Sony 's Bravia line have yet to disappoint I . this home theater in a box be a really nice setup . it do not have the flexibility of a high-end receiver like a denon or Onkyo , but that be not really what a home theater in a box setup be suppose to do . it have one hdmus output , but no hdmus input , and only one optical input . if you have get a newer model tv , that be all you need most of the time . if you can run all of you hdmus source into you tv , you can just run the one optical cable to this receiver and you be ready to go . it be plenty powerful for most live room and get loud without lose much resolution . the subwoofer the weakest aspect of this set , but it be not that bad . you can turn it up in the setting if you want a little more bottom end . I take it back , the weakest aspect of this set be the proprietary input system for the speaker wire . Sony be not the only company to do this , so it be hard to single they out here , but it be still annoying . I prefer to use lower gauge speaker wire , but the proprietary speaker plug make that almost impossible . overall , I prefer this setup to most component system because a -rrb- it do not take up much space b -rrb- it reproduce sound evenly and accurately c -rrb- the dvd upconversion be pretty good and d -rrb- the price be very nice . I down-size from a 7.1 component setup and do not regret it for a second .