Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To the Supervisory Board and Board of Management of Koninklijke Philips
Electronics N.V.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on
Form S-8 of our report dated February 15, 2000, relating to the consolidated
balance sheets of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the consolidated statements of income, cash
flows and stockholders' equity for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 1999, included in the December 31, 1999 annual report on Form
20-F of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
June 13, 2000.
/s/ KPMG Accountants N.V.
KPMG Accountants N.V.
