I purchase this system to couple with a 55 '' Insignia lcd tv . setup -lrb- with color code on the system plug in port , wiring and speaker -rrb- be easy enough . in the room that I put it in and the way I run the wiring -lrb- through the wall -rrb- , the front speaker wire be not long enough . I simply remove excess wiring from the surround speaker and splice it to the front speaker . when I initially turn on the system I could only hear sound from a couple of speaker . I then realize most tv program be not broadcast in surround , when I insert a dvd ... . Whoa ... blow away . with traditional audio cable -lrb- red , white , blue , green etc. -rrb- the picture and sound be very good but once I add a hdmus and fiber optic audio cable the quality truly become theatrical . the sub woofer be not over the top and the overall sound truly surround you . I do not remember read if the dvd player upscale the view quality of standard movie but I have go back and look at some movie in my collection and the picture quality be a lot better than I ever remember . with the include setup dvd and calibration mic get the best sound out of the system be pretty easy . for this price it would be pretty hard to beat a home theater system of this caliber . outstanding !!!