Bose Lifestyle V20 Home Theater System - Black |  | Brand: Bose
Category: CE
List Price: $1,999.00
Buy New: $1,597.99
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Seller: OneCall
Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 5,580
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 71
Dimensions (in): 26 x 17 x 23
ADAPTiQ® audio calibration system provides greater freedom of speaker placement. It analyzes the way your room's dimensions and other variables affect sound, then automatically adjusts the sound of your Lifestyle® surround sound system to the acoustics of your room.
Bose® link whole-home audio technology lets you connect compatible Bose products to your Lifestyle® home entertainment system for listening in as many as 14 additional rooms-even outdoors.
Acoustimass® module works in concert with the small speakers to deliver a fuller range of theater sound and effects. The patented Bose design produces low frequencies for all channels with no audible distortion.
Automatic video upscaling ensures movies and sports use the highest resolution capabilities of your display-up to 1080p over HDMI.
Automatic audio/video synchronization slightly delays audio while the video processor enhances the signal-so what you hear is always in sync with what you see.
Abundant inputs/outputs let you connect up to four external video sources-including two HDMI-and five audio sources.
Proprietary Videostage® 5 decoding and post-processing circuitry, combined with digital 5.1 decoding and DTS®, helps deliver a high quality, five-channel surround sound experience from practically any source: DVDs, videocassettes, stereo CDs, even older mono TV shows and movies.
Control integration enables the Lifestyle® system's radio-frequency remote to operate most popular functions on other infrared-receiving equipment in your home entertainment system: TV, VCR, PVR, cable box or satellite receiver. TV sensor makes turning on your home entertainment system a one-button operation.
Direct/Reflecting® speaker technology delivers lifelike spaciousness from a natural balance of reflected and direct sound-similar to a live performance.
MPN: 41793
Model: 41793
UPC: 017817406550
EAN: 0017817406550
ASIN: B000UQURH0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Thrilling home theater performance from Direct/Reflecting cube speaker arrays | | • | ADAPTiQ(R) audio calibration system adjusts to the acoustics of your room | | • | Acoustimass(R) module produces powerful sound effects and can be hidden from sight | | • | Automatic video upscaling enhances the video signal to 1080p over HDMI | | • | One-button simplicity - Press a single source button to get the audio and matching video |
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Product Description
It's built around a host of exclusive technologies, including the ADAPTiQ(R) audio calibration system. This Bose innovation custom-fits your system's performance to the unique acoustics of your room. A hideaway media console lets you easily attach and conceal your sources, including those with HDMI. It's part of a unique Bose system design that lets you hide more equipment out of sight, so all you see and interact with is an elegant standalone display panel. Plus your picture is as crisp as the sound. Thanks to automatic video upscaling, which ensures movies and sports are always in the highest resolution your TV can accept - up to 1080p over HDMI. One-button simplicity means all you press is a single source button to get the audio and matching video you want. And with Bose(R) link, you can use your system to easily enjoy more music in more places around your home - including outdoors. Experience the new Lifestyle(R) V20 system, and hear why Bose is the most respected name in sound.
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 Techy guy who wanted 1 Remote Simplicity (and some good sounding surround sound) December 20, 2009
Mark Gabryjelski (NH)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
OK, so all I wanted was a great surround system that would accept an optical cable to throw out surround, and did NOT want to have a large receiver sitting under my TV for just that only purpose. The Display being separated from the Media Unit is awesome. I have an Xbox 360, Comcast Tivo (yes, Tivo from Camcast), and an Apple Mac Mini hooked up to a 52" Samsung LCD (1080p) TV, and just wanted surround sound. I was not evening looking for a remote...no remote shipped with any system actually works, right? I was still looking for a 1 remote control solution. (more on the remote later)
Forget the fact that I paid $1700 for this...I know would still pay the $2,000 for it. I know Bose can be pricey.... If you are looking at this, you're considering it too. I would do it again, even without the sale price.
It sounds damn good. It blows away any of those all in one's you see out there for $1,000 or less. I'm sure that at some price point, an all in one will sound better, but I'm sure it will cost a pretty penny. There is even good bass. Can I get more rumble with at 'proper' 8" or 10" subwoofer? Yes, if I want to, but LIstening to Rush, Moving Pictures sounds PERFECT! (had to up the Bass to a +8 to make this sound like that).
Surround is good, bass is good, TV pass thru (for video) is good...even the remote is more than I expected.
Points:
Ships with (just about) everything you need: HDMI, components, composites, & speaker cables, remote, IR transmitters, batteries.
Speaker wires: 3 x 20', and 2 x 50'
Wishes:
it came with speaker stands/mounts. But, most high-end systems don't, and look what it DOES come with. OK, I can give some slack here, but the stands/mounts were $30 (MSRP) each. Found them online for less than 1/2 of that.
