I decide to take a chance with the Samsung and save a lot of money . I also doubt I 'll be in my small condo for more than a few year so why spend $ 900 on something I 'll probably want to replace in a few year anyway . positive : the sound be great with plenty of thump from the sub , satellite look good , dvd look amazing on my Sony hdtv and the 5-disc changer come in handy with a NetFlix account . I replace a nice Sony system with this and the sound be just as good . I have a 12x12 living room with hardwood and I have have to turn it up higher than my old str component but I have never need more than 75 % . negative : the unit do overheat after about 2 hour of watch the first movie so I just cut a larger hole in the cardboard in the back of my tv stand and have not have a problem since . the blue light around the volume be annoy if you want to watch a movie with all the light off but the remote have a dimmer button where you can turn down the intensity of the light or off completely . my only complaint about this be that it always turn on with the light on full intensity no matter what state it be in when you turn off the receiver . my biggest complaint be the connector you must use to connect the speaker to the receiver . I already have monster Cable run so I just strip and crimped the wire just before the connector but I would have much rather just run my wire directly into the receiver . overall I would highly recommend this to anyone look to get a great product at a great price for a small to medium size room . the cost savings be well worth the few complaint I have above and I be not even sure I 'll try to replace it if I move into a larger place . a true audiophile may be able to point out negative in the sound quality but I have not hear anything that I do not like .