The setup took 10 minutes; it was very easy. So why a Soundbar and not a full surround system? I live with a significant other who hates wires and loves to play her tunes off of her iPhone whenever possible. Being a Bluetooth device, she can now easily do that and have the ability of booming her music in the main living room.  The soundbar has different sound setting such as cinema, sports, standard, and music, which change the sound quality dramatically depending on what you are listening to. I didn’t like the fact that the soundbar did not come with an optical audio cable so I had to fork over some additional $$ for that premium cable.  You’d think that if a product wanted you to use it in it’s optima setting they’d give you the cables to really enjoy it as such. I also have this rig connected up to an LG TV which means that I’m having to use 2 remotes – the universe is pushing me to buy a Harmony remote isnt it? Stay tuned for that will probably be my next purchase.

Would I recommend it? If you aren’t a hardcore audiophile, and want a simple, sleek/minimalist designed product with bluetooth setup – oh and have a Samsung TV and/or universal remote – then I would say definitely YES!

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Having recently set up my home entertainment system, Ive had to accumulate a few components that Ive had to wait and use before rating. The oppo DV-981HD is a DVD player that I would have never found, had I simply visited a retail store, simply because its an online available item only. While the future of higher definition DVD players is being fought to death by blu-ray and HD-DVD, I decided to get something rather cheap (in comparison) while getting the optimal performance, as I patiently wait in the sidelines for one of the two formats to die off, so I could buy the winner. A 1080p Up-Converting Universal DVD Player is the answer for now, it comes at a fraction of the cost of the previously mentioned giant formats and it even comes with an HDMI cable itself. Having good reviews from cnet.com simply helped my decision to purchase this DVD player. For the money spent, the quality and look of this DVD player are well worth it.

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