Hello, as the title suggests, I am pleasantly surprised and at the same time excited about this TV. We bought the TV for the kitchen. Connecting cable from digital receiver Technisat in the next room, 10 meters !!! HDMI cable from the middle price range. A great image even when viewed up close. Kitchens are indeed usually not soo big. Also the sound is for a device of this size and price range really good !!! Before this TV has found its position in our kitchen space, we tested to the very same place a TV from the market leader Samsung. XL 2270 HD LED. IMdirekten comparison I call sound when Samsung (despite equalizer) as significantly worse than the MEDION !!! The picture is despite 10m HDMI cables also significantly better than the Samsung. With various settings to get the course back when Samsung also. But the vote is yes for the Medion. Menu navigation is simple and find the remote control for the purpose, place and functions perfectly adequate and not a huge control room as large screen TVs in the living room. DVD Player has the usual functions and works with all sorts of formats !!! Also great! 2 days later we have another order. Price, performance can not be beat! Thank you for your attention.