I buy this Samsung base on the good review on this board , and because I have a Samsung tv . it be replace my $ 99 AMW soundsystem . I be fairly happy with my AMW , but it break after about 6 month . obviously bad quality . I think the Samsung would be ton better , consider it be three time the price ! not so . if the sound be better , I can not tell the difference . one thing be for sure , the dvd player be considerably worse - not only do it skip over most of my dvd-r 's , but it be loud ! yes , the dvd reader be loud when play - if you have the sound turn low , you can hear the laser seek through the disk . annoying as heck . other item be find sub-par :  1 -rrb- no disc memory - if you turn off the player , you start the dvd from the beginning . 2 -rrb- the remote look like it be design in the 80 's . no ergonomics , and certainly not easy to see\/use . it could not even be program to control my SAMSUNG tv . 3 -rrb- it be kind of annoy to have to run audio cable again , consider I already have some in place under my carpet . but samsung be nice enough to put cable attachment -lrb- that serve no purpose -rrb- on the end so they be not interchangable . they be standard wire themselves , so can be reuse with other system if you cut off the connector , but you can not put regular cable on the unit . 4 -rrb- the fan on the back be not too loud , but I \* can \* hear it . I think it be just a little weird to have a fan at the back . since it be not even inside the case , I imagine the skilled engineer at Samsung find that the test system run too hot , so attach this fan to solve the problem . not a big deal , something to keep in mind . 5 -rrb- there be not a lot of menu control that can be adjust for the sound or picture . 6 -rrb- mp3 playback be severely limited and extremely slow . sequential only , and to skip past track mean wait about 3 seconds per song . 7 -rrb- last but not least , there be no fast forward or REWIND . not all dvd movie have good chapter mark , some do not have any . since the player have no memory , you would have to play through the whole movie if you want to get to the part where you leave off . not worth the trouble .  this baby be go back !