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First...The Good
The best aspect of this speaker set is its ease of use. Coming from the tech support background that I do, I can really respect a device that requires no installation of a sound card, no drivers (if the user is using 98SE or higher) and has all of its connectors color-coded.
Most motherboards have on board sound, but few have 5.1 sound and there's no need to explain to someone how to install that PCI 5.1 sound card with this unit. Of course, for most readers here, this is a moot point. Some of us have no problem installing a sound card, but isn't it nice to know that if you buy an external USB sound device that is 5.1 compatible and you do not have to worry about chipset or OS compatibilities? A-ha!
The value for this ensemble is definitely there, IF you want to use the whole package. Certainly, 5.1 speaker sets that feature a 5" subwoofer can be bought for less ($150 easy) and just as certainly the 5.1 audio box isn't too expensive by itself (I easily found it for $59), and the remote is something I found myself rarely using. But as a package, the street price of $199 (found as low as $179 from TCWO.com, which is where we obtained our test speakers) is actually pretty reasonable.
>> Now, The Bad
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