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Bose Lifestyle V20 Theater System

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9 reviews

From $2,999.99 | 1 store

Product Description

The Bose® Lifestyle® V30 home theater system combines award-winning sound with advanced technologies for your audio and video sources. It's HD compatible and works with your... More

The Bose® Lifestyle® V30 home theater system combines award-winning sound with advanced technologies for your audio and video sources. It's HD compatible and works with your existing DVD player and other components. Tiny Jewel Cube® speakers reproduce extraordinary surround sound, customized to your room. The system also brings out the best in everything you watch, with video resolution up to 1080p over HDMI. Less

Innovative system design Every element is engineered to work in harmony with the others for efficient, quality performance. uMusic(R) intelligent playback system Stores the content of... More

Innovative system design Every element is engineered to work in harmony with the others for efficient, quality performance. uMusic(R) intelligent playback system Stores the content of hundreds of CDs on your Lifestyle(R) system, then learns your musical preferences as you listen and automatically selects songs you most likely want to hear. ADAPTiQ(R) audio calibration system Adjusts sound for your room s unique acoustics, speaker placement and listening locations so your Lifestyle(R) system can deliver a quality Bose(R) performance. Bose(R) link Allows you to easily enjoy more music in more places around your home - including outdoors. Proprietary Videostage(R) 5 decoding post-processing circuitry Combined with digital 5.1 decoding and DTS(R), help deliver a high-quality, fivechannel surround sound experience from practically any source - DVDs, videocassettes, stereo CDs, even older mono TV shows and movies. Less

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Key Features

Front Speaker

6 Way

Included Components

DVD Player

Receiver • DVD Player

Number Of Speakers

5 Speakers and Subwoofer

TV Resolutions

1080p (1125p)

Audio

Surround Sound

Dolby Digital® • DTS®

DVD

Number of Discs

Inputs

Composite x 1 • S-Video x 1 • Component x 2 • HDMI x 2

Front Panel

S-Video Input • Composite Video Output

Outputs

Analog Audio x 1 • Digital Audio Coaxial x 1 • Digital Audio Optical x 1

Built-in Tuner

NTSC

OSD

Yes

Playback Features

Remote Control

Yes

Playable Disk Types

DVD Video • CD (Audio)

Receiver

Surround Analog Inputs

5.1 Channels x 1

Tuner

Tuner Presets

Built-in Radio Tuner

AM • FM

Miscellaneous

UPC

17817413152

017817394345

Product ID

48383093

54313411

Product MPN

MPN

LSV20BK

Lifestyle 38

Consumer Reviews

Bose Lifestyle V20 Theater System

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Bose Lifestyle 38IVB Theater System

From $2,999.99

Product Review Summary

4.8

Based on 5 user reviews

100% recommend this product

5 stars

4 stars

3 stars

2 stars

1 star

Pros

Good Sound (1)
Great Design (1)
Rich Features (1)

Cons

Poor Sound (1)
Lack of Inputs (1)

Good For

Living Room (1)
Small Rooms (1)

Consumer Reviews

Fine sound, tremendous remote, good human engineering

byeberger50 Aug 9, 2009

8 Helpfuls 9 Helpfuls

Pros Fine sound, excellent for all but audio purists. Excellent remote, allows control of all...

Cons Extreme bass response somewhat limited. Missing some inputs and control functions for...

Recommended it? Yes

Review of Bose Lifestyle V20 Home Theater System Face it - the Bose V20 is a pricey system. I imagine that for $2000 you can assemble a better-sounding system that allows the enthusiast to twiddle and adjust. But that is not what I was looking for. For many years I was invested in the audiophile... Read full review »

Bose Theater System

bycliffy1992 Dec 26, 2011

5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls

Pros Its the best sound Bose system. It fells like your there.

Cons The main thing you have to be careful is the bass it is very sensitive.

Recommended it? Yes

I already have this product. I love this product i really believe its one of the best theater around sound system. I turely believe you go buy this product. Read full review »

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Product Review Summary

3.4

Based on 9 user reviews

56% recommend this product

5 stars

4 stars

3 stars

2 stars

1 star

Pros

Good Sound (5)
Stylish (3)
Simple Setup (2)
Great Design (2)
Versatile (2)
Rich Features (1)
Good Value (1)

Cons

Poorly Built (2)
Lack of Features (2)
Heavy (1)
Lack of Inputs (1)

Good For

Movies (5)
Small Rooms (4)
Living Room (2)
Large Rooms (1)

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Consumer Reviews

Great System

byreflexsilver Oct 25, 2005

18 Helpfuls 19 Helpfuls

Pros Outstanding Sound, Progressive Scan, IR Remote, Slick Design, uMusic, Small Speakers,...

Cons Hard Drive Glitches, Lack of Mid-range Sound, Can't Play Dual-Disc Audio Cds

Recommended it? No

I have had this system for about 7 months now, so hopefully I have experienced all I can and offer you my full personal opinion about the Bose Lifestyle 38.

As a result, I am quite satisfied with the system overall. Too bad it isn't close to perfect, considering the amount of investment... Read full review »

Lifestyle Bose 38

bydrgeri Apr 11, 2006

10 Helpfuls 11 Helpfuls

Pros The versatility of the system is the biggest asset. The technical support is outstanding.

Cons The biggest downfall has been the inability to load MP3 tracks. I HATE THIS!

Recommended it? Yes

We work from home and were listening to music through our NuTone intercom system. Although we could connect CD players and MP3 players to the NuTone system, it was only a monotone unit. After meeting with several vendors about the retrofit of a whole house stereo system, we elected to purchase the... Read full review »

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