How good is the (Blu-Ray Player of the) Panasonic SC-BT200

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I am currently looking for a Home Cinema system and i have a budget of 450 pounds.
There isn't a lot of choice in the 300-500 pounds region in terms of home cinema systems that have an blu-ray player, the Panasonic SC-BT200 is one of the few that impress. If i had more money to spend, let's say 600-800 pounds, i would be laughing, but i don't have that kind of money (to spend on a home cinema system). So, i could buy a low-end home cinema system and then buy a good blu-ray player, but even then i would spend almost the same kind of money as when i would buy the BT200. Which brings me to the main question here; how good is the blu-ray player of the Panasonic SC-BT200? A comparison with the Sony S360 would be nice.

 

[Anonymous]

..?

 

[professorhat]

Review available here.

 

[laserman16]

Or maybe this........

Can be had for less than £400.

 

[bigboss]

Or this, which is coming this month.

http://www.hispek.com/P/Sony-BDVE370-3D-Ready-51-Blu-Ray-Home-Cinema-System(BDVE370).aspx

 

[Anonymous]

Thank you all for your replies, it really gives me options here.
Hopefully the review of the E370 will be here soon.

Out of the three, i assume the Sony E370 is the best one?

I did a little research and i could;
- buy the Panasonic SC-BT200 for 379 pounds,
- buy the Sony E300 for 359 pounds,
- buy the Sony E370 for 419 pounds

considering the prices, which one would you choose and why?

 

[Anonymous]

Well, watch out with the new BDV-E370 from sony. Apparently you cannot adjust any sound settings yourself (ie bass/treble). I can't believe a company like sony is THAT stupid!!! Check the online manual, and you can see that this option is not there anymore (it is there on the E300). I think there are some presets, but still....

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I'd prefer individual settings myself. There are the following presets:

From the manual: http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/4178247132.pdf

"AUTO": The system selects "MOVIE" or
"MUSIC" automatically to produce the sound
effect depending on the disc or sound stream.
"MOVIE": The system provides the sound for
movies.
"MUSIC": The system provides the sound for
music.
"SPORTS": The system adds reverberation for
sports programs.
"NEWS": The system provides the sound for
voice programs, such as news.
"GAME ROCK": The system provides the
sound for music/rhythm games.

Plus there's a D.Bass option to up the bass frequencies.

Get a demo, see if those presets fit your expectations.