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Overall, this is a very good system for someone with a budget. I've had mine for almost 4 years.

1. The Receiver:
Pros: It has all the connectors you can think of.
Cons: It's huge, it doesn't auto-select between Digital and Analog audio in. It is hard to find a universal remote that will handle JBL.

2. DVD:
Pros: MP3 player, 5 CD/DVDs.
Cons: It's huge, truncates the names of the songs, firmware sucks. Had to take it to the shop because it didn't accept CD/DVDs at some point.

3. Speakers:
Pros: Good sound for the price, it includes the bases.
Cons: Bases are not quite well designed or manufactured, may break.

4. Remote:
Pros: Universal.
Cons: Very poor design.

When it works, this system is great. It just doesn't work very often. I purchased mine in December 2002, and began to have trouble by May 2003. Since then it has been in the shop five times. The dvd player crashes often, won't open, hurls discs off the tray scratching them severely...the receiver is even worse. Twice in the last 18 months, the sound goes out completely. Absolutely no signal to the speakers. The service centers are a rip-off, one guy charged me seventy bucks to just look at the thing, then told me it would cost three hundred to fix it. yeah, right...I looked for one on ebay, and trust me, do NOT buy this thing used, or you will wind up with one that doesn't play sound. These manufacturers need to get the message that assembling this junk in third world countries and trying to sell it here as high quality stuff is a crime.

I recently purchased a JBL Cinema Pro Pack 600II Home Theatre System and I am very happy with it. It was easy to set up with very good instructions.

The JBL DCR600II-Z 6 x 100-watt receiver powers all of the speakers, including the subwoofer. It offers Dolby Digital, DTS decoding, and our own advanced digital processing algorithm, Logic 7, for enhancing standard surround modes and for creating natural multichannel sound from two-channel music or movie sources. The powerful JBL 2-way satellites and center channel are a perfect complement to the receiver and 8" subwoofer. You won't believe the performance and features you get for the price, there just isn't a better home theater value.

Additional key features:
* Full-function pre programmable remote control
* 6-Channel direct inputs
* 4 Composite video inputs
* 4 S-video inputs
* 1 Optical and 2 coax digital inputs
* 1 Digital coax output

JBL speaker system key features:
* Overall frequency response: 35Hz - 20kHz (-6dB)
* Configuration: 2-Way satellite speakers, video-shielded
* Impedance: 8 Ohms nominal
* Tweeter: One 1/2" titanium-laminate cone
* Midrange driver: One 3" cone
* Subwoofer: 8" woofer in a floor-firing, bass-reflex ported enclosure

So, if you get a better deal, go for this Cinema ProPack 600II without any hesitation!

I have not had the problems that others have had. This system is discontinued, but nonetheless, its a pretty good buy for about $500 or so. The speakers are very good, and the sub is okay, but a little underpowered. I like the DVD player and the reciever is very good for new comers to the Home Theatre world.

We've had this system setup for over 1 1/2 years with no problems at all. It has a good sound that more than fills a 400 s.f. area (tile floors help). The remote is the only minor complaint, as many others have already mentioned. We're about to add a pair of outdoor speakers to the system and aren't sure yet how to do that (the receiver's speaker outputs are limited to the 5 speakers that come with it) but I'm sure there's a way. We feel we got a good bargain on this system and are very pleased with it.