So I watched the new Star Trek (on DVD) the other day on an HDTV with a 2 speaker set up (there is a 5.1 speaker system there, but it's not hooked up to that dvd player) and BOY did it suck. The sound I mean. I watched Star Trek (on bluray) in my room with 5.1 a few months ago and it rocked, having only 2 speakers seemed to drain so much out of the experience, I kind of felt bad for the people watching it for the first time as they're missing out. There is no way anyone can argue that 5.1 doesn't make a difference over 2, it makes a HUGEEEE difference, and it's not even one that "only audiophiles can pick out", there are THREE more speakers, plus a subwoofer, sending sound at you from all directions. It's just awesome, I don't think a gaming/theater system is worth it unless you have the sound to back up the picture.