SLA 5520 Streamium adapter on the cheap

If you've been looking for a no-frills wireless Streamium adapter that won't wake you up in the morning, Philips is dropping their new SLA 5520 that might just do the trick. There's only a small two-toned screen, and no video support or extra functionality other than PlaysForSure. Still, for $99 this unit should mean some low-cost Streamium proliferation for people with an existing investment in Streamium, or who have been waiting on the wireless music streaming sidelines.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 26th 2006 5:48PM]

Stylistically, it really is a thing of a beauty.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 26th 2006 5:57PM]

If this is the same Philips stand alone product that I went through 8 of last year before I GAVE up then this is a hunk of junk!

It crashed, died, endless looped, slowed down and on a small occasion worked.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 26th 2006 6:42PM]

Saw this at CES - the display has 4 lines of text and it comes with a basic IR remote. Nothing very special ...

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 26th 2006 7:42PM]

Well what do you want, Bill for $99.00 MSRP? I wonder what you losers will say if this was Apple.

I vote for the comments to stay off. permanently.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 26th 2006 8:47PM]

Why are they dropping it before they've even shipped it?
Why do you keep posting links to products that are being end-of-lifed?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 27th 2006 2:57AM]

funny - screen looks _exactly_ like NOXON. Could it be?! no ...

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 27th 2006 5:34AM]

Good observation about the Noxon. Both devices were displayed in BridgeCo's (a small semiconductor design house) booth at CES 2006. The Noxon offers a USB interface (memory sticks and mp3 players) and the Philips device offers some additional internet streaming service options.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 27th 2006 12:00PM]

They can't possibly be marketing this at people with existing Streamium hardware - we are the only ones that know that none of the Streamium products actually work!