| Panasonic NN-SD688S Prestige 1300-Watt 1-1/5-Cubic-Foot Stainless-Steel Microwave Oven |
| Panasonic NN-SD688S Prestige 1300-Watt 1-1/5-Cubic-Foot Stainless-Steel Microwave Oven Product By Panasonic Available From 25 Sellers  |
Technical Details
- 1300-watt family-size microwave oven with 1-1/5-cubic-foot capacity
- Multi-lingual screen; push-button control panel and pop-out dial for easy programming
- Inverter Turbo Defrost; one-touch sensor cooking; keep-warm mode; 10 power levels
- 13-1/2-inch turntable; popcorn key; delay start and timer; more/less control; quick minute
- Measures 16 by 20-3/8 by 11-7/8 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Product Description
Panasonic, prestige 1-1/5 cu feet stainless steel microwave, one-touch sensor cook and reheat, 1300-watt of high power, inverter technology, inverter turbo defrost, programming dial and button panel for easy programming, 13 1/2-inch turntable, 4-digit readout, reflective mirror door, 10-level power settings, interactive mutli-lingual screen, more/less control feature, keep warm feature, popcorn key, quick minute, delay start and timer, 120-volt, stainless front and painted silver wrap.Similar Products
Customer Reviews
2010-02-04
By Richard Wimpress (Houston, Texas)
Overall this is an excellent microwave, but with a few caveats:
1) I had read other reviews regarding the unreadability of the display on this and similar Panasonic microwaves, but didn't fully appreciate the problem until it was set up on my counter top. The display is unreadable above 45 degrees from the horizontal, which means that at arm's length to operate the controls, you must bend over to see the display. My solution, which was to build a stand to raise the top of the microwave up to the bottom of the cabinets, made the display high enough to be (barely) readable while standing up, but is probably not acceptable to a lot of people. Panasonic should have caught this in testing and provided a flip-up display that could be adjusted to the installation.
2) Also as mentioned in some of the other reviews, the door release button requires so much force (at least when new) that the unit will skid across the counter-top unless you hold it with your other hand. Mine is mounted in the corner, where it has some stability, but it is still marginal.
3) This unit replaced a Panasonic in which the touch-pad controls died, and the buttons here are indeed logical and have a good solid feel to them. It does take some time to learn programming without a touch-pad, but that shouldn't be an overall issue in your decision.
4) Panasonic could do themselves a favor by better explaining the benefits of the terms Turbo, Inverter, and Sensor, as this microwave indeed performs very, very well after you get over some of the other problems.
By Richard Wimpress (Houston, Texas)
Overall this is an excellent microwave, but with a few caveats:
1) I had read other reviews regarding the unreadability of the display on this and similar Panasonic microwaves, but didn't fully appreciate the problem until it was set up on my counter top. The display is unreadable above 45 degrees from the horizontal, which means that at arm's length to operate the controls, you must bend over to see the display. My solution, which was to build a stand to raise the top of the microwave up to the bottom of the cabinets, made the display high enough to be (barely) readable while standing up, but is probably not acceptable to a lot of people. Panasonic should have caught this in testing and provided a flip-up display that could be adjusted to the installation.
2) Also as mentioned in some of the other reviews, the door release button requires so much force (at least when new) that the unit will skid across the counter-top unless you hold it with your other hand. Mine is mounted in the corner, where it has some stability, but it is still marginal.
3) This unit replaced a Panasonic in which the touch-pad controls died, and the buttons here are indeed logical and have a good solid feel to them. It does take some time to learn programming without a touch-pad, but that shouldn't be an overall issue in your decision.
4) Panasonic could do themselves a favor by better explaining the benefits of the terms Turbo, Inverter, and Sensor, as this microwave indeed performs very, very well after you get over some of the other problems.
2010-01-27
By Rosemary Osorio (Miami Lakes, FL, US)
Excellent microwave!
