LG LHB953 1000-Watt Blu-ray Disc Home Theater In a Box

I'm very pleased with this product. Set up was easy. The controls are easy to understand and use. Plus the picture and sound quality are great. I love it. I would highly recommend this unit.

Pros: It includes all of the things you need for a decent stereo system. The AM/FM stereo is a nice extra that isn't talked about much since you also have Pandora internet radio. The other extras that I discovered after the system was updated with a simple internet download included YouTube and CinemaNow. I see this system being more useful as new utilities come out that are downloadable for this system. The others include Blue Ray/DVD/CD player, iPod/iPhone dock player (even 3GS), USB port for flash drive player for photo slideshow with music in the background and music in MP3/WMV formats. I wanted to point out that the iPod dock allows you to see your iPod/iPhone songs on the TV screen and control the iPod with the remote control in 2 different ways.

Cons: The system is a bit tricky to figure out. I had to read through a downloaded manual to figure out all the different features since they don't show on the TV screen until you press the correct button on the remote. The wires included for the speakers are a little cheap but can be upgraded. The TV keeps blanking out but I think that is because I am using a 720p 26 inch Westinghouse cheapo. I am going to upgrade to a true 1080p and see if that goes away.

Others: the remote is universal so there are codes for other devices. When you plug your new iPod/iPhone in, the LG logo comes up on the iPod screen. I am looking for a TV that has a digital optical output and Dolby 5.1 decoder so that I can play the TV sound through the stereos digital optical input.

We purchased this LG BD system at the same time that we bought an LG 37LH40 TV. We were going to just get the TV but the store had one of the BD systems setup as a demo and offered us a good deal if we bought both, and having always wanted a home theater system and wanting to go with Blu-ray this was a good option for us. Setup is very easy, outside of connecting all of the speakers, which is not difficult, just a little time consuming depending on how accessible you unit might be (but you get that with any surround setup). The picture quality is great and it can put out a lot of sound if you want it, especially bass - the subwoofer will make the room shake if you let it. Some battle scenes we've watched in movies require you to turn down the volume or risk permanent damage to your hearing and your house, haha. We haven't hooked it up to the internet yet to try out any of those features so I cannot comment on those, but others here have so you can use them for reference on those issues. I can say that AM and FM radio reception for us is very good (and my older stereo could not get a great signal for us - we live very close to a small airport) so that is certainly an upgrade for us. Upscaled DVDs look very good, though not as amazing as a true Blu-ray disk. This system is really a great value - you'll spend $150-$200 just on a BD player alone right now, so getting a good player plus all of the speakers in one great package for not much more money is a great way to get an instant BD home theater setup. (Also, this integrates wonderfully with the LG HDTV - they recognize each other, respond to each other well, etc. Couldn't be easier to use together.)

I would give it 4.5 stars if that were an option, or possibly 5, but I haven't tried out all of the internet features yet so I don't feel comfortable giving it a perfect score just yet. I would have no qualms recommending it, however. Very happy so far.

This system is great. What I was most concerned with in buying this system was the convergence of the Web, television and music in our family room. This system seemed to meet all my requirements on paper and I was satisfied when I received the box.

Setup was simple and everything you need is in the box except for one thing: it needs to be near your router so that you can network it. My router is upstairs so I got around that through powerline networking which allows you to send your network through your power outlets. Works like a charm.

The bottom line is that I get my Netflix movies directly through the BluRay player...no waiting for the mailman for most movies. I also get FM radio and Pandora as well as my cable TV.

Great product. I recommend it.

I've had this beauty for 5 mon now and it is beyond my expectations. Sound is crispy clear and detail oriented. base is more than enough (max is 6 dB but I'm good with 2 dB) I listen to Pandora almost everyday and not to mention blurays. The only flaw I noticed is that it doesn't support wi-fi but it's not a big deal. Finally I mounted speakers on the wall yesterday after a long wait(it took me and my friend 3 hours to install all the plates and to connect all the wires behind the wall. They are so beautiful and it sounds even better). Speaker stands are not removable from the bottom. It's built in so when you mount speakers on the wall they look a little weird first time but they don't catch my eyes anymore. If you're looking for a decent HTIB with blu ray player and wouldn't want to spend over $1000 for HIGH HIGH end home theater systems, get this or at least give it a try!!!