Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42088 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Panasonic
• Model: SC-PT860EB-K
• Released on: 2008-03-16

Features

• 1000W RMS output
• Multi-format DVD playback
• MP3, WMA and Jpeg playback
• Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby ProLogic 2 output

Manufacturer's Description

	Kelton Subwoofer for Powerful Bass Sound Thanks to a Kelton subwoofer, the Home Cinema System outputs deep, thunderous bass sounds that make viewing Blu-ray Discs and DVDs a truly awesome entertainment experience. The Kelton subwoofer has two internal chambers. A drive unit mounted in the rear chamber vibrates the front chamber, causing a large, 25 cm Passive Radiator in the front chamber to vibrate and produce bass sounds. Because the front chamber functions as an acoustic fi lter, there is minimal unwanted noise. The thinness and high compliance of the Passive Radiator help achieve
	Bamboo Diaphragm Speaker for Clear Dialogue Use of rigid, low-density bamboo in the woofer and tweeter cones of the centre and front speakers helps achieve a highly responsive sound. In the case of the centre speaker Vocals are pure and clear, and dialogue is crisp and easy to understand.
	Whisper-mode Surround In the past, when you were watching a movie late at night with the volume turned down, the surround effect would be lost. Not with Whisper-mode Surround. It compensates for the sound pressure level of the low-frequency component (which contains the signals that affect the surround effect), so you‘re enveloped in a rich surround sound even when watching movies at low volume.
	1080p Up-Conversion All new Panasonic DVD Home Theatre Systems with an HDMI cable feature a 1080p Up-Conversion function which converts standard defi nition images (720x576 pixels) from DVD sources into high defi nition (HD) images (1920x1080 pixels). These up-converted signals deliver the maximum performance of an HD-capable fl at screen TV, providing vivid, sharp and exceptionally detailed high resolution images for you to enjoy.
	Integrated Universal Dock for iPod Just slip your iPod into the built-in cradle and enjoy. With the Home Cinema System awesome picture and sound quality, you‘ll love listening to the music and watching the images on your iPod. There are no iPod or USB cables to connect, so it‘s super easy and your room stays tidy and uncluttered (iPod not included).
	iPod Music Playback and On-Screen Display for iPod Music Menu Panasonic's Home Cinema System is a great way to listen to the music on your iPod. The list of songs on your iPod 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 them.
	iPod Video Playback Use the iPod screen to select a video, then sit back and enjoy awesome largescreen viewing and thunderous surround sound (iPod not included).
	New Seamless GUI As the types of media continue to increase, the VIERA Link capability continues to evolve. The newly enhanced VIERA Link displays a menu on the TV screen, making it easier to operate the connected equipment. For example, you can display a menu with a list of the music stored on your iPod, and use the VIERA remote control unit to select one and begin playback.
3-Way Placement Tower Speaker (Floor/Shelf/Wall Mounting) One of the advantages of fl at panel HD TVs is their fl exible installation. You can hang your fl at panel TV on a wall of your choice, place it into your multimedia cabinet or shelving, or set it on special floor stands. To accommodate these possibilities, the SC-PT860, for example, features four 3-way placement tower speakers, and the SC-PT560 features two 3-way placement front tower speakers. Each of these speakers can be placed wherever you prefer, giving you the freedom to position each speaker in logical proximity of your TV and component racks.

Customer Reviews

Lovely sound
Just recently purchased this along with my Panasonic tx37lzd80 lcd tv. Watched blu-ray through my ps3 and linked it via optical lead to the cinema kit, and WOW, I was amazed. The sound that comes out of this thing is very impressive. The sub woofer has a bass that will shatter windows if loud enough, it sounds just like a cinema, maybe even better. It also has an auto feature which sets its speakers according to your room layout, which is pretty good, and gets the perfect sound for where you sit. The sound is crisp and you have control of bass,treble, mid as normal plus sub woofer output. I have played my PS3 (COD4) through the system and it scares me how good it sounds, just brilliant.
The system itself looks fantastic with tall speakers that are very cool, plus setup took 5 minutes, easy coloured tagged wires so even beginners can connect up with no problem at all. If you are looking for a quality cinema system, with ipod and dvd upscaler, then this is it. I would recommend this to anyway who has just bought a new LCD tv.

