| Product Summary | | Manufacturer: Philips | | Mfg Part#: SGC5103BD/27 | | UPC: 00609585147140 | | Buy.com Sku: 211030493 | | Item#: E4Y2MG | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 88084 | | See more in Speaker Systems | |
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| | | See, hear and feel the game
Discover the new way to experience the full force of PC games. amBX peripherals take the game beyond the screen. Light, sound, air and vibration synch with the game and literally bring it into the room.
Multiple RGB LEDs deliver over 16 million colors
Using 16 million colors, the synchronized lighting system intensifies the gaming experience, washing gamers’ viewing space with co-ordinated lighting. The screen is no longer the barrier between gamers and the action.
Multidirectional sound with 160W music power
Multidirectional sound for added realism delivered by the powerful 2.1 sound system with a deep, rich bass and clear treble.
Up to 5000 RPM variable speed fans and rumble pad
Every impact, kick or shot is felt as gamers play with the game-activated wrist-rumble pad.Speed and movement are realistically simulated by two desk fans. Combined with the light and sound effects, it creates an incredibly intense gaming experience.
Light effects with existing games
amBX light effects with most PC games.
Light show with digital music
amBX is also about more than games. If it’s time to party or unwind, the system responds to music and floods the room with a stunning coordinated light show. Alternatively consumers can change the mood of any room with a single color or series of lighting effects. Or, set their own lighting sequences with the speed, color and intensity controls in the easy-to-use interactive software.
Mood lighting
Be bold and create your own lighting creations with a palette of over 16 million colors. Create unique lighting designs that suit your mood or entertainment. Combine your lighting choice with music and you have your very own light show in the privacy of your own home.
2.1 sound system
2.1 sound system with bass boost level.
Plug and play USB interface
An easy-to-use configuration manager enables a stress free set up. Simply indicate where you’ve placed the products around your room and the configuration manager will set the perfect level for each product.
Presets and advanced controls
Light, sound, the amBX fans and rumble pad are all controlled by the simple to use pop up control. It even offers a series of preset options. The more adventurous can customize the settings to create a bespoke system. Tune and balance sound and light to your specific needs to create the optimum experience for any room.
| | Features |  | Surround your senses by synchronizing the in-game action with light, color, sound, vibration and air effects to provide incredible gaming immersion | | Feel wind against your skin as you steer around a hairpin turn at breakneck speed; sense atmospheric lighting at the edge of your vision while darting through a claustrophobic cave; feel vibrations that increase as an enemy crawls up behind you | | Advanced lighting system capable of 16 million colors delivers instant response and reaction as the game happens | | Feel every explosion, shot or kick as you play, through the slim line, game activated wrist rumble pad | | Everything from a gentle sea breeze to a helicopter gun ship approaching can be simulated by the two 5000 RPM desk top fans | | Not just for video games, the system responds to your choice of music and floods your room with a stunning coordinated light show. Alternatively you can change the mood of any room with a single color or series of lighting effects | | Set your own lighting sequences with the speed, color and intensity controls in the easy-to-use interactive software | | Easy-to-use configuration manager enables a stress free set up. Simply indicate where you’ve placed the products around your room and the configuration manager will set the perfect level for each product | | Compatible with almost all existing and new games with immersive light effects created by your Philips amBX system | | Click here to see the list of tested games | | The amBX team works closely with game developers to ensure games have amBX effects embedded during development, users can still experience amBX effects in synchronisation with existing content, ensuring backward compatibility | | Plug and play USB interface | | Multidirectional sound with 160W music power | | In the box: | | Wall Washer Light Controller Unit | | 2 Fans | | 2 Speaker/Light Units | | Subwoofer |
