Panasonic's New A/V Receiver Delivers Full HD Audio For The Ultimate Blu-ray Home Theater Experience
Panasonic today announced the introduction of its new cutting-edge receiver, model SA-BX500, a 7.1-channel AV control receiver that delivers a level of audio quality worthy of today's beautiful Full-HD images. As an AV selector, the SA-BX500 can send 1080p Full-HD video signals (as well as Deep Color or x.v.Color video signals) from a Blu-ray DiscTM player to a TV without degradation when connected to both units via HDMI cables.
“The HD age demands an A/V receiver that can amplify information-rich digital signals without degradation, output images with minimal degradation, and offer advanced ease of use,” says Paul Sabo, national marketing manager for Panasonic Home Audio. “The SA-BX500 excels in all three areas and is the ideal complement to a high definition, flat panel home theater set-up.”
The SA-BX500 features a decoder for the HD Audio (Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby® Digital Plus and DTS-HDTM Master Audio) now adopted in Blu-ray DiscTM, so users can enjoy the deep, lifelike ambience of 7.1-channel surround sound that is a Blu-ray hallmark. Those with only a 5.1-channel speaker system can also enjoy 7.1-channel surround sound thanks to the SA-BX500's 7.1channel Virtual Surround Sound function.
Combined with Panasonic's top-of-the-line DMP-BD35 or DMP-BD55 Blu-ray DiscTM Player and the SB-TP1000 Home Theater Speaker system, this new receiver lets users enjoy movies with stunning images and ultra-high-quality surround sound that elevate home entertainment to spectacular heights.
The receiver also boasts advanced Bi-Amp/Bi-Wiring* which drives each of the high-frequency and low-frequency speaker units with a separate amp. Panasonic’s exclusive proprietary drive system also has an automatic internal circuit switching function that eliminates the need to reconfigure speaker connections when switching between 7.1-channel and stereo sound.
Ease-of-use is further enhanced thanks to VIERA LinkTM, a technology that allows the consumer to operate VIERA Link equipped home theater components with a single remote. For example, the user can use the VIERA TV’s remote control to operate functions such as Auto Lip Synchronization, which adjusts for any lag between image and sound. This high-performance receiver also automatically optimizes the acoustic field according to the speaker positions.
The SA-BX500 debuts as an AV control receiver that is perfectly suited to the HD age. Combined with Panasonic's top-of-the-line DMP-BD35 or DMP-BD55 Blu-ray DiscTM Player and the SB-TP1000 Home Theater Speaker system, this new receiver lets users enjoy movies with stunning images and ultra-high-quality surround sound that elevate home entertainment to spectacular heights. The SA-BX500 will be available in October 2008 with a suggested retail price of $799.
*Bi-wiring compatible speakers are required.
Print this article
Related articles
- Jan 9, 2014
Panasonic Introduces SC-HTB880, SC-HTB580 and SC-HTB8 Home Theater Systems
Panasonic today announced the 2014 lineup of wall-mountable bar-style home theater systems which includes three slim, stylish models that complement a users home. “This year, we have expanded our lineup, building upon past sound technology to deliver exceptional 5.1-channel surround sound in our SC-HTB880 model and enhancing audio functions like Clear-mode Dialog, to enhance the home theater experience for users.”.. - Jan 9, 2014
New Panasonic SC-ALL8 and SC-ALL3 Wireless Multi-Room Speakers Feature Qualcomm AllPlay
Panasonic today announced the introduction of a new multi-room speaker system, the SC-ALL series, which incorporates AllPlay, a new smart media platform from Qualcomm that enables music to be streamed into multiple rooms from multiple sources with high fidelity sound. By using the smartphone application, Panasonic Music Streaming App, different music — for example, songs from music subscription services, Internet radio, songs stored on a smartphone, or songs archived on a PC or NAS — can be easily played to different speakers with the “Multi-Zone” function... - Jan 9, 2014
Panasonic Announces SC-HC39 Compact Stereo System
Panasonic today announced the new SC-HC39 Compact Stereo System. Designed to meet the needs of users who listen to music on their smartphones, Panasonic has equipped the new SC-HC39 with both networking and sound-enhancing technologies that offer users an impressive listening experience from a small, stylish compact speaker system... - Jun 11, 2013
New Panasonic SC-MAX650 Extra-Large Audio System Delivers 2300W
Panasonic today announced the launch of the SC-MAX650 Extra-Large Audio System, a 2300 Watt audio system that produces powerful amplification paired with crystal clear sound quality for the ultimate party system. D. Bass with Smart Control approximates the original musical instruments and produces powerful, rich bass sounds while Maximized Bass Sound PLUS detects and eliminates distortion so users can enjoy clear bass sounds regardless of the volume... - Apr 15, 2013
Panasonic SC-NP10 Wireless Speaker Available Now For $200
Panasonic today announced pricing for the SC-NP10 Wireless Speaker. The SC-NP10 Wireless Speaker also offers users 2.1-channel Surround Sound to produce sound with life-like realism that offers crisp, clear playback for movie sound...
