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- 80GB hard Drive for storage of Digital and Analog Music
- i-Pod Dock Incl
- Opt. Second Room Sp.
- Center Speaker built into front speakers
- 1080P Output with HDMI
Product Description
Premium Home Theater System with 80GB Hard drive, DVD/CD Player, 3.1 Speaker System
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I bought this unit 3 months ago. It freezes on me more often than not. Apparently, I am not alone. Everytime it freezes, I have to unplug and reset the unit. It happens at least 3 times a week. I was deciding between this and the Bose 3.2.1 system before my purchase. I pick this due to the cheaper price and 1080p upconversion for DVD thru HDMI. However, I regret my decision every time I have to get up from my sofa to unplug the unit due to the freezing issue. I even went as far as pluging the unit to a wall outlet rather than my surge protector just so I have easier access to reset it. I hope Panasonic is going to come out with a fix soon.
Rating: 2 / 5
It may be stylish and inexpensive but I’m sorry I ever bought it. When Circuit City delivered the first one, it was DOA out of the box and we had to go back to the store for a replacement. That should have been my first hint. The second one worked fine…for a day. I should mention that we had Firedog install it and also program the Harmony remote, so our problems were not due to our lack of skill or technical knowledge. We’ve had it for 3 days now and every morning I wake up wondering what new challenge it will give me. Virtually every time I turn on the TV, there’s something not right that needs correcting. Finally this a.m. the sound decided to quit. Circuit City is delivering a new unit from another brand tomorrow and taking this back for a full refund. The sound (when we had it) was average at best. Frankly my old Sony projection TV had better sound by itself than this home theater system. This hard-drive system of Panasonic’s may be an interesting concept, but it has too many bugs to be worked out. My suspicion is that it is also not totally compatible with the Harmony remote. When I turn on my TV, I want everything to work….period.
Rating: 1 / 5
This feel like a beta release. Which would be fine if it were software, but it’s hardware! My iPod sounds fine for a while, then suddenly it’s very scratchy and fuzzy. The CD player locks up constantly. And finally, when you hit “power” there’s a good :30 lag before it powers up. I have not done the firmware update on it. Hoping that fixes things… On a good note, the sound is nice, the remote is very well designed, and the unit looks slick.
Rating: 2 / 5
I really like my HTIB, but it has one major problem. Every now and then the unit doesn’t respond. According to Panasonic, you must re-initalize the product by holding down the STOP and >10 buttons at the same time. This happens at least twice a week for me. Especially when I select cd/dvd. I would hope that Panasonic would come up with a software patch, but I got a feeling there’s not a lot of these out there.
For a small unit, music does sound good. I don’t really notice much for surround sound effects when watching movies, but I didn’t expect much from a two speaker system. My main purpose in buying it was to get nice quality when listening to music from a reasonable priced system.
Rating: 3 / 5
I purchased the SC-PTX7 back in August but only recently hooked it to my 58 PZ700U via HDMI last week after the addition to my house was completed. So far it’s locked up on me three times. The unit freezes up and four dashes appear on the display with nothing happening, no sound, no video and unable to change function or turn the unit off. I tried the STOP/>10 to reset the unit without success. I called the Panasonic help line and once I got a human the service was acceptable, a technician told me to unplug the unit then plug it back in while holding down the power button to reset it, easier said than done around the sides of a 58 inch plasma sitting on a 72 inch credenza. Finally I pulled the plug at the rear of the unit with a little finagling inside the shelving. I plugged it back in while holding down the power button and the unit reset then worked as it did before. I wonder how long this fix will last as the technician I spoke to had no clue as to why the unit was freezing up. When the unit is working the sound and video are great but if there is a software problem it certainly isn’t Premium as it’s name implies. I also don’t like that I must have the television powered on to use the CD player (the television comes on automatically when I power up the unit and select DVD/CD). If I turn off the television the home entertainment unit powers off. Will keep everyone updated regarding any future problems.
Rating: 2 / 5