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Panasonic SC-HT700 CD/DVD Home Theatre Sys | 
 enlarge | Brand: Panasonic
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 31094
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 45
Dimensions (in): 21.3 x 21 x 19.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: SC-HT700
Model: SC-HT700
UPC: 037988406692
EAN: 0037988406692
ASIN: B00008XL1I
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| Features:
| • | 45 watts per channel x 4, 90 watts for the center channel, and 170 watts for the subwoofer | | • | High-resolution DVD-Audio playback; JPEG, MP3, and WMA CD playback | | • | Magnetic shielding for distortion-free placement near a TV or computer monitor | | • | Includes digital FM/AM tuner and a universal remote control |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Product Description
Early Adopters Pick: April 2003. This home theater system includes the world's slimmest 5-Disc DVD changer, as well as a six-speaker system. The SC-HT700 handles the audio end of a home theater, giving you surround sound decoding, amplification, and playback through a specially matched six-speaker system (left, center, right, left and right surround, and low-frequency subwoofer). The five-disc carousel system's DVD-Audio playback makes it adept at music as well as movies, offering 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. DVD movies will look and sound great through the system's 54 MHz/10-bit video decoder, video depth enhancer, progressive-scan video output (for use with high-definition and HD-ready televisions), and Dolby Digital 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, providing higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. The speaker set includes four satellite speakers (front and rear left and right) powered by 45 watts each, a 90-watt center-channel speaker (critical for handling most of a movie's dialogue), and a powerful, 170-watt subwoofer specially designed for unobtrusive placement. All speakers are magnetically shielded to protect your TV from distortion induced by the speakers' magnetic fields. In addition, a digital-synthesized FM/AM tuner lets you listen to your favorite radio stations.
Product Description
Panasonic SC-HT700 is a Home Theater System with Built-In 5-DVD Changer and Surround Sound Speaker System.PRODUCT FEATURES:DVD-Audio Compatibility;Dolby Digital Decoder;DTS Decoder;Dolby Pro Logic Surround;FM/AM Digital Synthesizer Tuner;Audio Inputs;Cinema Mode;Dialog Enhancer;Multi-Channel Sound Field;Sound Field Control (SFC);Compatible Media Formats VD-Audio, DVD-Video, DVD-RAM/DVD-R 4, CD, CD-R/RW 5, Video CD, JPEG, MP3, WMA, HighMAT;Progressive Scanning;Super Surround Sound.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 40 more reviews...
 Good...AT FIRST! November 21, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Like some of the other reviews I also have had the problem of the loud POP sounds and loss of audio after 2 years of ownership. I have been told that it is the capacitors going bad on the board inside the bass module. Because all of the components run from this board- if the board goes bad your sunk. I am currently trying to get it fixed. The system sounded great for 2 years and I was very happy with it, but in the long run you get what you pay for. Cheap system, short lifespan.
My experience with this system... October 24, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Let me start out that I two DVD systems. One is a high end Yamaha 7-1 system that is absolute tops. It is in my den in the basement and it's mom & dad's adult entertainment system. The second system I have is this one.
I have read all 43 reviews and to be honest I frankly don't understand the negativity of some of the poster's. This is an excellent entry level HTiaB of that I am positive. I've owned this system for 2+ years and I've zero problems with it. It resides in the family room and is the unit we use for the kids and family time. I have it hooked up to a Toshiba 26" Widescreen HDTV (TV not LCD) and it performs very well in Cinema 2 mode. I don't mind the lack of digital outputs mainly because the TV comes with 2 component sets so there is one for the HD cable box and one for the DVD player. The audio is fine...as I'm typing this I'm watching X-Men 2 in DTS mode and the sound is great. The engineering is somewhat weird with the Sub-woofer supplying the power and speaker connections, but after the initial "well how about that" it's not a problem. I have a DVD lens cleaner disc and use that every month. It works very well in Progressive Scan mode providing the TV can handle it. Before the HDTV Toshiba we had a 25" Zenith analog TV that didn't have component hook ups. The S-video set up was OK, but it didn't handle the progressive scan that well, the Toshiba just blows it away. Another thing and this has been mentioned in other post is cables. I'm a firm believer in high end component cables. I bought a set of Monster Component and Audio cables and I tell ya it does make a difference.
To recap. For an entry level system for the feel of basic home theater it's a very good choice. If you prefer all the bells & whistles with multi channel options, digital connections and optical capabilities then this will not foot the bill (my Yamaha system fits that bill very, very well). I actually would rate this system a little higher than a 4, maybe 4.25.
 DO NOT BUY THIS PIECE OF CRAP August 3, 2005
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was really happy with this unit for the first year. Then it started making strange noises, once in a while. Now, 6 months later, once in a while is every 10 minutes. It lets out very loud POPS, an ear splitting squeal, and then the audio goes off completely. Shutting and restarting resets the audio, then it does it all over again. An internet search has shown me that many people have had this problem and it's not only this model, it's other Panasonics as well. Panasonic has done nothing to fix them. Don't waste your money. It may sound great out of the box, but right after the warranty wears off, it's disposable.
Good system, but DO NOT buy from jets994life July 14, 2005
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a good Home Theater system. But do not buy it from jets994life in the Amazon Marketplace. I had the worst online purchasing experience with this seller. He never shipped out my order, and told me I had to leave positive feedback before he could send it. Just a lier!
Stay away from Panasonic! December 24, 2004
2 out of 11 found this review helpful
Customer Service - the Panasonic website claims this is very important to them. I had my home theater only 3-4 months when a VCR tape got stuck. I has now been at the service center for almost 4 months! When I am lucky enough to get a response from Panasonic (which is rare), they make promises of completion and/or replacement. But promises won't play the DVD's my family would have liked to watch together over the holidays. When we finally got through to the customer service center on the phone, they had the nerve to hand up on us twice. IF YOU WANT A COMPANY TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS - STAY AWAY FROM PANASONIC!!! I have truly given up hope of even getting my home theater back from the Panasonic service center.
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