Sorry for the late reply coz kinda busy recently.
It depends on your personal requirement and I won't be able to know how "loud" you would usually listen while playing movies.
For my personal opinion, DHT390 is the entry level system for those who are planning to dump their all-in-one system (amp+dvd built in).
In DHT390, you get a decent 5.1 @ 75W per channels av receiver which does DTS and DD decoding, you get FM tuner, you get 2 HDMI in and 1 HDMI out ..which only does video pass through. You will still need optical or coaxial cable for the audio part.
It will not support HD audio for it targets entry level user with lower budget range. But if you have Tvix6500 or 7000, you can downmix the audio n feed it to the 390 AVR.
It comes with all the speaker cables you need. All you need is to get optical cable and a DVD or media player..n u can start enjoying your 5.1 system.
Will it work in a living room? It will definately work well for living room with the size of 4 x 6 meter. The subwoofer handles the bass pretty well for its range, a lot better than those other system like LG, Panasonic or Samsung has to offer.
The AV receiver allows you to set different level for each speakers, tone control, distance setup and some other basic stuff.
It doesn't matter if your living area if seal or not, this system can pretty much cater your basic HT needs if the price falls into your budget.
Everyone would definately get a better system according to their budget range...so for a start, 390 is a good buy.
Nice bass (dun compare to standalone sub like Velodyne or other higher end sub), speakers sound pretty decent with vocal clarity at 70% volume (goes higher, it will not sound that nice). surround speaker does their job pretty well but dun expect a full dynamic range from them.
If u only have below 3K to spend, go for it. If u have higher budget, look elswhere.
Good luck.
QUOTE(ckf8829 @ Jul 16 2009, 10:52 PM)
Hey JunWei,
Thank for the explanation. But is it only suitable for small area?..as my living area is not seal as a room..so wonder the area is it too "big" for this model to support?
Thanks