The Samsung HT-Z512T is a great starter home theater system. The dvd sound quality is average, but the cd sound quality is above average. The Samsung home theater system includes an Ipod dock, but only plays 4th generation or higher Ipods and can not play any videos from the Ipod. The home theater has a 5 disc cd/dvd changer. The Samsung home theater system converts standard dvds to high definition dvds. The system has 1200 watts of power. It is XM Radio Ready.

It comes with a Anynet remote which can be used with most HDMI compatible products like televisions, camcorders, etc. The Anynet remote automatically knows the Samsung brand for easy programming. The system has wireless rear surround speakers but has to be wired to a main receiver, so it is not really wireless. It has capability to play DIVX, MP3, WMA, WMV, and JPEG files. The Samsung home theater system only comes with one USB port, one AV expansion slot, two audio only inputs, one analog stereo connection, one optical audio input, but does not have a S-Video. Overall the Samsung HT-Z512T home theater system has great cd sound, can play back on different digital medias, the only thing is that it needs more AV inputs for easier switch over to other devices.