Linn Classik Movie The Right Choice?

I'd go with the full AE Aego5 theatre system for retail USD $1200. Add the dvd player of your choice and you're in business, with a better result, and for less capital.

As much as I like Linn products, the Classik movie lacks the punch to do justice to a film soundtrack. I auditioned one, being lured by the Linn reputation and ease of use of a single box. The volume must be above 3/4 all the time,
Classik Movie lacks component video switching, Classik Movie-Di adds component video switching but the two of them lacks proggresive output. The room were I auditioned was about 14' x 12' x 9'.

I would say it's ok if you mate it to some efficient speakers of 90db+. The tradeoff you are making is power for sound quality/compactness at the 3K price point.

There are some televisions that will have video switching built into them. My Sony XBR does and I connect all my video sources directly to it. I use all sony sources so the switching takes place automatically when I start using a given source.

If you do find that you are short on power you can run five channels into dedicated amplifiers. Even at 3K, a good quality pre/dvd/processor is a pretty good deal. There's a lot to be said for an integrated system.

Here is the classik movie manual:
http://linfo.linn.co.uk/binaries/57D99757-454F-48C9-A4CBDCB632DB0221/cms_owners_manl_rev2.pdf