Panasonic SC-PT570 reviews: 5.1 Surround Sound Home Cinema System

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This home cinema system is a good all rounder.

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Ian, Norfolk Mature user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to set up, with strong, powerful audio performance, exceptional subwoofer output and brilliant visuals Good range of optional settings and looks good. Works especially well with Viera link.
Bad points:: Could do with the wires for the surround speakers being a fair bit longer.

Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Aug 2009

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Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Really good for the price! Nice as a first surround sound cinema system.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 Feb 2010

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Product Features

Sound channels	5.1 surround sound

Built-in disc player	CD Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Built-in disc player	DVD Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Wireless system	Wired
Some models come with wireless-enabled speakers, meaning you don’t need wires trailing across the room.
Connections	USB

Connections	HDMI

Playback formats	DivX
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	CD
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	MP3
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	Super Video CD
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Audio technology	Dolby Digital and DTS

Extra functions	iPod dock

Upscaling	Yes
Upscaling DVD players use video processing techniques to improve the quality of a standard definition image from a DVD to a near high definition (HD) image.
Number of scart ports	1
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
3D	No

Number of speakers	5

Power (W)	1000

Width in cm	43

Height in cm	6.3
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Depth in cm	32.7

Release date	39891
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Panasonic SCPT570EBK, Panasonic SCPT570EB, Panasonic SCPT570EB-K

Manufacturer's Description

Dynamic & Clear Sound – Kelton Subwoofer, Bamboo Cone Speakers
Smart Setup with Auto Speaker Setup (VIERA Link HDAVI Control 4)
Ecology and Economy Circuit
iPod Playback
Intelligent Auto Standby (with VIERA Link HDAVI Control 4)
High Quality Picture with HDMI 1080p Up-Conversion

DVD Home Cinema Sound System

Bamboo Cone Speaker, a rigid low-density bamboo material used in the front (L/R) and centre speaker cones helps achieve a clean, responsive sound. Vocals are pure and clear, and dialogue is crisp and easy to understand. Kelton Subwoofer The Kelton Type Subwoofer has an internal structure that is divided into two hermitically sealed spaces. The drive unit that is mounted to the space in the back causes the air in the front space to vibrate. This causes an Acoustic Filter effect in the front space to absorb unwanted noise while also vibrating the Passive Radiators. This achieves highly robust, reverberating bass sounds.

Panasonic DVD home cinema systems share the same lofty goal as the Blu-ray Player ― to bring astonishingly high image quality to today’s HD viewers. They feature a 1080p up-conversion function that converts standard definition (720 × 576 pixels) images from DVD sources to high definition (1920 × 1080 pixels) images. These up-converted signals draw out the maximum performance of an HDMI compatible 1080p HDTV, giving you vivid, sharp and exceptionally detailed high-resolution images to enjoy. *Video sources converted to 1920×1080 resolution, while of high quality, will exhibit somewhat lower subjective image resolution than true, native 1080p full-HD sources. See dealer for details.

The Navigation GUI screen is displayed when the cinema system is connected to a VIERA TV with an HDMI cable and the power is turned on, or when the Smart Setup button on the main unit is pressed. Anyone can then easily set it up by following the directions on the screen, for movie enjoyment with the best possible sound.

Panasonic’s Home Cinema System is a great way to enjoy the music, video and photo contents on your iPod. The list* of iPod content can be displayed on the TV screen, and you can use the remote control from the home cinema system or a VIERA TV to select and play it. * Only for Music and VIDEO ** To enjoy iPod video/photo contents, please connect your home cinema system with SCART cable to your TV.

During Stand-by Mode: A 50% Reduction reduction in power consumption (Approx.0.2W) has been achieved compared with 2008 model (SC-PT460/PT160), when the power is turned off. During Active Mode: By controlling the power consumption depending on the audio output level, a 20% reduction in power consumption has been achieved compared with 2008 model (SC-PT460/PT160).

After using the home cinema system, it is automatically turned off when you return to TV operation using the VIERA Link menu. * 2009 VIERA TV ** For Home Cinema System, to activate Intelligent Auto Standby, both video and audio input switching is necessary.

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