Panasonic SC-HT930 5-Disc DVD Home Theater System

Panasonic SC-HT930 5-Disc DVD Home Theater System

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Add thumping power and serious style to your living room with the Panasonic SC-HT930 Home Theater System, which features 580 watts of total power output (1000 watts peak) and a slim design 5-disc progressive scan DVD player/changer with integrated reciever that measures just 2.7 inches tall. This system pumps 5.1-channel surround sound through two tallboy front speakers (that stand 48 inches high), two surround speakers, a center channel speaker, and a dual-unit active subwoofer. The surround, satellite, and center channel speakers are all magnetically shielded so as not to interfere with your TV's video signal.

This system also features built-in Dolby Digital, DTS, and Dolby Pro Logic II decoders. It can be paired with an optional 2.4 GHz SH-FX50 rear wireless transmitter and receiver (sold separately), which eliminates the need for speaker cables running to the back of the room.

The 5-disc DVD player/changer is compatible with a wide range of disc formats, including DVD-Audio, DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and CD-R/RW, as well as HighMAT, JPEG, MP3 and WMA file formats. The incorporated High-Performance Media Access Technology (HighMAT) provides enhanced the method of storing, arranging and playing back personal digital photo, music and video collections on recordable discs such as CD-RW media. Other features include a 10-bit, 54 MHz DAC (digital to analog converter), cinema mode, dialogue enhancer, and Depth Enhancer feature (for startling depth and true-to-life skin tones, as well as a soft, movie background focus). It also features an AM/FM tuner with 30 total presets (10 AM, 20 FM). It provides the following connections:

Composite Video Out: 1

S-Video Out: 1

Component Video Out: 1

Analog Audio In: 2

Headphone: 1

What's in the Box
5-disc DVD player/changer with integrated amplifier/receiver, 1 subwoofer, 2 tallboy front speakers, 2 surround speakers, 1 center channel, remote control, speaker cords, printed instructions

Product Description:
Panasonic's SC-HT930 5-DVD Changer Home Theater System provides you with all-in-one home theater. From a single unit you can enjoy your favorite albums or films, with incredibly deep, rich sound that fills the entire room. Center -

2-1/2 woofer x 2 and 2-3/8 tweeter Surround -

3-1/8 woofer and 2-3/8 tweeter Subwoofer -

5-7/8 Dual Unit subwoofer

Powerful Active subwoofer with built-in 260 watt power amplifier Total Power Output - 1000W Multi Re-master for higher-quality audio reproduction Sound Field Control with Multi-Channel Sound Field function Cinema Mode with Dialogue Enhancer Built-in DTS and Dolby Digital decoders with Dolby Pro Logic II 4-Step Subwoofer level control via remote 3 audio inputs for TV, VCR and AUX Component and S-Video out

Panasonic SC-HT930 5-Disc DVD Home Theater System

Average customer rating:

HELP
PANASONIC MAKES GARBAGE! (MAYBE NOT - an update - responsibility taken by manufacturer)
Quality issues
Better Options Exist ...
best value

Panasonic SC-HT930 5-Disc DVD Home Theater System

Manufacturer: Panasonic
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

High-Speed 5-DVD/CD rotary changer with Advanced Progressive Scan, Depth Enhancer for more natural video, Variable Zoom and more
DVD-Audio ready speakers with Wide Frequency Range up to 50KHz
2 tower speakers + 2 surround speakers + compact center speaker
Magnetic Shielding for Home Theater use
Front -

ASIN: B000816XIY

Amazon.com Product Description

Add thumping power and serious style to your living room with the Panasonic SC-HT930 Home Theater System, which features 580 watts of total power output (1000 watts peak) and a slim design 5-disc progressive scan DVD player/changer with integrated reciever that measures just 2.7 inches tall. This system pumps 5.1-channel surround sound through two tallboy front speakers (that stand 48 inches high), two surround speakers, a center channel speaker, and a dual-unit active subwoofer. The surround, satellite, and center channel speakers are all magnetically shielded so as not to interfere with your TV's video signal.

