Panasonic SC-PT960 Deluxe 5 DVD Home Theater System Review
October 18th, 2009
Panasonic SC-PT960 Deluxe 5 DVD Home Theater System Review from Seabecker. Good overall value, As others have pointed out, this is not the best system around, but for ~$400 it is a good value. The sound is good enough for most people in most places. Volume levels for all speakers are good, including the rear wireless, and no hissing. The wireless does not interfere with my home wireless 802.11g network. I also have the SH-FX85 extra room speaker kit whose sound is very good.
My biggest complaints are the setup menu and the remote.
The setup menu cannot be accessed unless your input source is DVD/CD. That means if you are listening to anything else (iPod, Digital-in, Radio, Aux), you must first select DVD/CD, and wait for a disk to load (a slow process). This is very annoying.
The remote cannot be programmed to control your TV (on/off, input source, etc.) unless you have a Panasonic brand TV. That is horrible, and panasonic should be providing basic universal remote functions.
Other points:
Although there is an iPod port, there is not a generic MP3 player port/input. There is an unamplified Aux port that can be used with adapters. But c’mon Panasonic – iPod has the marketing power but other brands have better quality and value.
I have my HD-TiVo connected into the optical Digital-in port. The sound from digital & HD recordings is very good.
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