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Question: Is there a remote for the unit, or can I control music volume from my iPhone, or tv volume from the tv remote?
Document: I chose this over the Panasonic HDTV 550 because I wanted the ability to do bluetooth and link my iPad and play music off iPad through speakers and also play tv and movies through speakers. Took 10min to set up. Works nicely!Dislikes:- must use two remotes for volume (the hub 550 can do integrated one remote I think)- you must buy an optical cable to link up to tv! Shouldn't that wire be included?
no apps.... external box with difficult buttons (you need to read and memorize the manual... so to pair a phone to play music you need to hold down buttons etc... ) then ofcourse my TV is a LG... so no way to control volume with just one remote.
The remote takes about 5 minutes to get used to. It's in no way a con, just nice simple controls. I'm actually glad that there isn't an LED or LCD display on the base unit. I don't like all of those extra lights under my TV.Tivo users can use volume code 1200 in Tivo Setup to have the Tivo remote control the volume levels on this unit.Overall, for under $200 this is a steal!
I spend $170 for this product and comparatively, I cannot justify to spend $200 more on Bose or other brand. Though I would like to have a volume indicator and more tuning with the sound options. The remote subwoofer without a need to run a wire to the control unit is great. I just wish Panasonic can use bigger cable to improve the quality of its sound delivering to the speaker.
Nice to add some full sounding volume to our 42&#34; Panny Plasma TV. Unfortunately, this only adds volume. Awkward sound clarity differences between dialogue, action scenes and music. Think of the Superbowl, with dialogue, action scenes and music in the commercials. Always want to fiddle with the dialogue control. And oh, by the way, it does not sync sound with the Panny TV&#8230;?! Neither is it controllable by any other remote in our home.
I have had this for a while now, and the sound is great, no complaints there. It doesn't work with the Viera system remotes, meaning you have to use the credit card remote to adjust volume or input source. I have it connected to a panasonic tv and panasonic blu-ray player. I wish just one remote would rule them all. The bass is very nice, and the sound is crisp and clear. The bluetooth antenna works quite well with all of my devices.
You will not be disappointed. Great price for a significant sound improvement from tv speakers. Made my listening experience very pleasant. Love the bluetooth feature with my iphone and childrens android cell phones.
You have blinking LEDs when you push any buttons on the remote.-) Has redundant buttons on the box for volume rocker an well as input changer. Only thing on on the box is the Bluetooth pairing button.6) Remote: (This was an after thought)-) Has a couple of other buttons which the box unit did not have: Bluetooth pairing, Sub level +/- button, and one for voice (forgot the exact name) +/- button.
It's a nice looking sub, no one even notices it. The sub is simply plugged in to the wall and will connect automatically to the receiver once the receiver is turned on for the first time. Literally nothing needs to be done for the sub.Not only does the system put out some great sound, it features bluetooth so I can connect my ipad/iphone to it and stream music! That was a huge bonus for me, and I actually use it quite a lot.
Being able to wirelessly play music from my iPhone from almost anywhere in my small house through this set is a huge plus for me. I get plenty of sound to fill the house. Set up is quick and easy.Con:  This package DOES NOT come with an optical audio cable. (we had plenty of RCA cables around to get it hooked up initially)  Eh... I can pick one up for under 10 bucks, but I expected it to be included.
Answer: It does come with a small remote that works well. You can control bluetooth volume from your iPhone but it will not be linear through the range so its not very effective. Unless your TV remote is programmable, it will not control the volume of this unit. I used a Harmony universal remote where you can program the remote to change the soundbar volume when the volume buttons are pressed while the remaining buttons on the remote operate the tv/set-top box as needed. There are other 2.1 sound systems that recognize volume commands from most major TV brands (one such is the Onkyo LS3100), but this Panasonic does not have that feature.