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I am never compelled to write reviews but felt this product was worth my time. I am very picky when it comes to electronics and gadgets, but this system is superb. It is even better if you own a Samsung TV and use the HDMI connection. Over HDMI, the system does everything for you automatically, in terms of input switching and it even turns of the TVs speakers and uses the surround sound for you. Additionlly, for a 2.1 system the surround sound is surprisingly good. Lastly, the system looks nice and not something you would be ashamed to display in your TV room. All in all I highly recommend it and the bluetooth aspect of the system puts it above others in its class.

This is the cheapest 2.1 system I could find that was compact and was good quality. Compared to my previous system (Samsung HTZ310) it produces just as good video, and sound, with only a slight decrease in volume. This is not system to buy if you want to fill up a large living room/Den with sound. But if you need a system that is compact (will fit on your shelf/mantle) and still give great quality sound, you can't do any better for $160.
The only issues are the high gloss finish shows every fingerprint or scratch, the sound volume is not huge, but will fill a small room without problem (this will not make you feel like you are in the stands at a the NASCAR race, but it will give you a good movie experience).


updated: Oct 2009
Well, the system has been send back for repair again (3rd time now) It appears to have a problem with the disk loading/ejecting mechanism. It will start to fail to read disk (doesn't matter what kind) then it will not load the disk, and will finally fail to eject the disk. Disappointing, because it is a nice sounding system and is at a great price.

I have this system for 3 weeks now, and it's unbeatable in features: 1080P dvd upscale, bluetooth audio, beautiful and space saving design, touch sensitive buttons, cute display, etc. I really like the bluetooth option, works great.

My major drawback is that it doesn't have any controls at all for the subwoofer, volume or frequency. My space is small and i just have too much bass and i cannot control it,

The overall sound quality of the system is acceptable. DVD/CD mechanism doesn't feel good and is very slow and noisy, i also don't like the light plastic of which the speakers cabinets are made from.

Overall it's a good system for the $247.00 i spent.

This system is great for my 10x12 living room in a NYC apartment. The sound quality is good and the bass is plentiful (maybe too much at times). Three issues:

1) No equalizer. Typically not an huge concern for me, but this means the sub-woofer is either insane (with DVDs) or non-existent (with many broadcasts)

2) No HDMI input. This means you will need to get a Optical cable to take advantage of decent sound quality (Dolby Digital). This is only a problem if your cable box insists on defaulting to HDMI sound output constantly (like mine does, or if you have several components you want to connect(my TV and the HT only have one Optical port)

3) The Anynet+ feature tends to act erratically if you're using a cable box remote instead of a Samsung one. This function is easily turned off, but then you've eliminated any convenience of purchasing like-branded items.

For $200 this is a great starter system for new HD users or someone with a simply setup.

This is the first review I have ever written. I always buy things off of Amazon. But I was impressed with this system. Let's just say I was looking for about 6 months for the best system. It sounds great with my MP3 player, HD reciever, PS3 and Blu-rays. I even listen to music from my Blackberry Curve through blu-tooth! Took 15 minutes to set up. I think this blows the competetion out of the water. I got it for $199. I was very close to purchasing sony's soundbar. But the max sound on that thing sucks a**. And it's $100 more expensive. Samsung even extended my manufacturers warranty an extra 3 months for registering my product!! It's very hard finding professional reviews on this unit. But I'm so glad I trusted amazon's reviews! Your not going to find a better system for your money unless it's stolen!! lol