I buy this for my girlfriend for Christmas . the initial setup be easy , the sound quality be acceptable for watch movie in surround sound and the fm\/cd sound be good . additionally , it upscale dvd 's with the use of a hdmus cable . however , that be where the positive end . after watch a movie , the entire system would just shut down unexpectedly . I think maybe it be a fluke , so I unplug the system , plug it back in and resume the movie . then it happen again . and again . we could not watch a movie straight through without the system just shut off . this be over a period of a couple of week so it be not just a isolate event . after have to reset the system , the user be force to reset all of the feature , include fine tuning the volume for each speaker . this be a horrible pain in the you-know-what . like two other reviewer say , the audio would just cut out completely during quiet passesge . it be as if the decoder determine that the low frequency sound be just noise and block they all together . fortunately Amazon have a hassle free return policy and I be able to get a full refund . I then buy my girlfriend a Sony which work great !