 mm

Main Speaker height
228 mm

Main speaker depth
257 mm

Packaging Width
494 mm

Packaging Height
371 mm

Packaging Depth
275 mm

Weight incl. Packaging
9.8 kg

Power

Power supply
110-240V, 50/60 Hz

Still Picture Playback

Picture Compression Format
JPEG

Playback Media
CD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, Picture CD