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Panasonic SC-BT100 3.1 Channel Blu-ray Disc Home Cinema System - Black
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + Share12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
Missing disc
(4 out of 5) by Mr. Stephen Johnson on Nov 13, 2008 (Norwich, UK)Great product. The drawback is the poor customer service from Amazon whenever anything goes wrong. My package did not include the free Blu-ray disc; a relatively minor issue; but getting Amazon to sort this out is a nightmare!
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent, but a bit more expensive than you think...
(5 out of 5) by nicjaytee on May 28, 2009 (London)Fully configured this is an excellent Home Cinema and Blu-ray package that delivers stunningly good picture & sound quality from both Blu-ray discs and standard DVD's. Marry it with one of Panasonic's latest HD plasma TVs and you've got a quite superb HD system for a price that, even a year ago, was unthinkably cheap.
But, what's the "fully configured" twist? Well, out of the box this is a 3.1 set-up when, believe me, what you really want from any HD system, particularly when playing Blu-ray movies, is full 5.1 surround sound. Which the SC-BT100 is perfectly capable of handling once you add Panasonic's excellent matched rear speakers (SB-HS100A) at around £80 for the pair. Add to that a further £90 or so for Panasonic's equally excellent wireless receiver for these rear speakers (the SE-FX67) which is actually a "must have" way of avoiding the main problem with a 5.1 set up - i.e. the wires running from the front to the rear of the room - and you're into around £670 for the whole lot.
More than you think then... but the end result is a breathtakingly good add-on to your brand new Panasonic HD TV that integrates seamlessly with it, without the need for multiple hand controllers and with the minimum amount of necessary wiring, and which more than justifies its "fully configured" cost.
But, what's the "fully configured" twist? Well, out of the box this is a 3.1 set-up when, believe me, what you really want from any HD system, particularly when playing Blu-ray movies, is full 5.1 surround sound. Which the SC-BT100 is perfectly capable of handling once you add Panasonic's excellent matched rear speakers (SB-HS100A) at around £80 for the pair. Add to that a further £90 or so for Panasonic's equally excellent wireless receiver for these rear speakers (the SE-FX67) which is actually a "must have" way of avoiding the main problem with a 5.1 set up - i.e. the wires running from the front to the rear of the room - and you're into around £670 for the whole lot.
More than you think then... but the end result is a breathtakingly good add-on to your brand new Panasonic HD TV that integrates seamlessly with it, without the need for multiple hand controllers and with the minimum amount of necessary wiring, and which more than justifies its "fully configured" cost.
12 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
Great Product!!!!
(3 out of 5) by Spitfire2564 on Dec 19, 2008Just recieved mine and set up and realised that, the product didnt include a HDMI cable, so i had to go out and buy one, then i found out to hear sound through my Sky+ i have to go and buy another cable. Also i found it very hard to set up and the user manual was absolutely terrible, throughout the manual it just contradicts itself and is just rubbish. Would recommend but make sure to purchase all necessary cables
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Superb Panasonic product
(5 out of 5) by Mr. T. S. Parry on Apr 11, 2009 (England)This is the second sound system I have bought from Panasonic, and coupled with my new PANASONIC TH-46PZ82BA, it is superb. I purchased the 3.1 system and I have no intentions of buying the extra wireless speakers as I feel there is no need to as the sound produced is excellent. Great product.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
SC-BT100 3.1 is a winner
(4 out of 5) by D. M. Chapman on Jul 3, 2009 (Beckenham, Kent.)If you've read all the other reviews of this product, this one wont say anything new! Tiresomely slow at loading (as was my Panasonic DVD recorder) but it's worth the wait - fab picture, and unless you live in a stately home - the sound is perfectly adequate for most peoples homes. The Subwoofer is set at high as the factory default - rediculously loud. The instructions are
rubbish, it took me 2 days to work out how to change the decibel level to one that didn't burst my eardrums on playing. But now, it's all set up just the way I want it. Not sure I'll bother with the rear wireless speakers, for me it wasn't about the sound effects, more about the quality of the overall sound and this baby doesn't disappoint. Definitely reccommended (but then, I am a Panasonic fan)
rubbish, it took me 2 days to work out how to change the decibel level to one that didn't burst my eardrums on playing. But now, it's all set up just the way I want it. Not sure I'll bother with the rear wireless speakers, for me it wasn't about the sound effects, more about the quality of the overall sound and this baby doesn't disappoint. Definitely reccommended (but then, I am a Panasonic fan)