Upgrade your TV sound. The Philips soundbar is now an absolute bargain, promising up to 60W of power

Anyone who constantly turns up the volume on their TV to understand dialogue doesn’t have to spend thousands for better sound. The popular Philips TAB4000 soundbar has reached its second lowest price in the last year during Alza’s Black Friday sale. You can now buy it for 1,149 CZK instead of the usual 2,090 CZK, without a discount code. This is another 210 CZK less than the October sale.

Quick summary:
✅ It makes sense for a TV in a bedroom or smaller living room where dialogues get lost.
⚠️ Consider that bass won’t stand out without a subwoofer, and you’ll need to get an HDMI cable yourself.
💡 For 1,149 CZK, you get a stereo soundbar with HDMI ARC, Bluetooth 5.4, a remote control, and a wall mount.

60 W peak, 30 W continuous

Philips states a maximum power of 60 W, with continuous power being half, i.e., 30 W. This is sufficient for a smaller living room or bedroom. It is a 2.0 stereo soundbar with two channels, and a subwoofer is missing from the setup. Alza also states a frequency range starting from 80k Hz, meaning the soundbar will not play the deepest bass frequencies that the human ear can still hear.

You can switch between four preset equalizer modes for movies, music, spoken word, and sports, depending on what you are currently watching. You can play songs from your mobile phone or laptop via Bluetooth 5.4, or from a flash drive in the USB port, which plays MP3, FLAC, and WAV.

Get sound from your TV with a single HDMI cable

The soundbar connects to the TV via HDMI ARC. Through this cable, the TV sends sound back to the soundbar, so the soundbar plays anything the TV is currently playing: antenna broadcasts, apps like Netflix, and usually even a console or set-top box connected to the TV. Thanks to the EasyLink function, the soundbar turns on and off with the TV, and you control the volume with its remote. This function relies on the HDMI-CEC standard, which the TV must support and have enabled in its settings.

Therefore, first verify that your TV has an HDMI port labeled ARC. TVs with newer eARC usually also work with such a soundbar, but HDMI specifications do not guarantee this. Alza does not list optical or analog input among the connections, so for a TV without ARC, you should rather count on Bluetooth, if the TV supports it.

What is repeatedly highlighted in reviews is the missing HDMI cable. In the box, you will find a remote control with batteries, a power adapter, and a wall mount. According to sellers, the soundbar measures 76 × 10.5 × 6.5 cm and weighs 1.45 kg. Anyone who wants to mount it directly under the TV must purchase a separate bracket, according to two reviews.

Over a thousand units sold and a rating of 4.5 out of 5

On Alza, the soundbar has a rating of 4.5 out of 5 from 56 customers, 86% of whom recommend it, and over a thousand units have been sold. Alza reports a complaint rate of 1.79%. Reviews most frequently state that the soundbar plays noticeably better than TV speakers, installation is easy, and the TV remote is sufficient for control.

Reservations mainly revolve around two things. Several people write that the bass could be deeper, which is to be expected from a soundbar without a subwoofer. Others criticize the sound via Bluetooth, with one comparing it to an MP3 of the lowest quality. A customer from Slovakia adds that in a 12 m² room, the soundbar is perfectly sufficient, but definitely not for a living room over 40 m².

Not suitable for large living rooms or music via Bluetooth

If you have a large room or want bass you can really feel, you should rather look for a setup with a subwoofer (2.1). The soundbar will also not be the best choice as a speaker for music from a mobile phone, as the sound via Bluetooth receives the most criticism. And if you already have a TV with good speakers, the difference might not be what you expect. One buyer returned the soundbar because, according to them, their LG TV costing around ten thousand sounded clearer.

For 1,149 CZK, it makes sense mainly in a smaller room

For 1,149 CZK, you get a simple way to improve the sound of a regular TV without complicated wiring. It will be most appreciated by those who have a TV in the bedroom, at a cottage, or in a smaller living room and are annoyed by having to turn up the volume for every dialogue. Just remember to add an HDMI cable to your order if you don’t have a spare one at home.

Do you understand the dialogues from your TV, or do you also constantly turn up the volume because of them?