When it worked it worked well.

See above -did Philips do this on purpose?

What's wrong with this thing? I have had it a little over a year, and now it won't play a tape. It plays for a few seconds and then it shuts off, when you turn it on, ejects the tape. I thought this was worth fixing so I took it to a shop. They said that the tape sensor is set too sensitive and there was nothing they could do. Once it has normal wear and tear, it will quit. What a rip-off!