Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
SUPER. EASY,ergonomic,simple.Not expensive. Always in order.

Price Paid:  $150.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
I find this to be a great system for the reason that i have a smaller room and do not require a 500 watt system. The audio comes out rich and clear, the DVD player is superior, althoguh it takes a while to load while it reconizes disc formats (MP3, VCD, DVD). However, Fm and AM radio comes in loud and clear and yeah, i sy it's a must buy for any small room

Strengths:
great DVD player, stylish speakers, sleak design, great radio reception

Weaknesses:
takes a while (5-10 seconds) to recognize a disc format (VCD, DVD, VCD)

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Price Paid:  $250.00 from circuitcity.com

Summary:
The HT-DM150 stands to be a great intro set for the first-time home theater crowd. As such, it is top-notch. It's speakers, including the unpowered subwoofer, deliver surprisingly strong audio, and will shake small to moderate rooms to pieces. The video is a mixed bag (see weaknesses below). Support is not nearly as helpful as it could be, and the included documentation is a joke. There are a number of features unmentioned in the instruction manual, and quite a few settings that I'm still puzzling over.

Strengths:
Nice styling, exceptional sound for a mini-system. The HT-DM150 pumps some noteworthy sound. The deeper frequencies are handled readily by the unpowered sub, and those Episode II seizmic charges will rock the pictures off the walls. The satellites yield crisp audio, and are loud enough to fill a decent-sized room. The video, including progressive-scan mode, is good on the whole, but my model suffers a serious defect which I've never seen before.

Weaknesses:
I'm not sure if this issue is unique to my unit, or if this is a problem with all HT-DM150 models, but the DVD player has a seriously rough time with reds. This is not red-bleed -- you can switch the TV to black-and-white, and still see this problem. At any interface between bright red and a darker color, there is a tremendous degree of artifacting -- to the point of being distracting, perhaps even to a less-trained eye. It stands out most eggregiously on animated films, where the colors are more defined and sharply demarcated. Lord Farqad's red hat in Shrek looks like it's being filtered through a low-bandwidth RealPlayer short -- it's that obvious. This is distinctly a software/firmware problem -- an inability to decompress reds properly. Samsung offered to honor the warranty, but it would require shipping the entire unit to New Jersey, which will wind up costing me more than just adding a new DVD player and using the HT-DM150 as a surround receiver. I've not seen this problem referenced anywhere else, and it may be a individual defect in my unit. But buyer beware -- especially cartoon buffs.

Price Paid:  $290.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
I bought this system for my room to upgrade the sound from an old computer sound system. I have been quite pleased with this system, and since I am only 17, I will be able to bring this with me through college and past. The features are great, with plenty of bass, which I love. Although, the whole system could use a bit more power, I end up listening to it at full power sometimes. It is nice to have a built in cooler fan too, since I have a TV sitting on top of the box, it needs the cooling fan. Overall, a great buy for the price.

Price Paid:  $400.00 from Electronics store

Summary:
I bought this unit to use in the bedroom for DVD movies and for movies through my satellite service. For the price, I am very impressed with the features this system has and the quality of the sound. The bedroom is small so it is more than enough sound but I think it would be too weak for a larger room. The Dolby Surround II is great for TV shows. It also has a few pre set sount fields that allow you to set the right sound for movies or music. If you are looking for an inexpensive unit to get home theatre into a small room it's well worth the money. Samsung had a $100 rebate on when I bought mine so teh net cost was only $300 Canadian.

Strengths:
Small but powerful enough, digital imput, component output, progressive scan DVD, plenty of sound settings, low price.

Weaknesses:
Not enough power for a larger room.