for those as I who refuse to put their TV right smack in the middle between our ‘front speakers’, a center channel speaker is a must. '
Clearly I wasn't speaking to off-center watching. With some Netflix series you'll have a serious problem anyway, since you will have no center at all (unless you are lucky enough to have a processor which will force 5.1 to Dolby ProLogic). :) You'd be much better off with a 3 channel sound bar.
Best,
Erik