I get this @ best buy when it first come out . I be look @ a sony but they do not have speaker wire with it -lrb- open box item -rrb- and I ask the guy @ Circuit City if he could call Sony and find out how I could get they and how much it would cost I . it be 55min later and the guy be piss . he wait that long to find out that Sony be go to charge I as much for the wire as he be charh I for the system ! -lrb- Sony have special speaker wire -rrb- anyway I book it to best buy and there it be the ht-db600 . I be impress with the design and it be easy to use @ the store . I look @ the other system but they all cost more . it have the same watt as the other one too . I get it and be eager to hook it up . I take it out of the box and look @ the instruction and I be do put it together in about one hr . like I say I never hook up something like this but it be real easy . I have a hd tv and xbox with all the stuff to make it hd and a sony VCR and a hd samsung direct tv reciever . it be pretty easy to get all hook up to the surround system and everything have sound . I have not have any problem with it scratch up disc or dvd or take to long to load . -lrb- a sony playstation 2 take longer to load -rrb- I have have this for 2 year now . I get use to the remote for it but it do not work with my tv so i just get a universal remote . -lrb- make sure when you get a universal remote you put all option the old one have otherwise you 'll be even more frusterated -rrb- overall this be a pretty cool system . I live in a apartment so I can not have too much power but I still piss off the neighbor . it look cool on the outside and it be not too tall so it can fit inside you entertainment center if you have one . you can also save picture on it so when you be wait for it to load , you have a picture you can look at . I think that be pretty cool . I would recomend this to all who first start out and want to pay less for something that they can use for a while and understand how everything work . I 'll be go back to Samsung to get more product in the future .