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Cajun Transplant says: Before ordering this system, I did much research as to price and capability. I went to stores like Best Buy, etc. to listen to a number of home theater systems. I made my decision based on sound, ease of operation, ease of installation, and price. The rear wireless speakers are the best part. There are no wires to run through my ceiling or through the baseboards. The sound is amazing, and I can control the volume of ALL speakers individually through the remote. The sound of DVD movies and CD stereo is great. I put it in my living room which is about 14' x 26'. I was so impressed with this unit that I've bought two of them. The other is to give to my son when he returns from Iraq this coming Christmas.

twigx69 says: When it arrived one of the speakers did not work at all! Thought maybe it was the setting, as I tried to change sound setting now it just says error and am unable to change the setting. Right after the warranty was up which was not a long period at all, one of the other speakers went out. I can honestly say the $150 stereo I bought at walmart performs much louder and can be configured to meet my needs as opposed to this. Biggest waste of money. I can not even get my money back on this item, only a partial refund which is ridiculous. I work on computers and build them and the worst thing I have ever come across dealing with electronics was this stereo. Also tried 2 different Ipod's I have and yet still has not loaded my music to play. Is very slow when responding and not compatible with sound cards very touchy!

Seaquell says: My husband and I received this system as a Christmas gift in Dec '09. We had done a lot of research, knowing we wanted a box home theather system, and that we needed wireless due to the setup of our living room. This system seemed about perfect. <br /> <br />First, the good. <br />-The sound, when there are no issues, is quite good. The speakers seems to have decent sound. <br />-The wireless concept is really quite nice. The back speakers are small enough to make them easily mountable, and the front towers have a nice sleek look. <br />-The smart setup is easy to use and quick to setup. <br />-DVD picture is quite nice. <br /> <br /> <br />Now, the not so good. <br />-The base is almost too heavy, even on the lowest setting. <br />-I'm disappointed with the controls on the front of the system. It is difficult to figure out how to change the discs - It doesn't seem like I shoud have to read the owner's manual to figure that out. <br />-The smart setup, while easy enough, does not make the rear speakers loud enough - they are barely discernable over the volume of the front speakers. <br />-We have an issue where the sound cuts out on the wireless back speakers whenever you walk near the wireless transmitter. I am following up with Panasonic to see if they can resolve this issue, but this has been happening since we opened the box, and all they can do over the phone is ask is the speakers are properly connected and then reset the settings to the manufacturer settings. <br />-Setting the speaker volume individually is challenging as the menu systems are not very intuitive. <br />-More inputs to the system would have been nice (there is only one optical in). <br /> <br />I was a little bummed that this system was so disappointing, considering I did a lot of research before deciding on this one. I also feel that the customer service from Panasonic was a little lacking. If I had a choice, I probably wouldn't purchase this system again.

John_Los_Angeles says: If you don't have much to use and want a simple system with an Ipod deck, DVD player, Radio, then this is the way to go. However, I can never recommend this to anyway based on my experience with the system Simple to use, simple to set up. It has all the basics you'd need in a home theater. 1. not enough HDMI inputs (only 1). 2. The white and baby blue speaker wires are butt ugly 3. I broke a Panasonic "easy to use" speaker wire. To replace it, it cost me $25. The whole system was only 400.

-John says: I purchased this product. There are not enough inputs to this system. I have a direct tv box hooked up to the system and that's it. I initially thought the system would come with more inputs so that I can hook up my PS3 and XBOX... BUT.... I guess TV stereo is fine.... <br /> <br />My biggest complaint about the system is the color corded wires. These things are an god awful white / blue wires and if you're essentially stuck with them. If you do purchase this system, make sure you never break the wires (as I did). The cords provided are not nearly long enough and in one instance I accidentally broke one wire. The replacements are going to cost me close to $20! (that's 5% of the retail of the system). It's hard to justify any cords being worth that much. I definitely felt as if I got ripped off. Oh, good luck with Panasonic's support page. <br /> <br />To be fair, this product is fairly easy to use.