Great system to compliment an LCD/Plasma TV, especially a Panasonic one
I purchased a Panasonic TH-42PZ80B plasma television some months ago but found I just could not enjoy the full experience with just the TV speakers, hence I thought I'd give this system a go.

I'll start with the most importants points: first, contrary to what you might have seen in reviews and adverts, this system is NOT WIRELESS unless you buy the SHFX67 Wireless Rear Spkr Kit separately, which will add another £100 or so to the overall cost; so if you're looking for a out-of-the-box wireless system this is not the one for you! Second, this is a reasonably-priced all-in-one solution, it is not a replacement for a high-powered amplifier and does not have several inputs to connect various separates. But if you're looking for something that is pretty loud with good bass, and will give that extra "oomph" and surround effect when watching a DVD or TV/Sky broadcast or playing video games, this is a good system for you.

The whole system arrived in one box, and the Tallboy speakers need minimum effort for assembly - just one screw for the base and another to attach the two sections. All the wires have colour-coded connectors so it did not take long to get everything up and running. Standard DVDs look fantactic with the upscaler (be sure to connect to TV using an HDMI cable, I used CABLE MOUNTAIN High Quality 5m (16ft) Gold Plated HDMI to HDMI Cable). Also works very well with my Sky box (be sure to connect using an Optical cable, I used Fisual Digital Optical Cable - 1m - Pro Install Series to get the full benefit of Dolby Digital on HD broadcasts, it sounds way better than using an AUX cable connection). The iPOD connection is seamless, as is the playback of CDs with MP3 files; in both cases it is easy to browse folders/albums using the TV. Ordinary CDs also sound wonderfully clear and crisp. When playing XBox 360 games (Halo 3 in my case), this system will really make you feel like you're right in the middle of the action!

Then there is the Viera Link feature, which works very nicely with my Panasonic TV (to use this ensure the Panasonic TV supports HDAVI 3 control, and system must be connected to the TV with a cable bearing the HDMI logo). The cinema system turns on automatically with my TV, and my TV control (or Sky box control) can control its volume. To get the best effect when using with a Sky box, the system can be set to automatically select the digital optical input when the TV is switched on.

Would most definitely recommend this to someone with a reasonable-sized living room and looking to get the most out of a new LCD/Plasma TV, especially a Panasonic one.

Amazing Sound
A few weeks ago, I bought a Panasonic Plasma TV. Very happy with the picture etc. but I did find the sound to be a little lacking oomph. So, I laid out on this home theatre system....

First, set up was a bit of a struggle. 45 mins or so. Assembling the speakers was time consuming and the manual covers 2 other models, so be prepared to sift through it to find the relevant bits...Colour coded wires made the wiring easy. No HDMI cable included, so be prepared to shell out more for that, and you will want a quality audio cable too. I'm using a Cambridge Audio gold tip set culled from my now defunct seperates.

So the picture quality on the DVD. Superb. I was running my DVDs through my old XBox (I know, I know)...still looked good enough, but the upscaling DVD player makes my Lord of the Rings DVDs look STUNNING. My TV is HD Ready, not Full, but I can't see how the picture quality can improve - watching a 50" screen from approx 3 meters.

The system comes with a subwoofer with so much grunt it will remove your fillings if you pump it up enough. Bass boost options on the head unit and remote mean you can actually do this if you want. Watching the Cars DVD with my son felt like we were stood on a racetrack! Just amazing sound quality. The wireless connection to the rear speakers mean no acres of cable under the carpet. There is also a microphone supplied to optimise speaker settings too.

It's a revelation listening to audio CDs, hearing fuller bass range than on my old seperates system (Cambridge Audio amp and CD player with Mission speakers). iPod dock is provided, as is a USB port, capable of supporting data sticks with up to 4000 files, songs, pics and movies can be played back.

Worth every penny.