Panasonic SC-HT720 CD/DVD Home Theater System

by Panasonic

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 56 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00021UKQ6
• Item model number: SCHT720
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,626 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Stereo is no longer the ideal sound when coupled with video. Home-Theater uses at least 5.1 channels to deliver surround sound. Many TV shows and almost all current movies are recorded for surround play. Add this to your TV for a whole new and great experience. Component Video and S-Video outputs Digital and Audio In Dialog Enhancer Adjustable Subwoofer control Remote Control

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost Perfect For The Buck, October 30, 2004

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Mike (Tacoma, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic SC-HT720 CD/DVD Home Theater System (Electronics)

I received the system yesterday. It did not take long to setup the system both physically and systematically. First off the DVD video performance is great and the sound if you set it up first is great. My test DVD was Terminator 2 utilizing both Dolby and DTS 5.1. Both formats sounded great. But if you know anything about theater sound DTS always comes in with Best Highs and Lows. The amp section for all the speakers is inside the sub module. The box will say 800 total watts. That is actually 800 total watts in RMS Output power in Dolby Digital mode with 1 KHz 10% THD on Front and Surrounds and 100 Hz on the subwoofer. But actually it is 470 Total Watts in FTC Output Power in Dolby Digital Mode with 120 Hz-20KHz with 1% THD on the Front and Surrounds and 100 Hz with 1% THD. Both of the mesurements of power are in 4 ohms. When it comes to EQ-ing, it does not have bass nor treble control. It has Sound Field control such as Heavy,Clear,Hall,and ETC. I am really not a fan of that, But once I got used to it, it really doesn't bother me because they sound good. The speaker sound great as well. Automatically i think plastic speaker boxes except the sub woofer they would sound tinny like they were in a pop can. This is not what happens. The fronts are two way speakers,You get crisp highs and surprizing powerful mids. The Surrounds are one way speakers with Mid Punch which is essential for surrounds. The Sub-woofer packs a powerul punch at high and low volumes. But then at high volumes their is a very slight hint that isn't really noticable of distortion. But I'm not very sure. i will have to try more movies and music to see. But I recommend not reading these reviews on the remote and dvd tray not working. that does not stop the performance of this product. But here is my advice, you can use my advice, but my best advice is go to store, Bring a DVD or CD, Play with it, learn it, and if it doesn't satisfy you, don't buy it. Good luck

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money or time, July 5, 2005

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Jennifer L. Dudley (Salem, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic SC-HT720 CD/DVD Home Theater System (Electronics)

My husband and I bought this system as our first try at a Home Theatre System. I'm not particular about speaker size or volume capabilities, unlike my husband. Needless to say, 800W of power for under $300 appealed to both of us. We bought this system in May '04. It worked great...for a few months. Then it stopped playing our DVD-Rs and DVDs. We brought it to the local repair shop and it took over two weeks for Panasonic to "diagnose" the problem and replace the laser/tray. Mind you, we had tried the online troubleshooting method--completely worthless. And, we called customer support--completely worthless. Unfortunately, here we are about 6 months after replacing the tray, and its not playing our DVDs again. I'm fed up. My 10 month old is frustrated becuase Mommy can't let him watch Baby Einstein and my husband is about to smash this crap system into a million pieces. So, long story short--don't waste your time with this system, spend the extra money and get a quality system from Sony or JVC...that's what I'm going to do.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NEVER Buy this!. Stops working after 1-2 years, July 8, 2005

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Prashantha (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic SC-HT720 CD/DVD Home Theater System (Electronics)

I bought a HT700 two years ago and initially I liked it, played great. After 2 years it stoped playing all music CDs. Both mp3 and original audio CDs. Couple of months after that, it stopped playing 50% of blockbuster DVDs. I have a 5 year old $75 samsung player, that still plays great all kind of stuff. I don't think it's just the problem with this one panasonic system. It's all of Panasonic. It's just a piece of low quality stuff. They are just trying to sell to american market this piece of junk. Never buy any panasonic anymore unless you want keep buying every two years!!.

- A disappointed customer