Geared for the 21st century, Panasonic's multidisc SC-HT820V offers
high-quality audio and video from a system that's as compact as it is
easy to assemble. All you need is a television and a living room--the
SC-HT820V provides the 5-disc DVD and single VHS-tape playback, the
surround-sound processing, the radio tuning, and the multichannel audio
delivery. The system pumps 370 low-distortion watts of total power through a
specially matched six-speaker system (left, center, right, left and
right surround, and low-frequency subwoofer). And its versatility with
media playback--from DVD to VHS videocassettes, MP3/WMA CDs, and JPEG
image CDs--means you're never far from your favorite movies, music, or
digital photos. Topping it off, the system's DVD-Audio abilities offer
super high-fidelity (192 kHz/24-bit) sound from specially formatted,
music-oriented DVD-Audio discs. DVD-Audio offers super high-fidelity
(192 kHz/24-bit) sound; DVD-Audio discs provide multichannel and stereo
sound, incredible storage capacity, and unique bonus materials not
available on regular audio CDs.
Your DVD movies will look and sound great through the system's 54
MHz/10-bit video decoder, Panasonic's video Depth Enhancer,
progressive-scan video output (for use with high-definition and HD-ready
televisions), and Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, and DTS discrete 5.
1-channel surround decoding and rendering. Progressive scanning,
referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the
video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a
conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper
images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. This feature can
only be appreciated on high-definition and HD-ready TVs.
The VCR's 4-head design ensures smooth slow-motion play (forward and
reverse) and clear still-frame images, and with hi-fi sound the unit
records and plays back stereo audio tracks. SAP audio receptions lets
you listen to alternate-language tracks on select broadcast programming,
and the unit boasts the ability to record in extra-long, 5x mode--just
don't expect superior video quality at that setting. It also offers
high-speed (600x) rewind--crucial when you're running late in returning
videos!
The speaker set includes 4 wall-mountable bookshelf satellite speakers
(front and rear left and right) powered by 30 watts each, a 110-watt
center-channel speaker (critical for handling most of a movie's
dialogue), and a powerful, 140-watt, subwoofer with a 6.5-inch driver,
optimized for unobtrusive placement. All speakers are magnetically
shielded to protect your TV from distortion induced by the speakers'
magnetic fields. A digital-synthesized FM/AM tuner with 30 station
presets (15 FM, 15 AM) lets you listen to your favorite radio stations.
What's in the Box
DVD player/receiver, 4 satellite speakers, 1
center-channel speaker, a powered subwoofer, a remote control, remote
batteries, FM/AM antennas, a user's manual, an RF video cable, a
composite-video cable, a system cable, a sheet of speaker-cable stickers,
an antenna plug, an AC power cord, and all requisite speaker cabling.