REMOTE
Now, I was ready to go buy a true universal remote (Logitech, or old Harmony remotes), but was going to try the Bose remote first.
Waited until I had a few hours, because I had to re-run my HDMI cables. Took the Xbox360 and Comcast Tivo, removed them from the TV, and hooked them up tot he HDMI in on the Bose. Bose is now connected to the TV over HDMI. Played with the remote settings, and was surprised as anything when it worked EXACTLY like I wanted it to. Thought I would have to run the IR Emitters....nope. PLEASE...take your time with the remote settings. There are a LOT OF CODES for your to search through. Don't stop at the first one just because the power on/off feature worked. Write down what worked, and keep moving down the list. Took me 7 working TV codes to find the one where the menu button actually brought up a working menu. Took me 3 tries to find the right Comcast Tivo code. I figure this is why people have problems with the remote's universal feature (that they stop on the 1st working code). The remote is Radio Frequeny for the Bose controls, and will do IR for the other components without requiring the IR Transmitters.
Enjoy
Worth the Wait June 28, 2008
Rick (Odenton, Moldova, Republic of)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
We waited over ten years before finally taking the plunge with Bose and it was well worth the wait. The sound quality is superb and it does everything I need it to do. I test ran it with Saving Private Ryan and finally re-experienced the theater quality sound I couldn't get with our Klipsch or Sony systems. HOWEVER, it took me two weekends to figure out how to make all the connections (DirecTV, TIVO, DVD...) work like they are supposed to; if I had it to do over again I would pay the Geek Squad or somebody to set it up for me. But now that it is up and running I only regret that we waited so long.
Does what's supposed to do March 3, 2008
vandergraaf (usa)
17 out of 20 found this review helpful
First time buyer/user of Bose. We were looking for good quality sound and small size. The design is very good: visitors cannot tell where the sound comes from: speakers were easily installed and incorporated in our current living room. The sound is great for movies and very good for music. The more dynamic the range the better the sound. It does well with PCM 2.0, 5.1, the mp3, wav files and nice with mono recordings.
Upgrading video signal is good too. Standard cable looks better on 40" LCD TV. It does well with trhough HD signal (no loss/distortion). I have Blu-ray from PC hooked to it (no HDCP conflict here yet). Looks great!
Issues: 1. We had handshake issues with a motorola cable box. 2. We had to return first unit as it had color distortion (Bose customer service is good). 3. Infrared signal comes from display so the other devices need to face the display, otherwise use the IR sensor.
SummarY: It's a nice unit, provides enough power, quality and upgrading of audio and video signal in an elegant, discrete design. It can satisfy the average consumer.
Great system! February 17, 2009
J. Donza (Queens, NY)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought this system and hooked it up. Sounded fantastic, but when I heard a V30 at a Bose store, the Jewel Cube speakers blew me away. The V20 gives you more mid range, the V30 gives more mids to highs. Both systems sound superb, but the V30's Jewel Cube speakers provided more detail and a crisper sound. I ended up returning the V20 for a V30. Both are amazing systems, but the clarity and the crispness of the Jewel Cube system impressed me to the point of shelling an extra g-note. Bottom line is you can't go wrong with either system, but definetly listen to both before choosing one.
Works for me... August 8, 2009
Richard G. Goodwin (New Hampshire, USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Having a 46" LCD with 1080P capability and a Sony BDP-300 Blu-ray player using a Panasonic dvd/cd surround system although sounded good we still wanted to up-grade to a better sound to go along with the excellent picture quality. We had heard a demo display at a sam's club of the V-10 which had gotten us thinking about it and after much research decided to go with the V-20. Purchased it from Stop-Deal through Amazon. Got it for a good price with no shipping besides. Shipped from California to New Hampshire inside a week. Because I had done my home-work I already knew what all was included. It's pretty impressive. You get EVERYTHING you need to set it up. Being familiar with connecting varius components I had no difficulties hooking this system up. The manual is thorough and there's an instruction set-up DVD that comes with it. The bottom line is that the V-20 took off from day one and there has not been any problems what so ever. The system sounds terrific with movies, music and tv. I have read where others are unhappy with the V-20, but we are very satisfied with it... It has been almost a year now and I have to mention an experience I had with Bose. On Friday (July 2, 2010) the TV auduo worked and Saturday it did not. Nothing I could think of would correct the problem. Because it was a holiday week-end I had to wait until 7/6/10 to call Bose. Simply put, their technician asked some questions, walked me through some tests and then directed me through a procedure and we're good. The man was patient, thorough and courteous and it only took a short while. I don't think you could ask for better. Thank you Bose...
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