DVD Micro Theater

MCD988/98

DVD Micro Theater

MCD988/98

Surround sound from the wall

The MCD988 ensures the best movie enjoyment with Philips Moving Surround Sound. The Dolby Virtual Speakers glide out for sound transmission for your enjoyment of the ultimate cinematic experience right in your living room.

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DVD Micro Theater

Surround sound from the wall

The MCD988 ensures the best movie enjoyment with Philips Moving Surround Sound. The Dolby Virtual Speakers glide out for sound transmission for your enjoyment of the ultimate cinematic experience right in your living room.

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

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.

1080i HDMI with high definition video upconversion

1080i HDMI with high definition video upconversion

HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface. It is a direct digital connection that can carry digital HD video as well as digital multichannel audio. By eliminating the conversion to analog signals it delivers perfect picture and sound quality, completely free from noise. HDMI is fully backward-compatible with DVI (Digital Video Interface).

Progressive Scan component video for optimized image quality

Progressive Scan component video for optimized image quality

Progressive Scan doubles the vertical resolution of the image resulting in a noticeably sharper picture. Instead of sending a field comprising the odd lines to the screen first, followed by the field with the even lines, both fields are written at one time. A full image is created instantaneously, using the maximum resolution. At such a speed, your eye perceives a sharper picture with no line structure.

Digital Sound Control for optimized music style settings

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.

Dolby Digital for ultimate movie experience

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.

USB Direct for music and photo playback

USB Direct for music and photo playback

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

Stylish slim design with table-stand and wall-mount options

Stylish slim design with table-stand and wall-mount options

The perfect combination of a slim and versatile design, your Philips audio system is cleverly designed to blend into your living space. The base of the audio system is a stand so the system can sit securely and nicely on any shelf or cabinet. When wall mounted you have all the same flexibility of the freestanding stand.

Philips Moving Surround Sound for a superb sound experience

Powered by Dolby Virtual Speaker technology, Moving Surround Sound expands and enriches the audio and video experience by adding a 'visual' dimension. Listeners can now appreciate an immersive surround sound experience that they can also 'see' with the moving. Essentially, both the top speaker and the metal bullet speaker heads are motorized so they actually 'move' together to recreate a surround sound experience. The combination of the moving speakers create the 'sound beaming' effect towards the listener effectively widens the sound stage and the sides of the room.

Dolby Virtual Speaker for theater audio experience

Dolby Virtual Speaker is a sophisticated audio virtualization technology that produces rich and immersive surround sound from a two-speaker system. Highly advanced spatial algorithms faithfully replicate the sonic characteristics that occur in an ideal 5.1-channel environment. DVD playback is enhanced by expanding the 2-channel environment. When combined with Dolby Pro Logic II processing, any high quality stereo source is transformed into true-to-life, multi-channel surround sound. No need to purchase extra speakers, wires or speaker stands to appreciate room-filling sound.

Technical Specifications

  • Sound

    Output Power
    Total 400W RMS
    Sound Enhancement
    • Moving Speakers
    • Digital Sound Control 4 modes
    • Dynamic Bass Boost
    • Loudness
    • Class "D" Digital Amplifier
    Sound System
    • Dolby Virtual speaker
    • Dolby Digital
  • Loudspeakers

    Main Speaker
    • Bass Reflex Speaker System
    • 2x2" bullet tweeter
    • 2x4" woofer
    Subwoofer driver
    8" woofer
    Subwoofer type
    Active
  • Connectivity

    USB
    USB host
    Aux in
    Line-in, 3.5 mm
    Other connections
    • FM Antenna
    • Active subwoofer Pre-out
    • Digital audio coaxial out
    • AV out
    • DIN connection
    • HDMI out
    Video Output - Analog
    • Component Y Pb Pr (cinch)
    • S-Video (on Hosiden)
    Headphone
    3.5 mm
  • Tuner/Reception/Transmission

    Auto digital tuning
    Yes
    Tuner Enhancements
    Auto Store
    Tuner Bands
    FM Stereo
    Station presets
    20
    RDS
    • Program Type
    • Radio Text
    • RDS Clock Set
    • Station Name
  • Convenience

    Alarms
    • CD Alarm
    • Sleep timer
    • Radio Alarm
    • USB alarm
    Display Type
    VFD display
    OSD Languages
    • English
    • Traditional Chinese
    Clock
    On main display
    Indications
    DIM mode
    Wall mountable / Ceiling Throw
    Wall Mountable
  • Power

    Power supply
    • 110-240V
    • 50/60 Hz
  • Accessories

    Included accessories
    • Screws for wall mounting x2
    • Audio/Video cable
    • FM antenna
    • Guarantee booklet
    • Quick Use Guide
    Remote control
    47-key with 2xAAA batteries
    User Manual
    • English
    • Traditional Chinese
  • Dimensions

    Packaging Depth
    366  mm
    Set Width
    430  mm
    Weight incl. Packaging
    20  kg
    Packaging Height
    1072  mm
    Set Height
    225  mm
    Packaging Width
    496  mm
    Set Depth
    141  mm
    Main speaker depth
    163  mm
    Main speaker width
    198  mm
    Main Speaker height
    649  mm
    Subwoofer Depth
    292  mm
    Subwoofer Height
    265  mm
    Subwoofer Width
    430  mm
  • Audio Playback

    Disc Playback Modes
    • Repeat/one/all/program
    • Shuffle Play
    • 20-Track Programmable
    Playback Media
    • CD
    • CD-R
    • CD-RW
    • MP3-CD
    • WMA-CD
    ID3-tag support
    Yes
    USB Direct Modes
    • Fast Backward/Fast Forward
    • Play/Pause
    • Previous/Next
    • Program Play
    • Repeat
    • Shuffle
    • Stop
    Loader Type
    • Front
    • Motorised
  • Picture/Display

    D/A converter
    12bit, 108MHz
    Picture enhancement
    • High Def (720p, 1080i)
    • Video upsampling
    • Video upscaling
  • Still Picture Playback

    Picture Compression Format
    JPEG
    Playback Media
    Picture CD
    Picture Enhancement
    Slideshow with MP3 playback
  • Video Playback

    Playback Media
    • DivX
    • DVD+RW
    • DVD-Video
    • Video CD/SVCD
    • Picture CD
    Disc Playback Modes
    • A-B Repeat
    • PBC
    • Angle
    • Zoom
    • Parental control
    • Disc Menu
    • Fast Backward
    • Fast Forward
    • OSD
    • Slow Backward
    • Slow Forward
    Video Enhancement
    Progressive Scan
    DVD Region
    3
    Loader Type
    Motorised
    Number of Discs
    2

What's in the box?

Other items in the box

  • Screws for wall mounting x2
  • Audio/Video cable
  • FM antenna
  • Guarantee booklet
  • Quick Use Guide

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