back in 2000 , I purchase this system to be my all-in-one home theater . while $ 700 can now get you much , much more , this be a great system for I . speaker be not overly powerful , but they be extremely easy to set up and run , good sound quality , and stylish . I have have it for almost 6 year and only complaint be a crappy dvd lense -lrb- reader -rrb- . some disk be stubborn , but still play . I typically troubleshoot by re-loading dvd until it would read . then , I get smart and purchase a scotch dvd cleaner from BestBuy , which greatly help . lastly , when Progressive scan dvd player come down in price , I just buy one for cheap to get higher picture quality and run sound through Panasonic -lrb- use as traditional receiver\/speaker setup , not all-in one -rrb- . I have finally outgrow this set , but I do plan on run it in my bedroom as I replace with a higher-end , more digitally enable system . speaker be too weak for big family room , and no digital audio in\/out or upconversion ability .