Yamaha Digital Sound Projector YSP-4000

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Single speaker solution is great for the aesthetic and space conscious ; Provides convincing audio envelopment ; Tons of options for pseudo-surround sound ; Essentially a receiver and 5.0 speaker system in one box ; Extremely easy setup

Multi-channel music performance is sub-par ; Pinpoint rear effects can sound muddy and unfocused ; Pricy but you are paying for convenience ; Won't pass 480i over HDMI

In the market today, its hard to find a better sounding, more flexible sound bar to match your sexy new 1080p flat HDTV ; The YSP-4000 can take the place of an entry-level receiver with itsvideo switching capabilities and well-rounded connection set...

The remote isn't backlit, so it can be hard to use in a dark roomwhich will draw the Eyre of any AV reviewer and consumer alike. AHarmony remote might be a good, affordable solution to control yoursound bar, Blu-ray player and HDTV ; The YSP-4000...

While the Yamaha YSP-4000 is not the ultimate solution for thoselooking to fill a big room with bone-rattling surround sound, it is agood product for homeowners with small to medium rooms who wantcompetent, simulated surround sound in an elegant,...

While the YSP4000 didn't have the depth and power of my reference sound system, I thought it performed extremely well. What it might lack in maximum impact and performance it makes up for in design and function

The optional iPod dock [$199] allows access to the iPod's menu via the on-screen display and is controlled with the YSP-4000 remote. I would have liked to see a more interesting GUI interface but it got the job done. All my playlists were there and I...

Single-speaker surround system with 40 1.5-inch "beam" drivers and two 4.25-inch woofers; built-in digital amplifiers, Dolby Digital, DTS, Neural, and proprietary surround processing; eliminates the need for an AV receiver; HDMI connectivity with...

Expensive, lacks the dynamic muscle of an equivalently priced 5.1 channel system; no Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD decoding; no S-Video inputs or outputs; setting up multiple sources is likely to confuse and frustrate most users; most listeners will want to...

The addition of enhanced video connectivity options cements Yamaha's already excellent Digital Sound Projector technology as the go-to choice for single-speaker surround sound.

Easy to install and did so quickly ; Good sound but not as good as it sounded at a stereo store ; Looks nice

As above, sounds good but not nearly as good as it did at a stereo store ; Surround sound is better if you do not mind running the wires