Bose Lifestyle Home Entertainment Systems
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The Bose Lifestyle Home Entertainment Family is Bose's line of premium home theater
systems. In 1994, Bose released its first complete home theater system, the Lifestyle 12. It came with a "music center" that played CDs, AM/FM radio and had analog inputs. Soon, Bose released different models with different features, some even including digital inputs. By 2001, Bose released the first version of its DVD-based lifestyle systems. In 2007, Bose announced the creation of a new lifestyle system called the Lifestyle V-Class. Unlike the previous versions, the V-Class does not come with an internal CD/DVD player. Bose's latest Lifestyle systems were released in 2010.
†Found in 5.1 systems released after 1999 (LS 8II, 12II, 25II, 30II, 50 & 800)
Starting in 1994, Bose released a wide variety of surround sound
CD-based Lifestyle systems. Each system came with a music center that had the ability to play radio and CDs. Some systems came with a CD magazine that allowed it to store up to 6 CDs at a time. The music centers each came with a pair of analog RCA connector
s. Surround sound models made after 1999 came with a digital coax connection.
into surround sound.
In 1995, Bose released a sourceless surround sound system called the Bose Companion surround-sound system, which was designed to be used with a Direct Satellite System (DSS) or Primestar satellite TV receiver. This system marked a dramatic change from Bose's previous Lifestyle systems in that it was sourceless, had no expansion possibilities, and was Bose's first system to include video inputs. It featured multiple inputs, the "Built Invisible" speakers and VideoStage 5 encoding. While it won Popular Science
's 1996 Best of What's New, it was discontinued by 1998.
V10, V20 & V30 - In 2007 Bose announced the creation of a new system called the Lifestyle V-Class using the MC1 media center. Unlike its predecessors it comes without an internal CD/DVD player. When introduced there were two versions: the Lifestyle V30 and V20, and later V10 which released in October 2008. The main difference of the systems are the speakers that they come with. The V30 using the Jewel Cube speakers, the V20 using the Direct/Reflect speakers and the V10 using the Virtually Invisible cube speakers. Consumers may add any source component including HDMI-connected HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc players.
All V-Class products are 5.1-channel systems featuring two HDMI 1.2a and four component, S-Video, and composite inputs; and one HDMI 1.2a, component, S-Video, and composite outputs. They are capable of up-converting video from any of the four connected S-Video, composite, and component-video sources to HDMI, and can upscale those sources to 1080p resolution. They come with five fiber optic and RCA audio inputs with two digital coax audio inputs, one being assignable. V-Class systems also have an AM/FM tuner, an RF universal remote, an external display, AdaptIQ, and Bose Link.
T10, T20, V25 & V35 - On May 24, 2010, Bose introduced four new Lifestyle systems: the V35, V25, T20, and T10. These new systems can support up to six HD devices and feature "Unify" technology that guides users through the installation and setup of the systems. The V35 features "Jewel Cube" speakers, the V25 and T20 use "Direct/Reflect" speakers and the T10 employs "Virtually Invisible" cube speakers.
All four products are 5.1 channel systems with four HDMI 1.3b, two component and three composite inputs. There is one HDMI 1.3b video output that scales input video up to 1080p output resolution. They support three non-HDMI audio inputs: optical, coax and RCA. The products support DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-MA (core) and uncompressed multi-channel PCM (aka LPCM). They also feature a USB jack for firmware updates and to view pictures, and a BoseLink in.
The V35 and V25 models use the AV35 media center and feature an included iPod dock compatible with all iPods/iPhones (with the exception of the iPod Shuffle) two USB jacks & extra RCA inputs to support BoseLink expansion. The T20 and T10 use the AV20 media center and does not have the iPod Dock, excludes a radio, one USB jack and cannot expand.
