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Panasonic SC-BT200E Blu-ray Disc 5.1ch Home Cinema System
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Outstanding.
(5 out of 5) by J. R. Allen on Jun 27, 2009 (Lincs, UK)Panasonic SC-BT200EB-K Blu-ray Disc 5.1ch Home Cinema System
Bought this cinema system to go with Panasonic Plasma TV I ordered. Although couldn't find any reviews on this system, took the plunge, and I am so glad I did.
The picture quality is as good as I hoped, normal DVD's look great upscaled via HDMI, I received Planet Earth on Blu Ray at the same time, and blu ray quality is awesome as expected.
The 5.1 is very clear, loud and very punchy! I am glad the neighbours have been out for the day as I was trying a few films with it. Top class stuff.
Connection wise, the SC-BT200 has HDMI output, with 2 Digital Optical inputs for other systems i.e. Sky or Freeview. There is also an analogue input for stereo input too. On the front of the player there is an SD card reader for pics and movies, plus a USB port, oh and not forgetting an Ipod dock plus a Headphone socket. There is also an ethernet socket on the back for accessing VieraLink features such as HD youtube vids and firmware updates for the system. The system even has FM radio too.
A wireless adaptor for the rear speakers is also available (SH-FX70), for about 100 pounds if you dont want to pull up your carpets to hide the wires.
An in all a great buy, and one of the 'cheaper' blu ray home cinema systems available. You wont be disappointed with this system.
On a final note I would like to thank Amazon for a smooth transaction from start to finish. With great communication and updates.
Bought this cinema system to go with Panasonic Plasma TV I ordered. Although couldn't find any reviews on this system, took the plunge, and I am so glad I did.
The picture quality is as good as I hoped, normal DVD's look great upscaled via HDMI, I received Planet Earth on Blu Ray at the same time, and blu ray quality is awesome as expected.
The 5.1 is very clear, loud and very punchy! I am glad the neighbours have been out for the day as I was trying a few films with it. Top class stuff.
Connection wise, the SC-BT200 has HDMI output, with 2 Digital Optical inputs for other systems i.e. Sky or Freeview. There is also an analogue input for stereo input too. On the front of the player there is an SD card reader for pics and movies, plus a USB port, oh and not forgetting an Ipod dock plus a Headphone socket. There is also an ethernet socket on the back for accessing VieraLink features such as HD youtube vids and firmware updates for the system. The system even has FM radio too.
A wireless adaptor for the rear speakers is also available (SH-FX70), for about 100 pounds if you dont want to pull up your carpets to hide the wires.
An in all a great buy, and one of the 'cheaper' blu ray home cinema systems available. You wont be disappointed with this system.
On a final note I would like to thank Amazon for a smooth transaction from start to finish. With great communication and updates.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
Paired With TX-L37V10 - Very Good Indeed!
(5 out of 5) by Shauny-pie on Aug 12, 2009 (UK)My system spec now is:
Panasonic TX-L37V10 (100,000:1 contrast ratio versus 50,000:1 for the G15 model)
Panasonic DRM-EX85 250Gb DVD/Hard disk recorder
Panasonic SC BT200 Blu-ray suround sound
The TV is excellent apart from the sound (apparently like all flat-tv's). The plan was always to pair it up with some sort of surround sound and this is the one I went for after looking at separates and other all-in-one solutions. After setting up the Blu-ray and trying out a few DVD's I wass extremely impressed. As the other reviewers here have stated, the sound quality and loudness is extremely good. There are ever things in DVD's I have never heard before!
Things to watch for:
The remote for my Blu-ray worked for both DVD players! Using it would operate both of them (annoyingly!). You can change the signal setting the DVD/BLU-ray recieves from the remote so they are different - it's described in the troubleshooting section, so change it and there will be no problem with it.
Yes - turn the bass down one or two levels - it is very deep by default (unless you like it that way!).
Panasonic - please speed up your firmware via a software update, because it is too slow at starting up and reading disks. Not that it is very slow, just a bit too slow if you know what I mean!
There are quite a few reviews coming out now for the SC-BT200 and they are all favourable. I would tend to agree with them in my humble opinion. If you fancy this system, you most likely won't be disappointed - do it!
Thanks previous reviewers. Your input helped me decide to select this model ;)
UPDATE: Defifitely update your software on the Blu ray player. Basically you go to the Panasonic support site, select the player and download the image file. Just follow the instructions exactly and away it goes for half an hour or so. Sorry I cannot post the link because Amazon seem to have filters to stop competitor links being entered, but persevere with it because it is worth it.
