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Panasonic SC-HTB20EG-K 2.1 Soundbar Design System 3D Ready 240 W HDMI In HDMI Out Black

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Try to adjust the subwoofer level, for example, and combinations of one or two lights will blink to indicate the current status. The two stereo speakers are joined by an active subwoofer and, unlike the Panasonic HTB550 that we reviewed recently, the HTB20 doesn’t have an external processing box. Instead the amp and processor are actually built in to the subwoofer unit.

These options are shown via blinking lights on the Dolby Digital, DTS and PCM indicators, even though the modes don’t refer to these actual sound formats. For example, when Dolby Digital is lit up, it means the system is applying 3D effects to all sources, when the DTS indicator is lit up it’s applying it only to multichannel sources, while when the PCM effect is lit up it’s not applying 3D effects to any source. This seems to us like a clear case of Panasonic’s enthusiasm for cost reduction getting in the way of the system’s usability.Most of our PANASONIC SU-HTB20 Audio Hi-Fi Equipment services come with a minimum of three-month warranty which you can extend to a one year warranty for complete peace of mind and customer satisfaction.

Surround sound systems are great if you’ve got the room for lots of satellite speakers, but anyone with limited floor space can still upgrade their listening experience with a slim-line sound bar. Panasonic’s HTB520 is a mid-range 2.1 model that combines two 60w speakers into a bar designed to sit above or underneath your TV with a powerful subwoofer to provide the bass. The idea isn’t without its problems. The drivers have to be very small to fit into a super-slim, transforming design – which puts limitations on midrange reproduction. The soundbar doesn’t have any kind of display. Instead there’s a row of small LEDs across the top of the subwoofer that are used to indicate which input is active and the volume level. There are six of these LEDs in total. The first three are for the TV, BD/DVD and Aux inputs, while the last three are for Dolby Digital, DTS and PCM modes.

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It can be a single bar with a stand in the middle, or split in half to stand vertically on either side of your TV like a traditional 2.1 system. Despite the novel shape-shifting design, we’re not convinced the Panasonic SC-HTB20 does much to enhance your viewing – which is surely the whole point of considering a soundbar in the first place.

That said, the HTB20’s sound is a big improvement over what you get from the vast majority of today’s slim line TVs. The bass end reach is, as you would expect, much deeper, with the result that low–end rumbles and booms in action movies have a lot more impact. Problems like these are horrible to sort out. It took me days to get to the bottom of a recent issue that I had getting multichannel audio from my NowTV box when using Netflix.The wiring restricts the positioning of both soundbar and sub. And that wire is conspicuous in white. Verdict Use the store finder below and find a PANASONIC SU-HTB20 service centre nearby and drop off your Audio Hi-Fi Equipment. If you have a set that supports Audio Return Channel (ARC), you won’t need to use the second HDMI input – the TV will send audio information down the cable that connects it to the Blu-ray player. We had no problems playing audio from our reference TV once we’d enabled the setting in the TV’s options menu. Once received our PANASONIC SU-HTB20 experts diagnose your Audio Hi-Fi Equipment, we will proceed and fix your Audio Hi-Fi Equipment Speaker once the repair cost is confirmed.

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