Panasonic SC-BTT490 review
Great sound and the same fantastic feature set we expect from Panasonic
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Blu-ray discs load in less than 20 seconds and look fantastic on an HDTV, with Chroma processing, DVD upscaling and image sharpness adjustments giving films immediate impact. Contrast was excellent, preserving details that other players couldn’t reproduce, and even DVDs looked surprisingly detailed, despite the introduction of a few noise artefacts.
The tall front satellites are the perfect height for watching films on the sofa, which means the important front surround channels are pumped straight to your ears. The centre speaker always produced clear, audible speech, even during busier scenes, and the small subwoofer produced more than reasonable bass. We enjoyed enveloping surround sound at around two-thirds volume, with enough rumble during action sequences to add plenty of depth to films.
The main unit’s picture quality is superb, its Smart TV functions are comprehensive and its sound quality is top notch too. However, the smaller BTT290 costs around £150 less and nearly has all the same features. It almost has the same sound quality too, so if you don’t mind finding a shelf on which to put your speakers, you could save a fair amount.
Details | |
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Price | £430 |
Rating | **** |
Connections | |
HDMI inputs | 2 |
HDMI outputs | 1 |
Component inputs | 0 |
Component outputs | 0 |
Output resolutions | 480i, 480p, PAL (576i), 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p |
Total SCART sockets | 0 |
SCART socket type | 0 |
S-Video input | 0 |
S-video output | 0 |
Composite inputs | 0 |
Composite outputs | 1 |
Stereo phono inputs | 1 |
Stereo phono outputs | 0 |
Coaxial S/PDIF inputs | 0 |
Coaxial S/PDIF outputs | 0 |
Optical S/PDIF inputs | 1 |
Optical S/PDIF outputs | 0 |
Multi-channel input | yes |
Speaker configuration | 5.1 |
Main unit end speaker connection type | proprietary |
Speaker end speaker connection type | spring terminals |
Other connections | 2x USB2, FM antenna, SDHC memory card reader |
Wired network ports | 1x 10/100 |
Wireless networking support | 802.11g |
Playback | |
Surround sound formats | Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Surround Pro Logic IIx, DTS Decoder 2, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS-HD Low Bit Rate, DTS ES, Neo:6, DTS 96/24, Dolby TrueHD |
Optical drive | yes |
Supported playback disc formats | Blu-ray, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, DVD, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD-RAM, CD, CD-R, CD-RW |
Audio format support | MP3 |
Video playback formats | AVCHD, DivX HD, MKV, MPEG 2, MPEG 4, MOV, XVID |
Image viewing formats | JPEG |
Radio | FM |
Speakers | |
Speaker configuration | 5.1 |
RMS power output | 1000W |
RMS power centre | 180W |
RMS power front | 370W |
RMS power surround | 250W |
RMS power subwoofer | 200W |
Wall mountable | yes |
Centre speaker cable length | 1.9m |
Front speaker cable length | 2.8m |
Surround speaker cable length | 8.0m |
General | |
Extras | remote control, FM antenna |
Size | 430x279x38mm |
Subwoofer dimensions | 297x179x406mm |
Centre speaker dimensions | 277x68x80mm |
Front speaker dimensions | 79x67x137mm |
Surround speaker dimensions | 100x77x1120mm |
Power consumption standby | 0W |
Power consumption on | 48W |
Buying Information | |
Price | £430 |
Warranty | one year RTB |
Supplier | http://www.comet.co.uk |
Details | www.panasonic.co.uk |