outstanding system for a modest budget . I purchase this system for 400 and tax from Circuit City . the handling of dvd surround be superb and it bring movie to life ; as be stereo music from CD . the radio receiver be also outstanding . I be listen to my CD collection with new ear . it be my first home theater purchase and this be a terrific system for under $ 500 . it have plenty of input for component connectivity : 4 digital audio , 3 video -lrb- each with component , s-video and composite -rrb- , analog 5.1 surround input , analog input for cd and tape . the remote have a large number of function and control my exist tv\/dvd player\/vcr after enter the appropriate remote code -lrb- list in the Onkyo manual -rrb- . it take a little while to get use to but it be very functional . I have yet to try out all the DSP mode but PLIIx Movie for Dolby encode dvd sound great . cd sound just fine in Stereo or all Channel Stereo . the subwoofer be rate from 30Hz to 150Hz and certainly seem to be do its job right . the center and front speaker sound great right through the spectrum . the front and center speaker be on the big side -lrb- compare to other comparable system -rrb- but the sound be big too - I guess the wooden speaker cabinet help . the include speaker wire may be a bit short to run the wire along the side and up the wall . in addition to what be in the box , you 'll need to buy cable to hook up you dvd player with surround at a minimum -lrb- buy coax digital , you can get good cable for under 10 dollar -rrb- . one thing to note be that it will not switch video format - e.g. , if the input be component video it will output component video and if you switch to another input in s-video then the output will also be s-video . so video switching really make sense only if you have all you video source capable of component video . you might as well leave it connect to you tv and just route the audio through the receiver . this be a great treat for my family and I this holiday season , and if you buy it I hope you enjoy it as much as we do .