Panasonic SC-BT330 5.1 Channel Cinema Surround Home Entertainment System Reviews
Panasonic SC-BT330 5.1 Channel Cinema Surround Home Entertainment System
- Features 1250 watts (1kHz, 3 ohms, 10% THD) total distributed among all channels
- Blu-Ray player also plays DVD and CD discs
- Component Video and HDMI connections
- Features VieraLink
VIERA Cast’s assorted online content just keeps getting better – in addition to the popular contents such as YouTube and Picasa Web Albums, it now offers Pandora Internet Radio, movies streamed from Netflix, exciting sports from FOX Sports, and tweet
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(out of 7 reviews)
List Price: $ 499.95
Price: Too low to display
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Review by Shaunspad for Panasonic SC-BT330 5.1 Channel Cinema Surround Home Entertainment System
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I have been in the market to get streaming content on my TV for a while now. I compared this unit against the LG-LHB535. The LG has some added features.
1. Built in Wifi
2. Streaming software… which means you can stream from your computer.
3. HDMI inputs.
Otherwise the Panasonic works awesome. It’s fast and responsive, easy to setup, small and sleek, and it’s cheaper than the comparable LG unit.
It includes the following features.
1. Amazon video rentals… Awesome.. However it’s $3 for most regular rentals and then more for HD. I’m still a bigger fan of RedBox $1 for anything… Amazon I might be holding out on your steep prices.
2. Netflix the same as everything else… other than the interface is really simple and ugly like the PS3 interface. It’s not as easy to navigate and search like the X Box 360 or on your computer.
3. Youtube which is cool.
4. Picas pictures which is neat but almost useless in some cases.
5. iPhone/iPod doc that allows audio and video playback. Very cool, it charges and doesn’t display the “this accessory is not made to work with your device” message.
6. Blue ray, DVD, burned DVD’s etc.
7. Two fiber optic inputs that allow you to plug in your infamous HD DVD player or some other audio sources. Would have liked to see HDMI here… LG has it.
8. Viera Link which is cool if you have a Panasonic TV like I do. It turns the stuff on off etc by communicating over the HDMI cable.
9. The sound is AMAZING for as cheap as this unit is. The speakers are crisp and clear. Very nice surround sound. I had a Sony STR-K750P, and this Panasonic system is way better.
Overall the packaging was slick with everything well packaged for shipment. I couldn’t find the electronic version of the manual online anywhere. The specs say it’s wireless ready, which means it has a USB port on the back that you have to pay $100 to get the $5 Panasonic WIFI dongle. Total rip off. I just hard wired.
The menus are not quite as elegant as the Apple TV, it also has this hard switch thing.. Basically if you need to adjust any settings, it unloads the web content dashboard thing, then takes you back to the DVD menu. So there is a bit of a lag making adjustments. I don’t understand why they just didn’t layer the menus and then reload if your settings require it. It also has some sort of quick on feature. Basically if you start it up from scratch, AKA no power supplied, it takes about 30 seconds to boot.. So they added this quick boot thing which makes the unit run in some kind of a standby. It tells you it will consume slightly more power while in this mode. I did have a couple times where the web interface streaming thing had garbled text, I tried powering on off, but it doesn’t fully reboot if you use the quick boot. In order to get it to fully reboot, you have to turn it off, then unplug the power and re-connect.
The manual isn’t very descriptive and there is a lot of technical jargon as you wade deeper into the settings. Lots of color control, bit level, sound stuff, display stuff etc.
It does have the capability to adjust the surround and EQ levels while playing. It’s not entirely intuitive, and the manual is wrong, but it works. When you use the buttons on the bottom of the remote to adjust the surround, it displays on little screen on the unit, the levels. In the manual it tells you to use up and down to adjust these. I must have wasted 20 minutes on this part before I tried left and right and then it worked. Looks like Panasonic needs an updated manual. The firmware on the unit is 1.0 which hopefully means there will be some software updates sooner than later. It would be nice to see layered settings menus, and they have some room on the dash board for new content.
The unit is so new that if you use a Logitec Harmony remote, it won’t detect your unit yet. I had to use the older model Bt-300 or something to get my Logitec remote to work.
anyhow.. thats my review… Enjoy!
Review by James D. Billie for Panasonic SC-BT330 5.1 Channel Cinema Surround Home Entertainment System
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Purchased this for a large den vacation property. The BluRay video system works surprisingly well. The audio is good for the price. It doesn’t compare to Denon, but neither does the price. The wireless USB adapter works well. We use it a lot for Nexflix etc & the streaming working very well. Pandora Radio included in the system was a pleasant surprise. I’d not used Pandora Radio, but find it to be a great source of back ground music. The Panasonic system plays it very well. Sounds like an add for Pandora….but it is impressive, so much so I bought a Samsung BluRay player with Pandora to use for my home Denon system. With Denon receiver & Klipsch speakers Pandora is truly impressive. The reason I give the Panasonic a 4 is the Subwoofer isn’t powered and quite wimpy. I replaced it with a Polk Audio PSW10 Powered Subwoofer from Amazon, and it completed the setup nicely.
Review by TBone for Panasonic SC-BT330 5.1 Channel Cinema Surround Home Entertainment System
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Got this system a few weeks ago, and I’m glad I did. Setup was a breeze and the sound is nice. I played the Avatar Bluray and I was impressed. Don’t let the price (which I got a lot cheaper) fool you, this system performs.
Review by madinmn for Panasonic SC-BT330 5.1 Channel Cinema Surround Home Entertainment System
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I bought this product in March of 2010. Used it 5 times and it broke. An IC power fried on it. Took it to a service center and have been waiting 2 months now for a part. Complained to panasonic and they told me the part was on backorder. Threatened to return the product and they told me that they could get it to the service center in 7-10 days. It was not, called to complain again and wanted to return the product and customer service was horrible. They said if the unit was repairable, I just had to wait fo the part. I spent a good amount of money for a poor quality product and even worst customer service. Save yourself a headache and buy a different brand.
Review by MMT for Panasonic SC-BT330 5.1 Channel Cinema Surround Home Entertainment System
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As far as stereo equipment goes,I’m from the old school:2 three way speakers and a meaty receiver a cassette deck and turntable (or CD player).Eventually,in this generation,that’s played out.I took a chance on this “creation” because I’ve been dealing with Technics (Panasonic) equipment since 1990.First off,the box was about as big as the box that Rock Band 2 comes in.A whole stereo? Then upon opening the box I found it was half Styrofoam.The actual “stereo” is as big as a DVD player.The speakers came in three pieces.
That was the questionable.Now for the good.
It actually sounds good.
The integrated Blu-Ray player shows a GREAT picture.
The ipod/iphone slot looks and sounds GREAT.
All that and it looks good.
True,it not a $1,500 Technics setup but it’s okay and highly recommended.
P.S.:DO NOT LOSE THE REMOTE thinking you can run to the corner drug store or the local big box store and get a universal one.When you see it,you know why.