Surround Sound Basics

[admin_exported]

I know we are changing over to hd tv, and have noticed that panasonic have now brought out a one box solution to go along side your tv, ie you only need two remotes!

With the new panasonic blu ray hdd/dvd/recorder with twin hd tuners, am I right in saying that it produces 5.1 surround or stereo which can be fed directly into a speaker system?

As more manufacturers bring out these sort of units will it become the norm to take the sound direct from this unit rather than the tv?

 

[Andrew Everard]

No, the Panasonic needs to be connected to an AV receiver or amplifier to drive a multichannel speaker system.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Andrew

Will they produce an all in one box with amplifier as this would limit the amount of remote controls to be used?

 

[Anonymous]

The Panasonic SC-BT200 is an all-in-one blu-ray home cinema system that has it all.

 

[daveh75]

ValianTX:The Panasonic SC-BT200 is an all-in-one blu-ray home cinema system that has it all.
Except the Bluray recorder/HDD/Twin Freesat tuners bit!

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, except these. An all-in-one in the separates sense, i.e., blu-ray player, amp and speakers - that's what I meant.