Home cinema
Home cinema, also commonly called home theater, are home entertainment set-ups that seek to reproduce a movie theater experience and mood with the help of video and audio equipment in a private home....
systems. In 1994, Bose released its first complete home theater system, the Lifestyle 12. It came with a "music center" that played CDs, AM/FM radio and had analog inputs. Soon, Bose released different models with different features, some even including digital inputs. By 2001, Bose released the first version of its DVD-based lifestyle systems. In 2007, Bose announced the creation of a new lifestyle system called the Lifestyle V-Class. Unlike the previous versions, the V-Class does not come with an internal CD/DVD player. Bose's latest Lifestyle systems were released in 2010.
Lifestyle CD Systems
| Model | Built in | Expansion | Audio Inputs | Audio Outputs | Supported Formats |
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| CD5 | 1 disc CD player Compact disc player A Compact Disc player , or CD player, is an electronic device that plays audio Compact Discs. CD players are often a part of home stereo systems, car audio systems, and personal computers. They are also manufactured as portable devices... AM/FM Radio Radio Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space... RF Remote Remote control A remote control is a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, used for operating the television device wirelessly from a short line-of-sight distance.The remote control is usually contracted to remote... VideoStage 5 |
A/B | 1 Digital Coax S/PDIF S/PDIF is a digital audio interconnect used in consumer audio equipment over relatively short distances. The signal is transmitted over either a coaxial cable with RCA connectors or a fiber optic cable with TOSLINK connectors. S/PDIF interconnects components in home theaters and other digital high... † 3 RCA RCA connector An RCA connector, sometimes called a phono connector or cinch connector, is a type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals... |
2 RCA 1 Headphone out TRS connector A TRS connector is a common family of connector typically used for analog signals including audio. It is cylindrical in shape, typically with three contacts, although sometimes with two or four . It is also called an audio jack, phone jack, phone plug, and jack plug... |
PCM Pulse-code modulation Pulse-code modulation is a method used to digitally represent sampled analog signals. It is the standard form for digital audio in computers and various Blu-ray, Compact Disc and DVD formats, as well as other uses such as digital telephone systems... Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the name for audio compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories. It was originally called Dolby Stereo Digital until 1994. Except for Dolby TrueHD, the audio compression is lossy. The first use of Dolby Digital was to provide digital sound in cinemas from 35mm film prints... CD |
| CD20 | 6 disc CD player AM/FM Radio RF Remote VideoStage 5 |
2 Zone | 1 Digital Coax† 4 RCA |
1 RCA 1 Headphone out |
PCM Dolby Digital CD |
| C1 | 6 disc CD player AM/FM Radio Touch-screen RF Remote Touchscreen remote control A touchscreen remote control is a handheld remote control device which uses a touchscreen user interface to replace most of the hard, built-in physical buttons used in normal remote control devices... VideoStage 5 |
4 Zone | 1 Digital Coax† 4 RCA |
1 RCA | PCM Dolby Digital CD |
Starting in 1994, Bose released a wide variety of surround sound
Surround sound
Surround sound encompasses a range of techniques such as for enriching the sound reproduction quality of an audio source with audio channels reproduced via additional, discrete speakers. Surround sound is characterized by a listener location or sweet spot where the audio effects work best, and...
CD-based Lifestyle systems. Each system came with a music center that had the ability to play radio and CDs. Some systems came with a CD magazine that allowed it to store up to 6 CDs at a time. The music centers each came with a pair of analog RCA connector
RCA connector
An RCA connector, sometimes called a phono connector or cinch connector, is a type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals...
s. Surround sound models made after 1999 came with a digital coax connection.
Speakers
The speakers used range from directional speakers, direct/reflect speakers, and jewel cubes, all requiring to be connected to a bass module.Zone Expansion
Each system comes with an RF remote and the system can expand up to one other room with A/B or Zone 2 technology. A/B expansion allows the system to play the same source in one or two different locations, while Zone 2 expansion allows the system to play the same source or a different source in two locations. The Lifestyle 50 came with a touch screen RF remote and were Bose's only systems that had 4-zone technology (allowing up to 4 different sources being played in 4 different rooms).VideoStage 5
VideoStage 5 is a technology Bose includes with all of its surround sound systems that converts any stereo or mono-sourceMonaural
Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path...
into surround sound.
