3D Home Theater Great for a first-step into surround sound, but be wary of incompatible devices.
Unlike other all-in-one setups, I appreciate that the speaker and
subwoofer connections are all standard rather than proprietary, so I can
swap them out for other purposes should the need arise, or I can
upgrade them later.
On the software side of setup, Wifi was quick since the menus are easy to read, same wth bluetooth and NFC.
On
the hardware side, the speaker wires are color coded, and the rear
speakers are wireless, so placing them was a breeze. The hardest part
was measuring each speaker's distance, but that's more the fault of my
tape measurer. I set the volume levels after measuring and was treated
to room-filling surround, and it's excellent - much better than I'd have
expected for the price. The only shortcoming is the subwoofer - it's
decent, but it's also passive. For soundtracks you may think it's nice,
but you won't feel that "boom" from an action movie.
Video
quality is superb in both 2D and 3D, and even if your collection isn't
100% blu-ray, you're still in for a treat as the support for DVD is
fantastic. The 2:2 cadence detection and scaling are flawless, making
my DVD's prettier than I'd ever seen. The disc spins quietly as well.
All around it's just a top-notch blu-ray player.
Other than the
subwoofer, the biggest issue is the lack of HDMI input as others have
noted, giving you less options to connect various a/v devices (consoles
being my main concern). However, my TV has HDMI ARC, which lets my TV
act as a central hub for all HDMI devices, so I had no issues.
Everything's plugged into my TV and playing audio in beautiful 5.1
surround.
