Philips Launches TV & Sound Wireless Home System
Introducing Philips TV & Sound Wireless Home System and the new Philips Sound app - specially designed to allow compatible Philips TV & audio products to easily and seamlessly connect and work together. The Philips TV & Sound Wireless Home System is based on DTS Play-Fi technology, the premium whole-home, wireless audio platform that allows consumers to stream high-quality audio from mobile devices to compatible speakers throughout the home, using proprietary streaming, synchronization, and authentication technology.
This all started with the availability of DTS Play-Fi on 2020 model Philips Android TVs and is now expanding to include new compatible soundbar and wireless audio speaker models. All 2019 model Android TVs will also receive an over-the-air update to add DTS Play-Fi connectivity.
The Philips TV & Sound Wireless Home System will feature two high-quality wireless audio speakers announced during the September launch - the vertically orientated W6205 and the larger horizontally orientated W6505. Both products offer the best of European design featuring a stylish dark grey acoustically transparent cloth wrap around the main body with an ultra-thin, minimalist metal top featuring controls for the main operation of the speakers.
The W6205 features a 1” soft dome tweeter and a 3.5” woofer supported by two passive bass radiators that adopt Philips unique, patented wOOx multi-suspension driver system to offer the maximum bass extension, all working with an impressive 40W of power onboard. The result is a large-scale performance, projected far beyond the confines of the speaker cabinet. Music is presented with clear, detailed, treble plus deep but tightly controlled and accurate bass. Audio performance can be further extended by adding a second W6205 to form a stereo pair.
The larger W6505 offers a genuine room-filling performance thanks to the inclusion of two 1” soft dome tweeters plus two 3.5” woofers and two wOOx enabled passive bass radiators all powered by a generous 80W amplifier.
In addition to DTS Play-Fi connectivity, the W6205 and W6505 also allow a wide choice of wireless connectivity via Bluetooth, Google Chromecast and Apple Airplay 2. Both speakers also feature Spotify Connect plus access to all major streaming services via the Philips Sound app powered by DTS Play-Fi.
Hands free control is also fully flexible with the W6205 and W6505 working with both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant and with spoken activation via Siri for connected iOS devices
As an additional unique feature, both speakers feature LED lights and can connect with Philips TV’s celebrated Ambilight system. The speakers can easily sync with the Philips TV to extend the immersive effect of Ambilight further into the room.
Raising the bar – seven new soundbars join the system
In addition to the new premium Philips Fidelio B95 & B97 soundbars, Philips TV & Sound is launching five additional soundbars in the company’s new high-quality 8000 range, all compatible with the Philips Wireless Home System.
The range extends from the single bar, integrated 2.1 channel 120W B8205 to the fully featured, 3.1.2 channel B8905 with Dolby Atmos Elevation drivers, 360W of power, a wireless sub and e-arc connectivity.
On TV too!
The new Philips OLED805 series was the first model from a premium TV brand to include DTS Play-Fi technology within the set and now all of the 2020 Philips Android sets are compatible with the Philips Wireless Home System.
An over-the-air firmware update will bring the Philips Wireless Home System to all 2019 Philips Android TVs – from the 7304 model upwards - due in the 3rd quarter of 2020.
In Summary:
- New high-quality Philips TV & Sound Wireless Home System is based on DTS® Play-Fi® technology and streams audio over standard wi-fi networks.
- Philips Sound app powered by DTS Play-Fi makes the installation and connectivity of Philips TV & Audio products simple and intuitive.
- Philips TV & Sound Wireless Home System supports new W6505 & W6205 high-quality wireless audio speakers, both launching in final quarter 2020.
- Five Soundbars to launch in new 8000 Series from September 2020 as part of the new Wireless Home System.
- New Philips Fidelio B95 & B97 premium soundbars also Wireless Home System compatible.
- All 2020 Philips Android TVs already compatible with the system
- 2019 Philips Android TV sets to be offered over-air firmware update to feature the new Wireless Home System
- Philips’ Soundbar and Speakers feature Spotify Connect plus easy access to all major music streaming services available across the product portfolio.
- Wireless speakers with built-in LED lights have unique ‘Works with Ambilight’ feature
Comments
Craig G 10-06-20
Any update if any of these Philips setups will support surround sound via Play-Fi as the photo might imply?
Also, any chance we’ll see an update to the Kindle version of the Play-Fi app?
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Sam 12-19-20
I have a Philips 65 OLED934 and I could not set up Surround Sound because Play-Fi could not find a „Master-Surround Speaker“ :(
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Paul 01-26-21
Hi Sam,
I have the same problem. I purchase two Philips TAW6205 to fuction as DTS Play-Fi surround today and get the same “Master Surround Speaker” pop-up box you do.
