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I bought this DVD as my first "home theater". I think it is a great entry level system. Those who wrote that it is easy to install, however, were perhaps being a touch rosy in their statements. The instructions are multiple and it takes a while (at least it took me a while!) to figure out which set to follow. Still, that is a minor gripe. More problematic are the miles of wire to cram behind your TV and to trail across your room if you want the surround sound. My wife complained at the mess...

Only about one half to two-thirds of my CD's will play and, easily the most irritating problem, the sound on my DVD's sometimes goes off and it takes a lot of messing around (skipping forwards and back, switching on and off) to get it back. This is a decent system for the price but it is not problem free.

I am a big fan of DVDs - but I don't know very much about home audio. My solution, buy a combo home theater and DVD system, with the audio and the DVD already compatiable. In my price shopping this GPX system was the least expensive system I found that had both a quality DVD player and 5.1 Dolby sound. I ordered this system, and after a minor adventure, I found my self with a large box of dreams on my living room floor. The DVD/Home Theater system took about 30 min or so to set up, and was mostly selfexplaintory. The DVD to Sub-Woofer wires were color coded, but the colors on the boxes did not exactly match the wire colors (a quick consultation with the owners guide produced the answer). This system is great. The sound is great, the speakers are unobtrusive and the DVD player is oustanding. One complaint: the Speaker Volume is on a knob, and cannot be controled remotely. But otherwise I found this system to be just what the doctor ordered for the person who likes DVDs.

This is a great way to get home theater into your home at a very reasonable price. I have not used any of the karaoke features of the system, but the surround sound on certain DVDs (The Gift, Sleepy Hollow) would make me swear ghosts are breathing down my neck. The speakers are TINY but could easily be upgraded.

Unbelivable sounds,feels like your in a movie theater,great base,
surround sound gets you right into the movie,easy hook up.
ONLY down side for me was that I have A 1996 TV w/o jacks Had to buy A R/F box (...). Over all Great system 4****

I picked this system because it was an all-in-one system. It gave me the DVD, the reciever/decoder and the speakers all in one package at one great price. I love it---easy installation and great sound and picture---at a great price. The small speakers are great for limited space. The only think keeping me from a 5 rating is that one of my CDs was not "recognized" by the DVD player (it was a store-bought music CD). But all others where fine and after viewing about 5 DVDs and listening to a few CDs, no problems have been encountered.