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post #1 of 6
7/29/09 at 5:48am
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I'm thinking of purchasing a Pasnasonic SC-BT203 Blu-Ray Home Theater.    It comes with a blu-Ray player, center, six speakers, and subwoofer.  It will be in a small condo so it seems perfect.   Here is my question.  I also have HD cable.   Will I be able to run my HD DVR sound thru this Blu-Ray player and get surround sound from cable sources that are broadcast in 5.1 surround.   It looks to me like this system only has optical in.     Thanks
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post #2 of 6
7/29/09 at 10:05am
It looks that way to me too, so no you won't. The lack of connectivity options is one of the main reasons for avoiding a HTiB.  Others are usually inforior speakers and lack of speaker choice; and the inability to swap out a broken component.

If you want to go the HTiB route, look at Onkyo, they at least give you a component style reveiver in most packages.  (Sony also has some decent choices, but I'm not much of a Sony fan.)
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post #3 of 6
7/29/09 at 10:14am

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It looks that way to me too, so no you won't

????  It *does* have optical inputs, 2 in fact, which means that he *will* be able to run cable source through and get DD 5.1 surround sound.

Now, mediocre speakers, inability to replace/upgrade are reasonable concerns, but if Richard is OK with that, it's reasonable bang for the buck at < $450.

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post #4 of 6
7/29/09 at 1:00pm

My bad.  When the OP said it *has* an optical in, I inferred that he wanted to hook up an HDMI and switch through the unit.  On re-reading, he never said that.  If the HD cable box has an optical out it will certainly work. 

 

Thanks what I get for responding between meetings.  I hope I'm not wrong again, as it hasn't been a good day.  I know, I won't read any responses until tomorrow.

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post #5 of 6
7/30/09 at 5:45am
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Thanks for the replies.   For the $$$ this will be perfect for me.   I know it is not a "quality" surround system but will work until I get a bigger place and want to upgrade to a better system.
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post #6 of 6
2/5/11 at 11:50am

 I do own a Panasonic SC-BT203 blu-ray home theater system that I have been very happy with! I live in a small home and whether listening to my ipod or playing a movie this system really does deliver alot of bang for your buck. I also have DIRECTV for my satellite provider (in HD, of course) hooked up to a Mitsubishi WD65737 DLP TV. Here in lies my question- how do I get 3D content on my tv? and is it even possible with a firmware upgrade to the blu-ray player to be able to play 3D blu-rays? The Mitsubishi should be 3D ready or so it says. Help please!

 

Matt

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