i buy the home theater system about a month ago to go with my sony 42 '' hdtv . i like most thing about the system with the exception of a few . it take a while for tv sound to come through the speaker . you turn the unit and the tv on and maybe like 5 seconds later sound come out of the speaker . another issue that i notice be that there be also a delay from when you press the disc tray to open and when it actually do . this elay be maybe only a few seconds but still annoying . it take I a while to figure out how to get the tv to play sound at of all the speaker . i be tell by several people this be not even possible . -lrb- not true -rrb- you need to have the mode in pro logic and then it will work . make sure to wait a second because you may switch the mode and not hear anything but the delay cause it to take a while to kick in . i find the sound to be much cleaner when the tv speaker be turn off and just the surround sound put out the sound . some great thing about the sytem be just the sheer intensity of sound . watch dvd 's be great especially if you neighbor be cool . this unit also have the ability to play mp3 and regular cd 's . it be also hdmi compatable which i guess be the newest technology . the problem with hdmus be that the cord be one way only . that be to say that if you hook the hdmus cord up from the back of the tv to the back of the dvd player you will only get the media put into the player to be transfer to the tv . so if you want to watch a dvd you will have all of the benefit of the hdmus technology -lrb- singular cable , uncompressed signal , etc. -rrb- the dvd player will transfer a superior image to you tv . the problem be when you just want to watch tv . there be no way that you can transfer from the tv through the cable through the dvd player and out to you speaker so you stick use rca output instead . hdmus be still worth it for what it do to you dvd 's but do not pay over $ 25 buck for you cord . i pay $ 130 for one that i quickly return when i learn that it be only useful when watch dvd 's . for $ 20 buck i think it be still worth it and they sell they for that much or less . i love the speker because they swivel and can be mount on a wall or stand on a base . 1000 watt push out a lot of sound but not overpower when you do not want it to be . also with a sony tv i have to use 2 remote which i hate even though in the instruction for both there be supposedly a way to do everything off either remote . -lrb- i could not do it and would love for someone to tell I how -rrb- also have the ability to test each speaker and other cool feature like a sound delay to exactly match the picture when there be a need to . i have a samsung tv but i do not like it or i would have keep the brand the same . samsung be suprior to sony when it come to audio . most other brand beat out sony in the audio arena . someone help I fix my multiple remote issue .