for year I have be watch movie with the tv 's speaker -- which be mono . here 's why I pick this unit :  \* Digital input . this be crucial . \* power subwoofer . \* 600w output . it be in a small room , but I want room to grow \* when I buy it , there be free shipping -- at 50-70 pound , surround system cost a ton to ship .  i hook it up , and it sound incredible ! I be probably only use about a third of the power it can put out , but even so , explosion rock the house ... Dialog be crisp and music sound full and rich . setup be a breeze ; the wire be color code , and the manual get you up and run quickly .  another bonus be the dvd player -- I already have one -lrb- a apex from Amazon -rrb- , but this be a great little unit . it put out beautiful progressive-scan picture . you can fast-forward at incredible speed -lrb- I think the top be 120x -rrb- . best of all , it have a 1.5 x ffw speed that play sound without distort it -lrb- it do not get high-pitched -rrb- . so if you be in a hurry maybe you could watch a dvd faster that way . : -rrb-  all in all , a awesome unit .