Panasonic SCHT820V Home Theater System with Progressive Scan DVD / VCR Combo

Panasonic SCHT820V Home Theater System with Progressive Scan DVD / VCR Combo

Panasonic SCHT820V Home Theater System with Progressive Scan DVD / VCR Combo

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Geared for the 21st century, Panasonic's multidisc SC-HT820V offers high-quality audio and video from a system that's as compact as it is easy to assemble. All you need is a television and a living room--the SC-HT820V provides the 5-disc DVD and single VHS-tape playback, the surround-sound processing, the radio tuning, and the multichannel audio delivery.

The system pumps 370 low-distortion watts of total power through a specially matched six-speaker system (left, center, right, left and right surround, and low-frequency subwoofer). And its versatility with media playback--from DVD to VHS videocassettes, MP3/WMA CDs, and JPEG image CDs--means you're never far from your favorite movies, music, or digital photos. Topping it off, the system's DVD-Audio abilities offer super high-fidelity (192 kHz/24-bit) sound from specially formatted, music-oriented DVD-Audio discs. DVD-Audio offers super high-fidelity (192 kHz/24-bit) sound; DVD-Audio discs provide multichannel and stereo sound, incredible storage capacity, and unique bonus materials not available on regular audio CDs.

Your DVD movies will look and sound great through the system's 54 MHz/10-bit video decoder, Panasonic's video Depth Enhancer, progressive-scan video output (for use with high-definition and HD-ready televisions), and Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, and DTS discrete 5.1-channel surround decoding and rendering. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. This feature can only be appreciated on high-definition and HD-ready TVs.

The VCR's 4-head design ensures smooth slow-motion play (forward and reverse) and clear still-frame images, and with hi-fi sound the unit records and plays back stereo audio tracks. SAP audio receptions lets you listen to alternate-language tracks on select broadcast programming, and the unit boasts the ability to record in extra-long, 5x mode--just don't expect superior video quality at that setting. It also offers high-speed (600x) rewind--crucial when you're running late in returning videos!

The speaker set includes 4 wall-mountable bookshelf satellite speakers (front and rear left and right) powered by 30 watts each, a 110-watt center-channel speaker (critical for handling most of a movie's dialogue), and a powerful, 140-watt, subwoofer with a 6.5-inch driver, optimized for unobtrusive placement. All speakers are magnetically shielded to protect your TV from distortion induced by the speakers' magnetic fields. A digital-synthesized FM/AM tuner with 30 station presets (15 FM, 15 AM) lets you listen to your favorite radio stations.

What's in the Box
DVD player/receiver, 4 satellite speakers, 1 center-channel speaker, a powered subwoofer, a remote control, remote batteries, FM/AM antennas, a user's manual, an RF video cable, a composite-video cable, a system cable, a sheet of speaker-cable stickers, an antenna plug, an AC power cord, and all requisite speaker cabling.

Product Description:
For the consumer who wants all video options in one convenient package, model SC-HT820V is the world's first integrated five-DVD/CD home theater system to also include VHS VCR. The system features 500W of total output power for true home theater surround sound. Included is a vertical 5 DVD/CD changer mechanism with Panasonic's easy-to-use play 1 change 4 function. While one disc is in play, the other four can be easily exchanged at the touch of a button. This mechanism also reduces the disc changing time to as little as four seconds. Also included are convenient VCR functions such as: High Speed Tape Rewind and x5 Extended Recording, which lets the user record up to 10 hours of television on a 120-minute tape.
Panasonic SCHT820V Home Theater System with Progressive Scan DVD / VCR Combo
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Lasted ALMOST a year...
  • nice but complicated
  • Great value for money!!!
  • bad customer support
  • Instruction manual terrible
Panasonic SCHT820V Home Theater System with Progressive Scan DVD / VCR Combo

