Panasonic SC-HT700 5-Disc Progressive-Scan DVD Home Theater System

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Summary: THIS PRODUCT IS TERRIBLE IN PERFORMANCE
Review: I CANNOT BELIEVE PANASONICS ENGINEERS ALLOWED THIS ITEM TO BE
PRODUCED AND PLACED ON THE MARKET. THE SOUND IS EXCELLENT HOWEVER
THE MECHANICAL FUNCTIONS SPELL DISASTER. I FOUND THIS UNIT TO BE SUBSTANDARD. AFTER JUST SIX MONTHS OF VERY LOW USAGE THE UNIT BLINKS ON AND OFF AND THEN SHUTS DOWN. RE-PLUGGING THE ELECTRIC CORD BRINGS IT BACK TO LIFE FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN IT DOWN AGAIN.
THE EXTREMELY HIGH NUMBER OF UNITS THAT I SEE FORSALE ARE ADVERTIED AS RE-FURBISHED THEREFORE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE CALLING THIS PRODUCT AN EXTREME FAILURE.

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Summary: Have owned THREE.......And considering a fourth
Review:

I have owned three of these (currently have two ...the first one was stolen) This is a great product for the money (got all of mine for $260 or less) Have had mine for about 7 months use them all the time with no problems.
Very easy to set up, good sound, great price.


Rating:
Summary: great sound quality
Review: I just got this system a week ago and i'm very happy with the sound quality. It is very loud and clear when you turn the volume up. But I do have a question if anyone knows the answer please let me know. I'm trying to hook up my cable system which is time warner to surround system, is this possible? Therefore if I am watching regular tv can I get my surround system to work?

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Summary: Great looking and sound but
Review: I bought the Panasonic SC-HT700 about a month ago and I am enjoying very clean music and adequate but not gut wrenching bass. The speakers are well-balanced and mesh nicely with the subwoofer unit. The system has a stylish and sleek appearance I can live with. I especially like the narrow design of the Sub. At least in our room, I found the best subwoofer performance to be at level three out of four possible levels to prevent booming and to get a flatter response with the satellite speakers. I did read the pros and cons before buying, and it seems the pros far outweighed the cons. I agree with the dificult to master remote, but it becomes a challenge rather than a problem I think. The manual is a little hard to follow also. And I have noticed some irritations like the DVD player stopping when the remote is put in another mode and some artifact or pixeling happening briefly on some movies, but I can live with these. I keep looking at total cost and functions versus negatives. All systems no matter the price have there good and bad points. Since we have a fairly large living room with a vaulted ceiling, the system needs to be put in the stimulated surround mode to get full bodied and room filling sound from CDs. This is not a problem though, and I get adequate sound with turning the volume up about halfway. At times though, I have to turn the system almost 3/4 of the way up from no sound at -84 to about -20 on the dial to do justice to some movie sound tracks. On the newer Titanic movie with THX Dolby Digital, I felt I was right in the middle of a real happening which I couldn't say with my older system. I think it could be the extra wattage they give the subwoofer that increases the room's sound pressure level more than the normal 100-150 watt systems. In any case, it was quite stimulating.
I wanted to go less complicated too with wiring and component set-up, and the Panasonic SC-HT 700 fit the bill. I hope the shut down problem is only a safety feature that occurs only at very high volume levels for extended periods to protect the system from damage. In any case, so far so good. I would recommend it for someone looking for an inexpensive system that has a variety of playback and set-up features accented by fairly decent sound and with multiple DVD play back capabilities.