Review of Panasonic Home Theater Systems.

Panasonic Home Theater Systems . Panasonic is my electronics brand of choice. No concrete reason really, it's just what I know and am comfortable with. Often the best choice is the one that you can afford and one that is going to serve you well for many, many years. Here are my choices for Panasonic home theater systems. If I were buying tomorrow, the SC-HT1000 would be my first choice. For those looking to enter the home theater market for the first time, any of these three are for you.

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LOW-End Pick for Panasonic Home Theater Systems

The Panasonic SC-HT405D DVD Home Theater Sound System provides 100 Watts per channel to 5 channels. Includes 5 satellite speakers (speakers include wall-mounting holes and nuts), a 100 Watt powered subwoofer and 5-disc progressive scan DVD changer. The DVD player supports DVD Audio, DVD Video, CD, CD-R, CD-RW + CDR/W with recorded MP3 files. The receiver has Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby ProLogic II decoding capabilities. Connectivity is very good for an entry level system. Inputs include 4 S-Video terminals, 3 digital inputs and outputs include 4 video and 3 audio. Nothing is missing, except a high price. Very nice system.

MID Pick for Panasonic Home Theater Systems

The Panasonic SC-HT425D DVD Home Theater Sound System includes 6 speakers and a progressive scan DVD/CD changer. The receiver provides 100 Watts per channel to 5 surround channels. 5 satellite speakers (speakers include wall-mounting holes and nuts) and a 100 Watt powered subwoofer are included in the package. The 5-Disc progressive scan DVD changer supports DVD Audio, DVD Video, CD, CD-R, CD-RW and MP3 files. The receiver has Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby ProLogic II Surround decoding capabilities. Connectivity is excellent, having all necessary digital and analog inputs and outputs.

HIGH-End Pick for Panasonic Home Theater Systems

The Panasonic SC-HT1000 Recordable DVD Home Theater System supports DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and CD-Audio formats, but is also a DVD recorder, able to record television programs or homew videos from a video camera onto DVD-R or DVD-RAM discs. Panasonic Chasing Playback, allows you to view a recorded program while recording a separate program on to DVD. The package includes two Tall-Boy front speakers, each on adjustable stand, plus OmniCast Surround Speakers, a compact center channel speaker, and a 240W powered subwoofer. Total system power is an impressive 700 Watts. The progressive scan DVD recorder supports DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, CD-Audio, Video CD, CD-R and CD-RW formats, and records onto DVD-RAM and DVD-R formats. A beautiful, affordable system which will bring any consumer up to par with all current home theater standards.