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Panasonic SC-MT1 DVD-Audio/DVD-Video Home Theater System

Panasonic SC-MT1 DVD-Audio/DVD-Video Home Theater System

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Features:
  • Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, and DTS-decoding home theater receiver with 5 speakers and a powered subwoofer
  • 30 watts per channel x 4 bookshelf-type satellite speakers, 110 watts for the center channel, and 140 watts for the subwoofer
  • High-resolution DVD-Audio playback; JPEG, MP3, and WMA CD playback; progressive-scan video output
  • Magnetic shielding for distortion-free placement near a TV or computer monitor
  • Surround receiver: 11 x 3 x 13 inches; satellites: 4 x 9 x 5 inches; center: 10 x 6 x 6 inches; subwoofer: 6 x 18 x 17 inches (W x H x D)


Description:

Specializing in both high-resolution multichannel audio performance and high-quality video playback, Panasonic's SC-MT1 makes the most of your digital media while saving you space and hookup headaches. The system performs surround-sound decoding, amplification, and playback through a specially matched six-speaker system (left, center, right, left and right surround, and low-frequency subwoofer). Its versatility with media playback--from DVD-Video and DVD-Audio to MP3/WMA CDs and JPEG image CDs--means you're never far from your favorite movies, music, or digital photos.

DVD-Audio playback offers super-high-fidelity (192 kHz/24-bit) sound derived from special mixes and new masterings of many new and "catalog" music titles. DVD-Audio discs typically provide a choice of multichannel and stereo sound, incredible storage capacity, and unique bonus materials not available on regular audio CDs.

Your DVD movies will look and sound great through the system's 54 MHz/10-bit video decoder, video depth enhancer, progressive-scan video output (for use with high-definition and HD-ready televisions), and Dolby Digital and DTS discrete 5.1-channel surround decoding and rendering. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. This feature can only be appreciated on high-definition and HD-ready TVs.

The speaker set includes four bookshelf-sized satellite speakers (front and rear left and right) powered by 30 watts each, a 110-watt center-channel speaker (critical for handling most of a movie's dialogue and sound effects), and a powerful, 140-watt subwoofer optimized for unobtrusive placement. All speakers are magnetically shielded to protect your TV from distortion induced by the speakers' magnetic fields. A digital-synthesized FM/AM tuner lets you listen to your favorite radio stations.

What's in the Box
DVD player/integrated surround amplifier, four satellite speakers, a center-channel speaker, a powered subwoofer, a remote control, remote batteries, a user's manual, and all requisite cabling.

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