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BOSE(R) Lifestyle 38 DVD home entertainment system
Includes Bose Lifestyle 38 DVD Home Entertainment System module, 5 Speakers, Acoustimass Module, Remote Control, Speaker connect cables, User Guide. Elegance. Simplicity. And innovative Bose technologies that will change the way you listen to movies and music. Bose exclusives - ADAPTiQ audio calibration system customizes sound to your room / uMusic intelligent playback system lets you easily store your CD content in the elegant media center / Bose link allows seamless expansion for sound in other rooms of your house. Composite, S-video and component video input/output capability TV, VCR, tape and auxiliary audio inputs with both analog and digital coaxial jacks Single optical digital input can be assigned to TV, VCR, tape or auxiliary audio source Output jacks for two independently controllable rooms let you add Bose powered speakers and enjoy different audio sources in different roomsat the same time - all from one easy-to-use system. Bose link enables up to 14 additional rooms of sound, each with its own independent volumeand mute control Easy to enjoy and love
Manufacturer: Bose
Price: $2,999.99
 BOSE(R) Lifestyle 38 DVD home entertainment system
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| User Reviews |  | Great system.
rating: 5
Incredible sound. Simple, easy to use. My friends tell me one word...it's Bose.
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Why I returned my Bose Lifestyle 38 system?
rating: 2
While the sound quality is good, this $3k system is definitely not up to the hype due to poor UI and Usability designs by Bose. I would not have bothered if I was buying even $1500 system but for 3k it is not really worth. While everyone talks about how great this system is, let me talk about some major drawbacks of this system that no one talks about:
1) It does not display Track/album info for custom CDs (for e.g. the ones you ripped off from online music stores) and MP3 CDs! Yes, thats true! How can anyone browse through 100+ songs from an MP3 CD and select the song that they want without seeing any track/album display on the TV Screen? I am extreamly upset with Bose lacking "common sense" here! Come on Bose, even my old $100 cheap DVD system can display this info on the screen! If you let the users play mp3 CDs didn't it occur to you that they would perhaps would like to choose the song they want to listen to?
2) It does not let you store MP3 CDs.
3) It does not let you transfer music from your PC.
4) It does not import the Title/Album info for the custom CDs that you burn with music that you have downloaded. It just names all the tracks and album info for the this type of CD with '-No Label-' title! You have to spend days to Edit (BTW editing is horrible too) all this info to make it right (if you have patience at all). If you end up storing more then one custom CDs, they all look the same when you browse through music library! So, there is no way to distinguish between them and hence you are really screwed! If you were to edit the title of a song/album, there is no way to listen to the song (to make sure it is the right song) while editing it! While listening, you can't edit the title! How stupid!
5) Browsing through music library is a pain. If you have 200 CDs, there is no way to skip to a particular CD in a second. for e.g if you want to go to 100th CD, you have to cick 100 times to get to it in the list! Same thing goes for Artist, Album and track selection.
6) The playlist feature is not really good. You are stuck with UMusic and a very basic playlist option.
7) Editing feature is not really intutive. There is no way you can key in letters using the Remote controls number pad (such as the ones you have with Cellphones. Each number will have 3 letters assigned to it etc...) There is no way to play and doublecheck the song while editing the title for a song/album. So, imagine yourself editing a bunch of songs with no preview!
Well the bottomline is that this pricy system is lacking so many basic features showing how Bose did not do a good job of focussing on usability. It is not just about the sound, the system should be functional too! I hope Bose realizes this soon! In any case Bose just lost their image as far as I am concerned!
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Bose hit a home run
rating: 5
This system can only be described as awsome. I had my doubts at first, but as I continued to compare it to my component system, there was no comparison. I can finally watch movies and hear the dialog without waking up the neighbors. I can store up to 200 cds on the system without having to owrry about networking and sound quality etc. If this is going to be your only system, beware that you will lose some flexibility. That is the only negative comment I have, other than that, go for it. If you can afford the 48, then don't think twice. It'll be the best system you've ever listened to.
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Love it! Love it! Love it!
rating: 5
I have this system and I absolutely love it. There are people who have slammed this product (think they refer to themselves as audiophiles) For the average person who just wants great sound, this is for you. You can store up to 200 hours of music in the receiver, which is awesome! I highly recommend it!!
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