Panasonic SC-HTB500 2.1-Channel SoundBar Speaker System-Panasonic SC-HTB500 2.1-Channel SoundBar Speaker System Review

Panasonic SC-HTB500 2.1-Channel SoundBar Speaker System-Panasonic SC-HTB500 2.1-Channel SoundBar Speaker System Review

This was exactly what I needed to replace a poor quality Olevia LCD TV in my bedroom. I have a fully decked out audio/video room already so all I wanted was something decent for the bedroom. After some tweaking and rewiring, I was able to integrate this with the new Panasonic Plasma, an old Panasonic Blu-Ray DMP-BD35, and a low end Dish Network VIP211. The big puzzle was a bug in the Dish receiver that caused it to fail to deliver Dolby 5.1 over the HDMI cable.I took advantage of the second HDMI input on the soundbar with an optical input to solve this problem. Bottom line, no new wires, no new A/V receiver and fantastic sound from a very simple setup. It is very easy to do a "side-by-side" comparison because Panasonic's VieraLink will return the sound back to the TV if you turn the soundbar off. What a difference! I am only giving the unit 4 stars because of the lack of some, in my opinion, basic functions being absent. Why would Panasonic not put simple bass and treble controls on a unit that retails for $349? Other than that, I am really enjoying the new setup.

This is a great value for the price. With the subwoofer being wireless, placement possibilities are endless. Sound is really good. The sound from Panasoic TV speakers outranks others by far, but this sound bar is great. I would highly recommend this product to anyone who has limited space but still wants great quality sound. Very nice.I bought this for use in a small room (12' x 15') with a Panasonic 42" plasma, a Panasonic Blu-ray player and Cablevision. I previously had a Yamaha 5.1 system there but took it out because I didn't like so many audio cables in the set-up. The only problem that I imagine anyone might have depends on whether their TV is ARC or not. I called Panasonic Support to clarify this point and they confirmed that my Panasonic 42" plasma was not ARC and then walked me quickly through the simple set-up using one HDMI cable and one optical audio cable (which I could have done myself if I'd read the instruction booklet first !). The results are excellent and compare very favorably with my original Yamaha 5.1 system. A great value at $220 and excellent technical support from Panasonic.

Highly recommended. I'm really enjoying the virtual surround sound of this system. The subwoofer is just plain awesome, and the voice output is crystal clear from the soundbar. It's a pleasure to watch movies, regular TV, and listen to music from Pandora from these speakers, in the bedroom. This product exceeded by expectations.

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