Composite Video Out: 1
S-Video Out: 1
Component Video Out: 1
Analog Audio In: 2
Headphone: 1

Product Description

Panasonic's SC-HT930 5-DVD Changer Home Theater System provides you with all-in-one home theater. From a single unit you can enjoy your favorite albums or films, with incredibly deep, rich sound that fills the entire room. Center -

2-1/2 woofer x 2 and 2-3/8 tweeter Surround -

3-1/8 woofer and 2-3/8 tweeter Subwoofer -

5-7/8 Dual Unit subwoofer

Customer Reviews:

HELP.......2006-05-17

HOW DO I GET THE SURROUND SOUND TO WORK WITH CABLE TV AND NOT JUST THE DVD.
ALSO THANKS FOR THE IPOD HOOK UP.
JACK

PANASONIC MAKES GARBAGE! (MAYBE NOT - an update - responsibility taken by manufacturer).......2006-04-11

(April, 2006) HOME THEATER? - PANASONIC MAKES GARBAGE! I bought a similar DVD Home Theater Sound System, Panasonic Model SC-HT900 less than three years ago and the sound has gone out! The product had normal use and good care by two fifty-somethings. Panasonic has a service center over an hour's drive away. After patronizing me as though I was an idiot, the customer "care" person on the phone would not offer any breaks, other than a "slight discount" on the purchase of a newer model (equivalent to a retail sale). Why would I want to take a risk on the SC-HT 930 when the earlier model went belly-up before its time? What gall - attempting to capitalize on their failed product! I have been told it's not worth the anticipated cost of repairs. So after spending $500 on a product that looks brand new, two years later I have to trash it? Nobody should have to take an absolutely new-looking product to the land fill because the manufacturer's greed overrode the ethics of making a quality product. My last surround sound system was a cheap RCA; actually lasted exactly three years (Longer than the Panasonic) before it failed. We should not buy products from companies that do not take responsibility for their products. I would not even consider buying this without adding the cost of the longest extended warranty you can find. As for me, NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY PANASONIC!

DECEMBER, 2006 UPDATE: Some time after I wrote the above review, I again contacted Panasonic, spoke to another representative and she seriously considered my situation. She arranged to have the product repaired, free, at a central repair center (I paid shipping to; Panasonic paid return). The amp works again, though it still gets very hot, so I cool it with a small external fan; hopefully to preclude another failure. After some months of use, it has not failed - and having had some of my faith in Panasonic restored, I just bought a Panasonic TV. I hope this home theater and other current models are improved versions and that this company is learning that old-fashioned customer service pays off in the long run.

To conclude, I based my review of the above model on my earlier Model SC-HT900 (no longer in production), which had an amp failure that Panasonic finally repaired - although I suspect to original component design specifications. I suspect newer models may be improved. But for the initial amp failure, I would give the performance of my system FIVE stars.

Quality issues.......2006-04-08

This systems is the next evolution of the HT900 and HT920. Both of which had designed flaws. I spoke with a panasonic service engineer about the HT900 and he verified a popping noice coming from my sub was a know issue with the sub, but no recall was issues. After 3 months of discussion they replaced with 920. After owning a little over a year I had issues with the sub on this system also. There local certified repair company told me there was an issue with the design of the circuit board on this system. Different problem from the 900. They said they though Pansonic would replace but after numerous conversations they did not. They make good TVs but low quality Home Theaters in a Box and don't stand behind their product.

Better Options Exist ..........2006-03-26

I just wanted to make the point that for $300-$350 you can get the SC-HT820/HT830/HT833 system, which despite the lower number is arguably better. The 820/830 system has AM/FM, fully controlled from the remote, 5-disc changer, and a mid-high end VCR with high-speed transport, and very good speakers and sound (does just great in our 15x30 living room.) This model sacrifices AM/FM/VCR for a little more stylishness, but imho its not a better system.

best value.......2006-03-17

this is the fourth one i have purchased from amazon for the various rooms in my house , and as always, fast delivery and flawless. You can certainly spend more as some of my friends have, but frankly i can't hear the difference, for most home that is smaller then a castle, this is all you would need, i save $200 for not buying the consumer version plasma Tv and the net difference is $150 and wow what a great value. the only thing i hope for is taht panasonic make the remote a bit simpler, in the dark, it is impossible to use the dozens of little button that do not light up. Aside from that, there simply isn't a better unit out there for $350.

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