Panasonic SC-PT870 home theater system

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Product name	Panasonic SC-PT870 home theater system	Pioneer VSX-LX52 A/V receiver	Samsung HT-BD8200 home theater system	LG DA-W5100 wireless home theater system
Editors' ratings (How we rate)	7.5 Excellent	CNET Asia editor's take	8.5 Spectacular	8 Excellent
Review Summary	The Panasonic SC-PT870 is a good all-round home-cinema system with excellent movie pictures. That said, while sound quality via the iPod dock is impressive, it's abysmal via the USB socket.	More info	The Samsung HT-BD8200 is a truly solid performer and is worth considering if it fits in with your current equipment stylistically. But it's not the best-specced machine in terms of connectivity.	The LG DA-W5100 wireless home theatre system is a decent system that performs well with both audio and video.
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List price	List price as of Jun 19, 2009: S$699	N/A	List price as of Oct 6, 2009: S$1499	List price as of Apr 18, 2005: S$849
Basic product specifications
Type	Wired home theater system	A/V receiver	Wired home theater system	Wireless home theater system
Basic specs	1000W digital amplifier output.	150W x 7 amplifier output	300W amplifier	Wireless rears (2.4GHz band) ; 350W total output power (50W each for speakers, 100W for subwoofer)
Onboard features	Built-in decoders include Dolby Prologic II, DTS and Dolby Digital; digital FM tuner; Viera Link (HDMI-CEC); 1080p DVD upscaling; onboard iPod dock; optional wireless rear speakers; auto sound calibration.	Built-in decoders include DTS, Dolby Digital, DTS NEO:6, DTS 96/24, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, DTS-HD MA/HR, Dolby Digital Plus; Dolby TrueHD; Neural THX Surround; THX Select 2 plus; AM/FM tuner; Advanced MCACC audio calibration; 1080p-upscaling; Kuro Link (HDMI-CEC); iPod-ready.	Built-in decoders include DTS-HD Master Audio Essential, DTS, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus; Dolby Digital; digital FM tuner; BD-Live; AnyNet+ (HDMI-CEC); Wi-Fi-ready; network multimedia playback; wireless subwoofer	DVD player; built-in Class D Full Digital Amplifier; Dolby Digital decoder; Dolby Pro-logic I & II Decoder; DTS (Digital Theatre System) Decoder
Connectivity	Output: HDMI x 1, component-video x 1, composite-video x 1; Input: digital optical audio x 1, analog audio x 1, USB x 1.	Output: HDMI x 2, component-video x 1, composite-video x 1, digital optical x 1; S-video x 1; analog audio x 1; Input: HDMI x 4, component-video x 2, S-video x 4; composite-video x 4, digital optical x 3, digital coaxial x 2, analog audio x 5; USB x 1.	Output: HDMI x 1, composite-video x 1; Input: analog audio x 1, digital optical audio x 1, USB x 1, Ethernet x 1.	1 x Component out, 1 x S-Video out, 2 x Composite out, 1 x Composite In
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Supported media formats	DVD-Video, DVD-R/R DL/RAM/RW, DVD+R/R DL/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX/MPEG-4 playback.	Info unavailable	Blu-ray, DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3/JPEG/DivX/AVCHD playback.	DVD - Audio, +RW, -RW/ VCD/ SVCD/ MP3/ WMA/ JPEG/ Kodak Picture, audio CD.
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Power supply	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	AC power
Accessories included	Remote control	Info unavailable	Remote control	Remote control
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See full specifications	Panasonic SC-PT870 home theater system	Pioneer VSX-LX52 A/V receiver	Samsung HT-BD8200 home theater system	LG DA-W5100 wireless home theater system
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