Cooks faster than my previous GE.
My son gave me for Christmas.
Thank you.
By Rosemary Osorio (Miami Lakes, FL, US)
Excellent microwave!
Cooks faster than my previous GE.
My son gave me for Christmas.
Thank you.
2010-01-26
By Franz Metcalf (Los Angeles, CA United States)
Four pluses, two minuses.
First, this is a seriously powerful oven. Second, it looks almost elegant--especially for a microwave. Third, the Panasonic inverter technology definitely helps in thawing evenly. For me, this practically eliminates all microwaves but Panasonics from consideration. Fourth, I like the dial.
Okay, now for the troublesome issues. First, as others have remarked for this and similar Panasonics: what on earth were the designers thinking with the awful display? Standing at normal height, you cannot read the display when you are close to the oven. Like, oh, say, when you are trying to USE it. I say I love the dial, but to use the dial to set a time, I need to bend over to counter height. That is simply astoundingly bad design. My five foot two wife has the same problem. Looks great from across the room, though. Second, so far when I've used the reheat sensor it has heated up my soup and tea until it is boiling. Perhaps this is operator error, but I'm not *that* dim a bulb. If I find the error of my ways I'll revise this review.
Still in all, a solid feeling product that does the job with a bit of style.
By Franz Metcalf (Los Angeles, CA United States)
Four pluses, two minuses.
First, this is a seriously powerful oven. Second, it looks almost elegant--especially for a microwave. Third, the Panasonic inverter technology definitely helps in thawing evenly. For me, this practically eliminates all microwaves but Panasonics from consideration. Fourth, I like the dial.
Okay, now for the troublesome issues. First, as others have remarked for this and similar Panasonics: what on earth were the designers thinking with the awful display? Standing at normal height, you cannot read the display when you are close to the oven. Like, oh, say, when you are trying to USE it. I say I love the dial, but to use the dial to set a time, I need to bend over to counter height. That is simply astoundingly bad design. My five foot two wife has the same problem. Looks great from across the room, though. Second, so far when I've used the reheat sensor it has heated up my soup and tea until it is boiling. Perhaps this is operator error, but I'm not *that* dim a bulb. If I find the error of my ways I'll revise this review.
Still in all, a solid feeling product that does the job with a bit of style.
2009-12-09
By D. Ballard
We bought this during a kitchen remodel to replace an amana over range unit as we installed a range hood.
It seems to have plenty of power and heats everything very fast and evenly. We really don't use the microwave for much more than reheating coffee and leftovers. So far it is working very well for that. Will probably need to refer to the manual for instructions on thawing frozen items as Panasonic says it is unique in the power delivery for that purpose. My only complaint so far is that it is not real intuitive in use and the door button works ok, but is not very smooth. Make sure you have plenty of juice on the circuit you plug it into as it pulls over 12 amps on high. Overall very satisfied.
By D. Ballard
We bought this during a kitchen remodel to replace an amana over range unit as we installed a range hood.
It seems to have plenty of power and heats everything very fast and evenly. We really don't use the microwave for much more than reheating coffee and leftovers. So far it is working very well for that. Will probably need to refer to the manual for instructions on thawing frozen items as Panasonic says it is unique in the power delivery for that purpose. My only complaint so far is that it is not real intuitive in use and the door button works ok, but is not very smooth. Make sure you have plenty of juice on the circuit you plug it into as it pulls over 12 amps on high. Overall very satisfied.
2009-11-13
By Fjords (Dallas, TX)
Display is unreadable
Light does not turn on when the door is opened
Time input is hard to enter
Sound cannot be turned off
Sensor cooking and Inverter technology is good but they have completely messed up the basic design of the microwave.
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By Fjords (Dallas, TX)
Display is unreadable
Light does not turn on when the door is opened
Time input is hard to enter
Sound cannot be turned off
Sensor cooking and Inverter technology is good but they have completely messed up the basic design of the microwave.
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