Panasonic SC-BTX70 2.1 Channel Blu-ray Lifestyle System Released

Written on Sep 10, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Panasonic

Panasonic has just launched a new home theater system at CEDIA that’s targeted to those who seek style and have the budget to pay for it. The 2.1 channel Blu-ray system features virtual 71 channel surround sound, universal dock for iPod, SD card slot, USB port, and Viera Cast, which gets you access to online content from You Tube, Amazon VOD and Picassa.

Panasonic is pushing the “sleek and compact form factor” pretty hard – but the SC-BTX70 has to do more than look good. It offers virtual surround sound by way of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD virtual 7.1-channel surround sound. The system’s 96-kHz Surround Re-master function enhances the sound quality of CDs and other sources and even raises the quality of the multi-channel audio data on Blu-ray Discs and DVDs.

On the video side, Panasonic is leveraging their image-enhancing PHL Chroma Processor Plus and High Precision 4:4:4 technologies deliver impressive  Blu-ray Disc playback.

And there’s the environmental message too - the SC-BTX70 is Energy Star qualified and all video signal processing circuits are on a single chip, which lowers power consumption.

The system won’t be cheap though – the Panasonic SC-BTX70 ships this month with a suggested retail price of $999.95.