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I am very impressed with its stylish looks, quality pictures & sound systems. It took me only 15 mins to set it up. Don't be misled by its low price, it is by no means an entry level system. If you have been debating on whether to get a branded home theater system, my advice is to buy this system and use the savings to buy/rent the DVD movies!

I was a little sceptical given the price, but i bought one anyway. It offers great performance, sounds pretty good and i can play all my mp3s and even view digital photos. There's even an FM/AM radio and two additional Aux inputs. I would definitely recommend it to anyone.

I bought this as a second system for my bedroom. I already have a much more expensive reference system in my living room. I was offered a Phillips 9 inch colour portable very cheap and thought this would go great with it. I spent some time installing the speakers around my bed with the front three, subwoofer and monitor on special shelving at the base. I have to admit I was totally blown away with the sound quality and volume possible from this little unit. Norcent should have added adjustable bass and treble controls because the bass while impressive on DVD material is too much on CD or on information fed to the input jacks. Unfortunately my unit developed a problem with intermittent sound output on the right front and surround channels. At first I fiddled with the speaker wires and got the sound back but the problem kept re-occuring so I've had to ship it back to Norcent for repair. The speaker terminals are cheap and nasty and let down an otherwise nice little performer. Given that this unit will probably be installed in a lot of bedrooms and dens a headphone socket would be useful for late night use. Overall good and, if it hadn't developed this problem, I'd say an incredible value unit. To be honest I've had just as much fun using this as my other system which cost as much as a small car!

Good overall player with 1 limitation..

This is my second or third one of these.. If you know you will probably be buying a 'real' home theater system in a year.. or, if you have found a really good deal on it.. then go ahead and grab it..

BUT.. do keep in mind.. it will probably only last you about a year before the DVD part of it wears out..

This is really awful. I should know by now that you get what you pay for....and this thing cost about $89 at a drug store.
The sound quality is muddy. You can't turn it off/on from the remote provided. 2 speakers don't work at all and you have to jiggle the wires for the other 2 to work.

There are no remote codes for "Norcent" on any of the universal remotes.
I went to Norcent website and e-mailed them a couple of questions using the "contact us" link and the mail came back as undeliverable.
Save yourself the headaches and spend a little more for a real brand.