Manufacturer: Panasonic
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

All Home Theater SystemsAll Home Theater Systems | Home Theater Systems | Audio & Video | Categories | Electronics
Complete Home TheaterComplete Home Theater | Home Theater Systems | Audio & Video | Categories | Electronics
Compact StereosCompact Stereos | Audio & Video | Categories | Electronics | Shelf Stereo Systems | Executive Compact Stereos
DVD-VCR & Other DVD CombosDVD-VCR & Other DVD Combos | DVD Players & Recorders | Audio & Video | Categories | Electronics
AllAll | DVD Players & Recorders | Audio & Video | Categories | Electronics
DVD PlayersDVD Players | Home Video | Panasonic | Brands | Electronics Features | Electronics
DVD& VCR CombinationsDVD& VCR Combinations | Home Video | Panasonic | Brands | Electronics Features | Electronics
DVD PlayersDVD Players | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
Audio & VideoAudio & Video | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
Accessories:
  1. Case Logic DVA20 Koskin DVD Album (20-Disc Capacity)
  2. Sanus Systems TV/VCR Kit for Accurate View TV Turntables (Black)
  3. Acoustic Research AP071 Performance Series Audio Digital Coaxial Cable with RCA Connectors
  4. Sony VHS Cassettes 120 Minute (12-Pack)
  5. Monster Cable MP AV 200 Audio Video PowerCenter AV 200 with Clean Power Stage 1 v2.0

Product Features:
  • 5-disc DVD/VCR home theater system with 5.1-channel speaker system and 370 watts total power
  • DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, MP3 CD, and JPEG picture CD compatibility
  • Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround processing
  • Wall-mountable satellite speakers; includes a 140-watt powered subwoofer
  • Universal remote control and all requisite cabling included

ASIN: B0001ZRN8G

Product Description

For the consumer who wants all video options in one convenient package, model SC-HT820V is the world's first integrated five-DVD/CD home theater system to also include VHS VCR. The system features 500W of total output power for true home theater surround sound. Included is a vertical 5 DVD/CD changer mechanism with Panasonic's easy-to-use play 1 change 4 function. While one disc is in play, the other four can be easily exchanged at the touch of a button. This mechanism also reduces the disc changing time to as little as four seconds. Also included are convenient VCR functions such as: High Speed Tape Rewind and x5 Extended Recording, which lets the user record up to 10 hours of television on a 120-minute tape.

Amazon.com Product Description

Geared for the 21st century, Panasonic's multidisc SC-HT820V offers high-quality audio and video from a system that's as compact as it is easy to assemble. All you need is a television and a living room--the SC-HT820V provides the 5-disc DVD and single VHS-tape playback, the surround-sound processing, the radio tuning, and the multichannel audio delivery.

The system pumps 370 low-distortion watts of total power through a specially matched six-speaker system (left, center, right, left and right surround, and low-frequency subwoofer). And its versatility with media playback--from DVD to VHS videocassettes, MP3/WMA CDs, and JPEG image CDs--means you're never far from your favorite movies, music, or digital photos. Topping it off, the system's DVD-Audio abilities offer super high-fidelity (192 kHz/24-bit) sound from specially formatted, music-oriented DVD-Audio discs. DVD-Audio offers super high-fidelity (192 kHz/24-bit) sound; DVD-Audio discs provide multichannel and stereo sound, incredible storage capacity, and unique bonus materials not available on regular audio CDs.

Your DVD movies will look and sound great through the system's 54 MHz/10-bit video decoder, Panasonic's video Depth Enhancer, progressive-scan video output (for use with high-definition and HD-ready televisions), and Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, and DTS discrete 5.1-channel surround decoding and rendering. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. This feature can only be appreciated on high-definition and HD-ready TVs.

The VCR's 4-head design ensures smooth slow-motion play (forward and reverse) and clear still-frame images, and with hi-fi sound the unit records and plays back stereo audio tracks. SAP audio receptions lets you listen to alternate-language tracks on select broadcast programming, and the unit boasts the ability to record in extra-long, 5x mode--just don't expect superior video quality at that setting. It also offers high-speed (600x) rewind--crucial when you're running late in returning videos!

The speaker set includes 4 wall-mountable bookshelf satellite speakers (front and rear left and right) powered by 30 watts each, a 110-watt center-channel speaker (critical for handling most of a movie's dialogue), and a powerful, 140-watt, subwoofer with a 6.5-inch driver, optimized for unobtrusive placement. All speakers are magnetically shielded to protect your TV from distortion induced by the speakers' magnetic fields. A digital-synthesized FM/AM tuner with 30 station presets (15 FM, 15 AM) lets you listen to your favorite radio stations.

