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Panasonic SC-HT440

$400.00 Released April, 2006

The Pros:Easy to set up, everything is well labelled and simple to hook up. Surround sound effect is very good, creates a 3D feeling. Speakers are fairly small, easy to fit them in a smaller space.

The Cons:Remote will only work on Panasonic TVs, doesn't have an Eject button. Prone to overheating and component failure within the year of ownership. No HDMI, digital Coax or digital Optical inputs.

The Panasonic SC-HT440 is an 850 watt, all-in-one 5.1 channel surround system offered by Panasonic with a budget friendly price. The package consists of a 5-disc DVD player/AV receiver, a 225 watt subwoofer with 160mm driver, two 90 watt front speakers with a full range 65mm driver, two 90 watt rear spearks also with a full range 65mm driver and a 225 watt center speaker with dual full range 65mm drivers.

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The receiver has built in decoders of DTS decoder, Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound audio. The DVD player/AV receiver can play audio CDs and DVDs as well as burnable discs including MP3, WMA, WMV and JPEG photo discs, and also has a built in AM/FM tuner. There are component, s-video and composite video outputs as well as two RCA and a mini-jack audio input. The rear speakers can be connected wirelessly using an optional wireless receiver, and it is also ready for wireless connection to a second room with optional kit. There are 5 subwoofer level options, which can be controlled via the included remote control.

Specifications

System Configuration:
- Progressive Scan 5-DVD Changer / Receiver
- 2 Front Speakers
- 1 Center Channel Satellite Speaker
- 2 Satellite Surround Speakers
- 1 Subwoofer
Output Power - Home Theater Mode (RMS):
- Total Power: 850W
- Front: 110W x 2 (1kHz, 3 ohms, 10% THD)
- Center: 225W (1kHz, 6 ohms, 10% THD)
- Surround: 90W x 2 (1kHz, 4 ohms, 10% THD)
- Subwoofer: 225W (100Hz, 6 ohms, 10% THD)
Output Power - Home Theater Mode (FTC):
- Total Power: 360W
- Front: 40W x 2 (120Hz-20kHz, 3 ohms, 1% THD)
- Center: 75W (120Hz-20kHz, 6 ohms, 1% THD)
- Surround: 70W x 2 (120Hz-20kHz, 4 ohms, 1% THD)
- Subwoofer: 65W (45Hz-120Hz, 6 ohms, 1% THD)
Dolby Digital Decoder
DTS Decoder
Dolby Pro Logic II Decoder
Rear Wireless Ready: Yes, 2-Way Wireless when used with optional Panasonic SH-FX60 2-Way Wireless Receiver
Wireless 2nd Room Audio Ready: Yes, when used with optional Panasonic SH-FX80 Wireless 2nd Room Receiver Kit
Sound Field Control (SFC): 7 Presets
Center Focus
Surround Music
Subwoofer Level Control: 4-step subwoofer level control (1/2/3/4) accessible via Subwoofer Level key on remote
FM/AM Digital Synthesizer Tuner
Remote Control: universal
Energy Star Qualified
DVD PLAYER:
- 5 DVD/CD Changer
- Progressive Scanning
- Playable Disc Type; DVD: DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
- Playable Disc Type; CD: CD (CDDA), HDCD, CD-R/RW (including MP3, JPEG, WMA, and HighMAT)
- Video D/A Converter: 54MHz/10-bit
- Audio D/A Converter: 192kHz/24-bit
- Depth Enhancer
- Dialogue Enhancer
- Cinema Mode
- Variable Zoom
- Monitor Select
Speakers - Wall-Mounting Holes and Built-In Nuts
Receiver Dimensions (W x H x D): 16 15/16" x 2 3/4" x 17 19/64"
Receiver Weight (lbs): 10.36
Front Speaker Cabinet Dimensions (W x H x D): 3 5/8" x 10 3/4" x 3 3/4"
Front Speaker Weight (lbs): 1.9
Color: silver
Connectors:
- 1 x Component video output ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Rear
- 1 x S-Video output ( 4 pin mini-DIN ) - Rear
- 1 x Composite video output ( RCA phono ) - Rear
- 1 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Rear
- 1 x AM antenna - Rear , 1 x FM antenna - Rear
- 1 x Headphones ( Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ) - Front
- 1 x Audio line-in ( Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ) - Front
Driver Details:
- Right/left channel speaker : 1 x Full-range driver - 65 mm
- Center channel speaker : 2 x Full-range driver - 65 mm
- Right/left rear channel speaker : 1 x Full-range driver - 65 mm
- Subwoofer : 1 x Subwoofer driver - 160 mm