PANASONIC SC-HT810V DVD / VCR Home Theater System
PANASONIC SC-HT810V DVD / VCR Home Theater System
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Panasonic's vision of the digital future is driven by the needs and aspirations of its business customers and millions of consumers around the world who use its products every day. The company shares their dream to live a fuller life by providing ways of working smarter and enjoying the rewards of technological advances.
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PANASONIC SC-HT810V DVD / VCR Home Theater System
Manufacturer: Panasonic ProductGroup: CE Binding: Electronics  All Home Theater Systems
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ASIN: B0000C109K |
Product Description
Panasonic's vision of the digital future is driven by the needs and aspirations of its business customers and millions of consumers around the world who use its products every day. The company shares their dream to live a fuller life by providing ways of working smarter and enjoying the rewards of technological advances.Customer Reviews:
Nice looking and easy to hook up........2004-06-06
Powerful, man. Powerful........2004-04-29
Compared with some of the other models I looked at, these are its strengths:
* Compact, includes DVD, VCR and FM/AM Radio in one small unit.
* Plays a multitude of disc formats (incl. DVD-A, VCD, and Panasonic/Microsoft proprietary HighMAT discs). (Compare to the Zenith XBS344 and XBS245, which only play DVD Video and CD Audio).
* Its output power is described in the title. Also, the sound quality and surround effects are, ahem, awesome.
A few things that did not quite appeal to me:
* No digital audio (5.1) input. (Unlike the Zenith, or the Philips LX3750W wireless theatre). This means that I cannot get surround sound input from my Comcast HDTV converter. (But who watches TV these days anyway?)
* With the DVD progressive scan enabled, thin lines, text, etc flicker a bit. It turns out that my Panasonic (CRT) HDTV in some ways does a better job of de-interlacing the standard (480i) signal (whether through component or composite cables) than the unit does, despite the D->A->D->A conversion.
* Operating the unit (+ the remote) is a bit cumbersome. For instance, to switch to the external sound input, you need to press the DVD/VCR toggle button to VCR mode, change to channel 2, then press CH- (channel down). This is only the sound - you also need to switch your TV to the appropriate input source. Basically, you need a good universal remote control - be sure to get one with plenty of macro capability, such as the One For All/RadioShack Kameleon. And because the DVD/VCR button is a toggle, you first need to press the FM/AM button, then DVD/VCR, after which it always comes back in VCR mode. (OTOH, if you don't have an external input source such as a digital cable box, you can get by quite easily using this unit's built-in TV tuner).
That said, with a good universal remote, this unit is a real, real good buy, even at the Amazon price.
One thing to be aware of is that unlike most others, the subwoofer is the only speaker that is directly connected to the unit (via a 4m = ~13ft cable); the other speakers is wired to the subwoofer. The subwoofer requires external power.
Nice System.......2004-01-15
The one drawback to this system is when you are playing a DVD and want to switch to TV/VCR and then back to DVD, it doesn't continue the movie from where you left off. A little strange because I have another Panasonic TV with a built-in DVD player and it does pick up from where you left off when you switch to TV and back. This is the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars.
Overall I am very pleased with this system and would recommend.
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