Panasonic SC-PT870 home theater system

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A DVD player isn't good enough these days unless it has a multitude of features to keep the youngsters happy. This Panasonic is no exception--it can play back JPEGs, MP3s, DivX and Xvid video files, as well as having a USB socket for portable thumb drives and an iPod dock. Because it's also a surround-sound decoder and speaker system, you can use it to improve the quality of TV broadcasts, via a digital connection with your TV or HD settop box.

The SC-PT870 has a USB socket and an iPod dock, both designed to help you get music into your home cinema setup. We tested both, and were very impressed with the iPod dock, and not at all impressed by the USB socket.

At the DVD receiver unit, HDMI and speaker connections provide everything you need to get up and running. The speaker sockets are a sort of pre-moulded plastic design and accept the connector on the end of the speaker cable with relative ease.

The speaker connections are color coded, so it's worth making sure that you put the speakers in the right place. If you don't, it's not a disaster, but you'll have to jiggle the outputs to get the right noise coming out of the right speaker.

Tags: Apple iPod, Speaker, disc, Speaker Cable, cable

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