I want to get a home theater for my bedroom , not that I want it knock my sock off or blow I away , but want to experience the same kind of sensation that I get in my living room when view a dvd or vcd . I buy this re-manufactured , as to not put too big of a dent into my budget -lrb- basically , I be a cheapskate ! -rrb- hooked everything up and I be pleased , first because it work out of the box and instruction be quite clear , with minor exception , which I will get to later . I immediately try a dvd , mp3 disk and vcd , it be all good , view angle , Dolby , FF , fr and chapter seek . very crisp output , video and audio and surprizingly quite resonant . there be some plus and minus , the plus , besides what I mention above . 1 . considerable versatility , couple of additional set of imput for tv and aux -lrb- can hook up my ipod to it -rrb- . 2 . sound option , for VCD and CD , which be stereo , simulated Dolby be available utilize all the speaker output , rather than just the sub and front pair , in stereo mode . 3 . shuffle mode for CD 's . I really enjoy this feature , but it will only do this per disk , not shuffle through the disk to play select song . not a big thing , but it be my first experience with finding shuffle feature on 5 disk dvd\/cd . 4 . remote be lay out quite well and be readable , something that I have have difficulty with on other . 5 . Change disk while one be play , however , you can not get to all of they when you do this , unless you be Houdini . 6 . sub-woofer be awesome for bass and I love bass !! negative : -lrb- minor for most people and the reason I do not give 5 \* 's -rrb- 1 . Speaker wire be not long enough for rear speaker , but this be not uncommon from other home theater that I have help to set up or set up on my own . 2 . external FM antenna be a wire only , although it do work , it look cheap and can not hook up to coaxial cable to utilize other hook up option . 3 . no preset mixer , but tonal quality -lrb- bass and treble -rrb- be available , but you need to go through a bunch of change to reach this menu and video have to present to see what you do , unless you can remember the step . my mind be not a steel trap . all in all , this be better and more than expect , in output , ability , overall appearance , functionality , remote and this guy rock ! heck , I be think of put this one in my living room instead , but think better of it . Engineered very well and well think out . think I be pleased , you be exactly right , if you say yes ! I would heartily recommend this unit to those thinking of diving into the home theater pool .