Hmmm, I think I mentioned in a previous thread the number of Philips components I've had that have failed.
And only last week, my Philips DVD recorder (which I don't use as a recorder, as there are glitches when it plays its own recordings back), went on the blink. I was watching a free, cover-mounted DVD and thought it was unfortunate they'd got the colour balance off, as everything was a bit green-tinged. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that everything now plays back with a green tinge!
I think Philips stuff in terms of performance is generally very good, but I also think their quality control is a bit lacking.