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It can be a single bar with a stand in the middle, or split in half to stand vertically on either side of your TV like a traditional 2.1 system. The wiring restricts the positioning of both soundbar and sub. And that wire is conspicuous in white. Verdict
These options are shown via blinking lights on the Dolby Digital, DTS and PCM indicators, even though the modes don’t refer to these actual sound formats. For example, when Dolby Digital is lit up, it means the system is applying 3D effects to all sources, when the DTS indicator is lit up it’s applying it only to multichannel sources, while when the PCM effect is lit up it’s not applying 3D effects to any source. This seems to us like a clear case of Panasonic’s enthusiasm for cost reduction getting in the way of the system’s usability. Despite the novel shape-shifting design, we’re not convinced the Panasonic SC-HTB20 does much to enhance your viewing – which is surely the whole point of considering a soundbar in the first place. The idea isn’t without its problems. The drivers have to be very small to fit into a super-slim, transforming design – which puts limitations on midrange reproduction.
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The soundbar doesn’t have any kind of display. Instead there’s a row of small LEDs across the top of the subwoofer that are used to indicate which input is active and the volume level. There are six of these LEDs in total. The first three are for the TV, BD/DVD and Aux inputs, while the last three are for Dolby Digital, DTS and PCM modes. Try to adjust the subwoofer level, for example, and combinations of one or two lights will blink to indicate the current status. Once received our PANASONIC SU-HTB20 experts diagnose your Audio Hi-Fi Equipment, we will proceed and fix your Audio Hi-Fi Equipment Speaker once the repair cost is confirmed. TV is set using "Viera Link" to use Home Theatre speakers and 90% of the time it all works flawlessly.
It’s possible to adjust the tone on the little credit-card-type remote control, but this doesn’t take us much nearer to a sound that we’d be happy to live with. The two stereo speakers are joined by an active subwoofer and, unlike the Panasonic HTB550 that we reviewed recently, the HTB20 doesn’t have an external processing box. Instead the amp and processor are actually built in to the subwoofer unit. Because the HTB20 has an HDMI input and output, it is capable of accepting and passing through not only a 1080p signal, but also a 3D one, complete with an Audio Return Channel (ARC). It has support for Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Virtual Speaker and DTS audio formats - sorry, no Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio here. It can also accept and downmix up to 7.1 channels of Linear PCM audio via its HDMI input. I get sound and control via the ARC link on HDMI 2 even when using HDMI 1 and 3 and I also now magically get CEC control of the rPi over HDMI 1 which I didn't used to get. If you have a set that supports Audio Return Channel (ARC), you won’t need to use the second HDMI input – the TV will send audio information down the cable that connects it to the Blu-ray player. We had no problems playing audio from our reference TV once we’d enabled the setting in the TV’s options menu.Get a Free Estimate or request a Audio Hi-Fi Equipment repair and receive a free prepaid post label within minutes for your PANASONIC SU-HTB20 repair near you. Surround sound systems are great if you’ve got the room for lots of satellite speakers, but anyone with limited floor space can still upgrade their listening experience with a slim-line sound bar. Panasonic’s HTB520 is a mid-range 2.1 model that combines two 60w speakers into a bar designed to sit above or underneath your TV with a powerful subwoofer to provide the bass. There are some basic controls mounted on the top edge of the Panasonic SC-HTB20’s subwoofer to turn the system on and off, adjust the main volume level and change inputs. It also comes with a small, credit card sized remote that has three dedicated buttons for switching inputs, along with volume controls for not just the main volume, but also for controlling the subwoofer and dialogue level. The remote is a little bit on the small side — we could see it frequently getting lost down the side of a sofa — but the button are at least responsive and the remote isn’t overly directional, so you don’t always have to point it directly at the unit to get your commands to register. That said, the HTB20’s sound is a big improvement over what you get from the vast majority of today’s slim line TVs. The bass end reach is, as you would expect, much deeper, with the result that low–end rumbles and booms in action movies have a lot more impact. This process is made more frustrating by one of the most convoluted blinking-light systems we’ve seen.
Problems like these are horrible to sort out. It took me days to get to the bottom of a recent issue that I had getting multichannel audio from my NowTV box when using Netflix.Most of our PANASONIC SU-HTB20 Audio Hi-Fi Equipment services come with a minimum of three-month warranty which you can extend to a one year warranty for complete peace of mind and customer satisfaction.
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