The systems are not as good as the separate components, You need a system with HDMI switching and HDMI inputs for your equipment. And those speakers leave a lot to be desired. Sure you can get cheaper stuff but I'm talking decent quality with good imaging.
Of course they are not.
But HTIB (Home theater in a box) far, far outsells high-end component systems. if you drop 7-8 hundred on Sony's top of the line HTIB you are getting a complete, quality system that 99.9 % of people are very happy with.
I used to have all that shit....Harmon Kardon amps, Denon player, dedicated signal processing unit, Atlantic series speakers. When i moved i sold all that shit, went to Best Buy and bought a Samsung upconverting HTIB for $350 that is just fine. had it set up in 20 minutes
I just don't give a shit about it anymore, the novelty wore off