| | Tech Specs | | Wall washer and controller: High power RGB LED array X 3, Devices inputs and outputs, Power on/off LED indicator | | Right speaker light: 2 X 2’ drivers, LED array X 1, Power on/off LED indicator, Light intensity control, Volume control | | Left speaker light: 2 X 2’ drivers, LED array X 1 | | Integrated sound system: 2.1 system, 160 W music power, 2×40W speakers 80W subwoofer, Frequency 35 Hz ~ 20 kHz | | Fan: Up to 5,000 RPM 2 x 40 CFM fan, Variable speed control | | Wrist rumbler: 2 Motor variable speed control | | Minimum system requirements: WindowsXP™ SP2 or higher, Pentium 4 1.4GHz or equivalent, 512 MB memory, 150 MB free HDD space, One free USB port, Data – USB 2.0 compatible, PC audio soundcard stereo out |
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| Customer Reviews |  | | Value |  5 | | Performance | 5 | | Ease of Use | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 Great Value! Saturday, October 31, 2009
A Customer from Chicago, IL
I love these speakers! The lights alone are completely worth it. Bass is pretty strong (I keep the set fairly low so the neighbors don't complain). Fans can be a bit noisy and I mainly use the rumble bar as a rest for my forearms. Sound quality is pretty good (though I'm no audiophile). The only annoyance I have so far is that the volume is controlled through the computer only. Adjusting them from the speakers only changes the volume settings on the computer. But that's no big deal. They also don't have MAC drivers for the lights, but they work perfectly fine as standalone speakers. Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 Awesome!!! Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Rahul from San Jose, CA
Just too good at this price.... Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Excellent value! Monday, October 26, 2009
A Customer from Chicago, IL
I got this off of buy.com when it was around $75 and it was well worth it!!
I had intended to get a better sounding set of speakers for about twice as much, but after reading reviews and seeing some demo videos on youtube, i was won over by the novelty of this immersion kit.
I've yet to even bother with the rumble bar (I mainly use it as an armrest on my desk) and the fans... but what gets me giddy with excitement every time I use these speakers are the LIGHTS!! Just setting the winamp visualizer in the background and having the lighting change with my music is so ridiculously awesome!
The speakers are pretty decent and have not disappointed me yet (though I'm no audiophile and I don't push my systems to their limits). I have to say that the bass is pretty strong so I usually have it turned down pretty low so the neighbors don't complain. I am a little annoyed with the fact that there are no direct volume adjustments on the speakers and that it is adjusted primarily through the audio settings on the computer, but the lights more than make up for any of that and I could put up with so many more problems.
You have to actually see these lights in action... the youtube videos do a decent job of demonstrating them... but it's a whole other experience when these babies are sitting right on your desk! Visitors to my place are always impressed with the light show. Considering there are no other speaker systems out there like this (especially for the price I've gotten it at) this is a very unique and novel toy to have even if you already own a decent sound system.
Other possible issues:
My roommate also purchased this system after I showed it to him. He loves it! BUT, he's running this in Windows Vista and using the most updated drivers from their website (not off the included CD) yet he gets these occasional errors throughout the day related to the speakers. Granted, he runs all the background programs and sets his lights off to change colors even when he's just browsing the net. I have yet to do that. I simply have the speakers stay one color during normal computer usage and run the visualizer whenever I play my mp3s. That's good enough for me for the moment.
Another possible issue is that the drivers and programs do NOT work on a Mac. I have these connected to a Macbook Pro but luckily I use bootcamp and run XP as well. Speakers are perfect through XP so far and I can at least listen to my music on the Mac OS though w/o the lights (good enough! considering I just wanted a regular set of speakers in the first place).
Hope that helps any of you on the fence for this product. It's not currently available through this site, but I'm sure other places have it in stock. :-) Philips did a horrible job marketing these speakers as I'd never seen or heard of these until I saw them posted on a deal site. Was this review helpful?
5 of 6 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Fantastic! Tuesday, October 06, 2009
A Customer from OKC, OK
This sound system is really good. The only problem is no control of the treble, but otherwise amazing. It has got a ton of bass. I'm afraid if I max it out, the neighbors will make a noise complaint. The lights are also sweet looking. Haven't tried the fans or rumble bar, but the speakers are all I need. Was this review helpful?
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