Were you able to find a solution? Philips seem completely useless and their technical support think its a subwoofer out issue! Totally infuriating. I hope things are going better for you.
Thanks,
Paul
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DTS Play-Fi 01-26-21
Hey Paul,
Surround functionality over Play-Fi is not yet available on the televisions. It is available via the Philips sound bar products currently. We’ll have more to share on the compatibility with TVs later this year.
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Danny 02-24-21
It would be perfect when the Philips tv can function as the master surround. I have the same problem. I have the 934 with b&w soundbar and 2 Philips Play-Fi speakers. Any idea if it Will be available soon?
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Kalin 02-02-22
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RJ 01-01-21
Searching on amazon (US) for Philips and Android, or Philips and play-fi gives no results. What’s happening?
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Jan 01-04-21
Hi, is the Philips Sound app compatible with the Philips TAM8905 too? Or is there any other app for its conrol?
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Youngjae Shin 04-04-21
I’m trying to buy a Philips Soundbar B97. Can I hear TV sound output from the sound bar through Play-Fi? What model of TV do I need to purchase to connect my Philips Soundbar and TV via wireless Play-Fi?
Stereo TV audio can be heard on the sound bar via wireless Play-Fi, right?
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DTS Play-Fi 04-05-21
Hello,
For compatible TVs, I would consult Philips directly on the matter, but it should be products in their “Performance” series:
https://www.philips.ie/c-e/so/tv/play-fi.html
At the moment, stereo audio is what is being wirelessly transmitted to the end products (the sound bar in your example) for native rendering on that hardware.
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Youngjae Shin 04-14-21
How about 50PUN6102/61?
Is it support to connect to the soundbar(B95/B97) witlessly?
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Youngjae Shin 04-14-21
I was asking wireless, not witlessly.
Is Sound Bar (B95 / B97) support wireless connection to 50PUN6102/61?
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DTS Play-Fi 04-15-21
Generally it needs to be a television that was made for 2020 or newer, so if they’re older than that, I don’t believe they’ll be getting an update, but you can always ask Philips directly about support for your product.
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Leo 04-21-21
Hello,
I have a OLED805 TV that got the DTS Play-Fi update. I already have a HDMI ARC sound system, I want to add 2 more TAW6205 and pair them with DTS to the TV, it’s possible to make them work together with the HDMI ARC sound system?
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DTS Play-Fi 04-21-21
At this time, they should all be able to play stereo content simultaneously. The TV will act as its own sync end-point, and then forward its audio to the ARC system. Keep in mind, that ARC can typically have some travel time, so it may end up being that there’s a bit of audio discrepancy between the units.
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Lars 08-10-21
Hi, I have contacted Philips support and they are completely worthless and keeps telling me that my TV does not have DTS Play-fi because it is not described in the specifikations. doh.. that was why I contacted them.
I use the DTS Play-fi app to play music on the TV and it works perfectly, and the tv has DTS Play-fi menu.
I have a Philips 65OLED984/12 from 2020. There is DTS Play-fi on it and I would like til extend it with 2 Philips TAW6205 and use them as surround speakers. So my question is, does this tv / soundbar support DTS Play-fi surround?
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Vlad 09-02-21
Any updates on this? Does anyone know if any of the new Philips OLED TVs with an in-build sound bar, such as P936+ or P986+ can serve as Master of a DTS Play-Fi surround set-up?
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DTS Play-Fi 09-02-21
Hello Vlad,
Certain Philips 2021 models of televisions will be getting support for what is known as “Play-Fi Home Theater” (wwe made a post about it on this website), which is a more advanced version of of our Play-Fi Surround feature that allows you to add surround speakers as well as a subwoofer and a wireless sound bar too, if you’d like. Mix and match as you see fit. I believe the models you described are likely to receive this update, but I can’t confirm with certainty here at the moment. Philips is in the process of rolling out the updates from now until the end of the year for their TV models, so we should have more specifics in the near future.
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Thijs 02-26-22
Okay, i have a 50PUS8535 TV, TAB8405 Soundbar and 2 TAW6205 speakers. This shit is still not working properly as a surround system. Every time i put off the tv and back on again, i have to rebuilt the setup in the app. The app reminds the surround setup but does not work anymore after putting the tv back on. So in the app i have to delete the setup and set it up again.
The bar is connected with a hdmi cable to the tv. I also have tried this wireless by connecting the bar via Playfi to the tv but nothing seems to work. Really dissapointed.
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