Companion surround sound
| Model | Built in | Expansion | Audio | Video | Supported Formats | ||
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| Inputs | Outputs | ||||||
| CS6 | None RF Remote VideoStage 5 |
No Expansion | 6 RCA | 1 RCA | Inputs | 4 S-Video S-Video Separate Video, more commonly known as S-Video and Y/C, is often referred to by JVC as both an S-VHS connector and as Super Video. It is an analog video transmission scheme, in which video information is encoded on two channels: luma and chroma... 4 Composite Composite video Composite video is the format of an analog television signal before it is combined with a sound signal and modulated onto an RF carrier. In contrast to component video it contains all required video information, including colors in a single line-level signal... |
PCM Dolby Digital |
| Outputs | 2 S-Video 2 Composite |
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| Resolution | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... (NTSC NTSC NTSC, named for the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in most of North America, most of South America , Burma, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and some Pacific island nations and territories .Most countries using the NTSC standard, as... ) |
In 1995, Bose released a sourceless surround sound system called the Bose Companion surround-sound system, which was designed to be used with a Direct Satellite System (DSS) or Primestar satellite TV receiver. This system marked a dramatic change from Bose's previous Lifestyle systems in that it was sourceless, had no expansion possibilities, and was Bose's first system to include video inputs. It featured multiple inputs, the "Built Invisible" speakers and VideoStage 5 encoding. While it won Popular Science
Popular Science
Popular Science is an American monthly magazine founded in 1872 carrying articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects. Popular Science has won over 58 awards, including the ASME awards for its journalistic excellence in both 2003 and 2004...
's 1996 Best of What's New, it was discontinued by 1998.
Lifestyle DVD Systems
| Model | Built in | Expansion | Audio | Video | Supported Formats | |||
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| AV28 | 1 disc CD/DVD player DVD player A DVD player is a device that plays discs produced under both the DVD-Video and DVD-Audio technical standards, two different and incompatible standards. These devices were invented in 1997 and continue to thrive... AM/FM Radio AdaptIQ RF Remote VideoStage 5 |
2 Zone | 4 Digital Coax 1 Fiber Optic TOSLINK TOSLINK is a standardized optical fiber connection system. Also known generically as an "optical audio cable," its most common use is in consumer audio equipment , where it carries a digital audio stream from components such as MiniDisc, CD and DVD players, DAT recorders, computers, and modern... 4 RCA |
1 Digital Coax 1 Fiber Optic 1 RCA 1 Headphone out |
Inputs | 1 Component Component video Component video is a video signal that has been split into two or more component channels. In popular use, it refers to a type of component analog video information that is transmitted or stored as three separate signals... 1 S-Video 1 Composite |
PCM DTS Dolby Digital CD DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions.... VCD Video CD Before the advent of DVD and Blu-ray, the Video CD became the first format for distributing films on standard 120 mm optical discs. The format is a standard digital format for storing video on a Compact Disc... MPEG-2 MPEG-2 MPEG-2 is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information". It describes a combination of lossy video compression and lossy audio data compression methods which permit storage and transmission of movies using currently available storage media and transmission... CD-R/RW CD-RW A CD-RW is a rewritable optical disc. It was introduced in 1997, and was known as "CD-Writable" during development. It was preceded by the CD-MO, which was never commercially released.... DVD-R/RW DVD-RW A DVD-RW disc is a rewritable optical disc with equal storage capacity to a DVD-R, typically 4.7 GB. The format was developed by Pioneer in November 1999 and has been approved by the DVD Forum. The smaller Mini DVD-RW holds 1.46 GB, with a diameter of 8 cm.The primary advantage of DVD-RW over... MP3 CD/DVD MP3 CD An MP3 CD is a Compact Disc that contains digital audio in the MP3 file format. Discs are written in the Yellow Book standard data format , as opposed to the Red Book standard audio format .... |