Panasonic TX-L37V10 (100,000:1 contrast ratio versus 50,000:1 for the G15 model)
Panasonic DRM-EX85 250Gb DVD/Hard disk recorder
Panasonic SC BT200 Blu-ray suround sound
The TV is excellent apart from the sound (apparently like all flat-tv's). The plan was always to pair it up with some sort of surround sound and this is the one I went for after looking at separates and other all-in-one solutions. After setting up the Blu-ray and trying out a few DVD's I wass extremely impressed. As the other reviewers here have stated, the sound quality and loudness is extremely good. There are ever things in DVD's I have never heard before!
Things to watch for:
The remote for my Blu-ray worked for both DVD players! Using it would operate both of them (annoyingly!). You can change the signal setting the DVD/BLU-ray recieves from the remote so they are different - it's described in the troubleshooting section, so change it and there will be no problem with it.
Yes - turn the bass down one or two levels - it is very deep by default (unless you like it that way!).
Panasonic - please speed up your firmware via a software update, because it is too slow at starting up and reading disks. Not that it is very slow, just a bit too slow if you know what I mean!
There are quite a few reviews coming out now for the SC-BT200 and they are all favourable. I would tend to agree with them in my humble opinion. If you fancy this system, you most likely won't be disappointed - do it!
Thanks previous reviewers. Your input helped me decide to select this model ;)
UPDATE: Defifitely update your software on the Blu ray player. Basically you go to the Panasonic support site, select the player and download the image file. Just follow the instructions exactly and away it goes for half an hour or so. Sorry I cannot post the link because Amazon seem to have filters to stop competitor links being entered, but persevere with it because it is worth it.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Goes Great with Panasonic G10 series
(5 out of 5) by G. Young on Jul 7, 2009 (Wiltshire, UK)amazing picture quality and amazing sound, have also invested in wireless speakers and there is no down grade in sound quality!!!! This has all the gadgets on it you could want and can even download from you tube to play on screen, amazing!!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
exactly what I wanted
(5 out of 5) by Arnaud Fabrice on Sep 10, 2009I was looking for a product that could suit both my video and audio needs and I really struggled to find something that matched all my criteria (ipod dock, blu ray and suround sound and clear and nice audio sound zhen listening to the music)
This panasonic gave me everything I hoped for for a good price and it is amazing to hear such a good sound for such small speakers. It also gave me more
I knew that blurays where good but I was not expecting my DVDs and DIVX to look so good, an amazing difference from my previous DVD player. It may just be due to the HDMI output that my previous player did not have, I am not sure, but it is outstanding !
The only down sides, which are not really problématic for me are :
- no HDMI entry on the system itself but you can use the audio inputs which work just fine.
- the unit is slow to start, it takes about 30 seconds before it is ready to use and the open/close button is a bit slow to react.
- When watching blu-rays, if you stop the disk, you have to start from the beginning again (menu etc...), you have to use pause if you need to stop for some reasons. It may be common with blurays cause you don't have this problem with DVDs.
This panasonic gave me everything I hoped for for a good price and it is amazing to hear such a good sound for such small speakers. It also gave me more
I knew that blurays where good but I was not expecting my DVDs and DIVX to look so good, an amazing difference from my previous DVD player. It may just be due to the HDMI output that my previous player did not have, I am not sure, but it is outstanding !
The only down sides, which are not really problématic for me are :
- no HDMI entry on the system itself but you can use the audio inputs which work just fine.
- the unit is slow to start, it takes about 30 seconds before it is ready to use and the open/close button is a bit slow to react.
- When watching blu-rays, if you stop the disk, you have to start from the beginning again (menu etc...), you have to use pause if you need to stop for some reasons. It may be common with blurays cause you don't have this problem with DVDs.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Fantastic
(5 out of 5) by Mrs. Ekaterini Munro on Nov 2, 2009 (UK)Have had this for a little while now, and I am still pleased with it.
The sound is just fantastic. Really feels like you are in a cinema, right down to the vibrations on the floor!
The main reason I bought this one instead of anything else was the iPod Dock, and I must admit love the ability to listen to my music at that level. Also love the fact the speakers are so small, never liked the tall speakers, take up too much space. But they are only small in size other than that they are just fantastic.
When watching a Blu-ray film on it I must admit the clarity of the image and the sound is just supperb!
Highly recomended.
Not found anything wrong with it yet, and I use it on a daily basis!
The sound is just fantastic. Really feels like you are in a cinema, right down to the vibrations on the floor!
The main reason I bought this one instead of anything else was the iPod Dock, and I must admit love the ability to listen to my music at that level. Also love the fact the speakers are so small, never liked the tall speakers, take up too much space. But they are only small in size other than that they are just fantastic.
When watching a Blu-ray film on it I must admit the clarity of the image and the sound is just supperb!
Highly recomended.
Not found anything wrong with it yet, and I use it on a daily basis!