Panasonic SC-BT200

[Nick_Shepherd]

Hi,

Do I need a reciver with this or is this all I need to watch Bluray and get 5.1 HD surround sound?

If so, it seems good value??

 

[d4v3pum4]

It will indeed give you 5.1. I'm not a fan of home-cinema-in-box solutions myself but I can see their appeal. Just make sure it has enough inputs for anything else you wish to connect e.g. sat/cable, games consoles and so on.

 

[Andy Madden]

Nick_Shepherd:
Hi,

Do I need a reciver with this or is this all I need to watch Bluray and get 5.1 HD surround sound?

If so, it seems good value??

Hi Nick,

just to clarify, you don't need a receiver. The Panasonic system does it all internally.

 

[simonlewis]

I've just had a look on panasonics website & the SC-BT200 has a reciever built in so NO you won't need an additional reciever.

 

[d4v3pum4]

Where did I say it needed an external receiver?

 

[simonlewis]

d4v3pum4:Where did I say it needed an external receiver?

nick_shepherd said "do i need a reciever with this"

you said "it will indeed".

Edit I have just edited my previous post.

 

[professorhat]

Are you a Daily Mail reporter per chance, slewis?!

 

[Nick_Shepherd]

cheers all.

Will it give HD audio?

I currently have an old Yamaha amp (DSP A592 I think (not at home so cant check right now), a JBL centre, Yamaha NS10 rear and Tannoy M2 fronts (no sub yet)

Would I be right to assume that as this is all old equiptment now, even though there seperates, would this modern Panasonic be better??

 

[Sorreltiger]

I think you should listen to the Panasonic system before buying it and decide whether it does what you want. Although your existing kit is old and the speakers are a mish-mash, it suggests that, in the past, you had designs on a separates system giving you a certain level of power and quality.

Judging from the magazine review, the Panasonic system is very good - of its type. If you're happy with it, fine, but do check that it doesn't leave you underwhelmed. For a little bit more money, you could start to build a new separates system around your existing Tannoy speakers.

 

[d4v3pum4]

A quick look at the specs, reveals it has HD audio decoding on board so yes you will hear HD audio. Before replacing your current kit, I would recommend a demo. The SD audio (lossy) formats are 90-90% of the way there anyway, so HD audio with poorer processing/amplification might not sound as good. Lossless is no guarantee of quality, you still need decent decoding/processing/amplification and speakers to maximise the benefits.

 

[Nick_Shepherd]

space is an issue now. the M2's are too big, i need to go woth somthing much more narrow. Would like wireless rears but there does not seem to be much of these.

I guess maybe I should go for a speaker package, bluray player and then a faily compact reciever? Speaker package should be fairly easy as only certain ones will fit, bluray player im happy to get so i then need some guidence on a decent budget reciever which is smaller than my old DSP A 592........