Absolutely unusable and useless!

That was the positive part.

The negatives: they are, at the present time, simply unusable. If you leave them unbeauchsichtigt long time, then she rang off, but the status light will remain illuminated. If you want to use: Turn off, turn on, wait about one minute runs. Now's grade of advantage to wireless boxes that they just do not need a "manual" operation, and they were actually nice could stand somewhere. So on the cabinet, the entablature or elsewhere, where you go hard or cable laying is stupid. This advantage is therefore forfeited.
According to the Philips customer support, this is the way, "expected behavior" and thus correct. Nevertheless, it will be fixed in the next software update. From the other reviews I can see that this update is probably already in work longer. When it appears, unfortunately, could not tell me the support.

Well, now we therefore have boxes that funkionieren when she turns and waits. So now you want to stream music on so you have to wait quite a while: go-out, box separate from the current, running back, wait a minute. If the speaker is then recognized, then you have to wait again, and start up content that will be streamed there, about 10 seconds. And now comes the Oberhammer: Sometimes the boxes "Memorial seconds" insert, and fall into complete silence. Located in the song! Or, if you want to control the boxes, eg volume change, pause, next track 'Click any feedback, wait, change.

So it makes no fun. But the crowning glory: If you have bought for 200 the play four of them, positioned in his house, and then all four drives simultaneously: network breakdown. Yes, seriously: From four boxes simultaneously rotate the boxes (even with an 802.11n WLAN with very good reception) completely through and bring the entire WLAN to crash. Whether Airport Extreme, ASUS RT-N66U ASUS RT-N56U or Airport Express. The only solution: All boxes from power, wait.

Conclusion:
So if you like standing on dismembered songs, cascading boxes, broken-Fi and a lot of frustration, which should access here necessarily. For the rest: Hands off! Who knows when the hoped update comes.

UPDATE:
On the subject of "vendor support": I now had three times to contact Philips Customer Support: The first time, about 2 weeks after purchase to describe my problem. They promised to come forward, if the problem can be traced. Since that has not happened, I later called again two weeks, asked for the status. Result was the above-described "that's not a problem" and "we fix it anyway". Then I wanted to send the stuff, but the four weeks Right of return at Amazon were unfortunately rum. Mist. So once again portrayed in writing that I do not have it returned because the support was about to sign. I've just received a call back, they can use the equipment are excluded from replacement, should I wait for the update, then you'll be fine. When the comes out, nobody knows. But "certainly within the warranty". My problem description on Amazon was "noted" (link I added).

Note: If the Support says "we'll get," do not believe them! Instead rumzuquälen with the support, the stuff sent back just before it is no longer and you remain sitting on a pile electronic waste. I have no desire to wait for a software update that the basic functionality of the goods subsequently files. An update, which I do not know when it comes and if it helps at all.

Addiction chance someone four Philips AD7000W, without traces? Functioning (according to the manufacturer!) Properly. Have there happened to degrees which to sell

UPDATE 2:
The first review is from November 26th 2011, we now have the beginning of September 2012. So if you have purchased the unit in November, waiting for nine months on the update that is announced but does not come. Again to remember: The update to the devices available to use! If you know the usual service life of electronics products and 1 + 1 together one, then you know why the price has now been reduced to 150: Sale! Make way for his successor! Hoping to update so you can adjust.

UPDATE 3:
Benjamin Frumolt gave the tip to the website to address the chat support. Thank you! Said and done! In fact, I had only a short time later the software update on the date 15.4.2012 in my mailbox. That was, mind you, far ahead of all my escapades with the support! The update exists so why the support it rausrückt just chat and not through the hotline, which probably remains the secret of Philips. I was able to successfully install the update on the versions / 10 and / 12 of the speaker. Whether it alleviates the problems or even dissolves, I could not test. For those looking for the update, asks the Chat Support to or follow this download link: bitly DOT com SLASH SAq5Fc (sorry, links are always deleted here)

UPDATE 4:
There has occurred a slight improvement, the above-linked update appears in long-term test of the problems actually "absolutely unusable" reduce to "mostly unusable". My Endfazit: incompetents Support, bes ... Update policy, enormous technical problems. The update is still not arrived at the official site. If you want smooth, wireless music freedom, which must look otherwise shared, unfortunately. I declare the speakers zujm Technikfail of 2012 and am annoyed to have thrown my money for this junk out the window.