if i were to choose between the SS and SF, I would definitely go for SF for the tall boys. Tall boys look nicer and easier to position.

I bought a discounted panasonic Sc-pt865 at 40% discount off the original price, for its look, its wireless rear, its up conversion DVD(my old DVD doesn't have up-scaling capability). of course, also for its Viera Link with my Viera TV.
My initial concern with this is that, its connectivity is not great, no HDMI in. So future expansion to blue ray will be a problem, but that's a distant future. BDs are just too expensive for mainstream now. Still years to go.

If not, SF2300 is my next choice.

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Added on June 2, 2009, 10:00 am

it's risky, because they are built together. u have to match the volts and ohms. it's not recommended.

Found this set in HN Penang going for RM1999. Very tempted to get it but I don't think it will fit into my room for now. Still waiting patiently for my condo to be ready before I can get a home theather system to couple with my consoles and AV stuff.

I'm waiting for the price drop    i think at that time there will be more similar component system introduced