What's in the Box
DVD player/receiver, 4 satellite speakers, 1 center-channel speaker, a powered subwoofer, a remote control, remote batteries, FM/AM antennas, a user's manual, an RF video cable, a composite-video cable, a system cable, a sheet of speaker-cable stickers, an antenna plug, an AC power cord, and all requisite speaker cabling.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Lasted ALMOST a year..........2006-10-16

I received this product in a raffle less than a year ago. At the time it was selling retail for $400US. It worked ok, except I could never get it to record VHS or play sound from the TV or cable box. The only time the audio worked was if you were playing something in the unit itself, like a DVD or VHS tape. Well, here we are barely 10 months later and the DVD player quit working. I went to the support area of Panasonic's website, to see if there was a service center nearby, and selected the model # from a drop down menu, and I get the message,"unable to locate a matching model #." I wouldn't recommend any Panasonic product to anyone. All they seem to care about is making the sale. They make it sound like you're getting more for your money, but the quality isn't built in, and there's poor support when your unit breaks. If I had paid US$400 for this unit, I'd be hot under the collar. That's my opinion.
Good Luck,
Brian Hart

4 out of 5 stars nice but complicated.......2006-08-01

I like the sound and the unit looks good. I haven't figured out how to route the TV sound through the VCR. And when I put on a DVD, the sound is mostly from the rear speakers. Any help would be appreciated.

5 out of 5 stars Great value for money!!!.......2006-03-21

I have one of that system 'a la' Panasonic and it is great from all points of view! I love it!
I saw some unsatisfied guys (about Panasonic) and i want to say something about that. I think they don't know that the best technologies in electronics are from Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer and other big japanese brands (trust me, my dad is working in a service center in Romania and i know the technological difference between a Panasonic amplifier system and a Jvc one, for example) . The faults about they're systems are because those systems are made in other countries than Japan (Korea, China, Usa...)and those countries are not so specialized like Japan, that is why most of them have problems. So don't blame Panasonic becouse some stupid american, german, romanian, korean... don't know nothing about do a great job for their customers !!!

1 out of 5 stars bad customer support.......2006-03-16

You cannot get through to customer support over the phone no matter how long you stay on the line.

4 out of 5 stars Instruction manual terrible.......2005-09-02

WE think the product is great. But the instructions are horrible. They are very high level and confusing. Calling tech support only resulted in a recommendation that the unit was broken and needed to be returned to the service center. Luckily I called a home theater company who spent two hours programming the unit and correcting a connection. My advice is that if you run into problems, spend the money for a professionl. It's very worth it.

Electronics:

  1. Panasonic SC-HT920 5-Disc DVD Home Theater System
  2. Cyberhome CH-LDV700B Portable DVD Player with 7'' Screen
  3. RCA DRC6300N Progressive-Scan DVD/VCR Combo
  4. ONKYO DV-CP802B DVD CD Player and Changer - BLACK
  5. PIONEER DVR-520HS DVD Recorder + 80GB Digital Video Recorder
  6. Norcent DP-220 DVD PLAYER WITH DIVX PLAYBACK
  7. Toshiba SD-5970 DVD Player with HDMI
  8. Philips DVDR520H DVD Recorder with 80 GB Hard Drive
  9. Denon DVM-715S 5-Disc Progressive-Scan DVD/CD Changer
  10. Classic DVD42S DVD/CD-DA/MP3/Kodak Picture CD Player

Electronics

electronics

Recommended Consumer Electronics:

Compaq Presario 1710LA - PIII-M 933 MHz - RAM : 128 MB - HD : 20 GB - DVD - Win2000 - 14.1" TFT 1024 x 768 ( XGA )

Quantum ATL ValueLoader ( BBX-1231-01 )

Kodak DC215 1MP Digital Camera w/ 2x Optical Zoom, Silver

Gigaview Digital Picture Photo Frame 3.5'' TFT LCD Display Screen

Freecom FHD 2 - Hard drive - 60 GB - external - FireWire / Hi-Speed USB - 4200 rpm - buffer: 2 MB

Genuine Leather Case for Nextel i700/i700plus

VTech i5866 5.8 GHz DSS Expandable Cordless Phone with Digit

SanDisk SDMSV-1024-A10 1.0 GB Memory Stick Pro

NEC 4x DVD-R/RW 4x DVD+R/RW & CDRW (Black)

Xbox 100X Fiber Optic Cable

Super HQ ISO 100 35mm Color Print Film