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| Outputs | 1 Component 1 S-Video 1 Composite |
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| Resolution | 576i 576i 576i is a standard-definition video mode used in PAL and SECAM countries. In digital applications it is usually referred to as "576i", in analogue contexts it is often quoted as "625 lines"... (PAL PAL PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is an analogue television colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in many countries. Other common analogue television systems are NTSC and SECAM. This page primarily discusses the PAL colour encoding system... ) 480i (NTSC) |
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| AV18 | 1 disc CD/DVD player AM/FM Radio AdaptIQ Universal RF Remote VideoStage 5 |
BoseLink Out | 4 Digital Coax 1 Fiber Optic 4 RCA |
1 Digital Coax 1 Fiber Optic 1 RCA 1 Headphone out |
Without VS2 |
Inputs | 1 Component 1 S-Video 1 Composite |
PCM DTS Dolby Digital CD DVD VCD MPEG-2 CD-R/RW DVD-R/RW MP3 CD/DVD |
| Outputs | 1 Component 1 S-Video 1 Composite |
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| AV38 | 1 disc CD/DVD player AM/FM Radio uMusic (200 hours) AdaptIQ Universal RF Remote VideoStage 5 |
Resolution | 576i/p 576p 576p is the shorthand name for a video display resolution. The p stands for progressive scan, i.e. non-interlaced, the 576 for a vertical resolution of 576 lines, usually with a horizontal resolution of 720 or 704 pixels. The frame rate can be given explicitly after the letter.-576p25:In other... (PAL) 480i/p 480p 480p is the shorthand name for a video display resolution. The p stands for progressive scan, i.e. non-interlaced. The 480 denotes a vertical resolution of 480 pixel high vertically scanning lines, usually with a horizontal resolution of 640 pixels and 4:3 aspect ratio or a horizontal resolution of... (NTSC) |
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| With VS2 |
Inputs | 2 HDMI HDMI HDMI is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. It is a digital alternative to consumer analog standards, such as radio frequency coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART, component video, D-Terminal, or VGA... 3 Component 3 S-Video 3 Composite |
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| AV48 | 1 disc CD/DVD player AM/FM Radio uMusic (340 hours) AdaptIQ Universal RF Remote VideoStage 5 |
Outputs | 1 HDMI 1 Component 1 S-Video 1 Composite |
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| Resolution | 1080i 1080i 1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels... /p 1080p 1080p is the shorthand identification for a set of HDTV high-definition video modes that are characterized by 1080 horizontal lines of resolution and progressive scan, meaning the image is not interlaced as is the case with the 1080i display standard.... 720p 720p 720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan... 576i/p (PAL) 480i/p (NTSC) |
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- Series 1: In 2001, Bose released the first version of its DVD-based Lifestyle systems. Using the AV28 media center, it included AdaptIQ, an audio calibration system, and zone technology, giving it the ability to connect to one other location. The systems were the Lifestyle 18, 28, and 35. The difference between the systems was the speakers that they came with, the 18 with directional speakers, the 28 with direct/reflect speakers, and the 35 with "Jewel Cubes".
- Series 2: In 2004, Bose came out with the Series II Lifestyle systems, the AV18, that added a progressive scan DVD player, CD player, AM-FM radio, improved acoustics, AdaptIQ technology, the ability to connect up to 14 additional rooms of music, as well as a universal RF remote that operates any audio/video device connected to the media center. The Acoustimass bass module is the same for each model. They all have five speakers that provide the direct/reflecting sound that Bose pioneered, except for Lifestyle 18, which came with single cube speakers. Bose also added two new systems, the 38 and the 48 (using the AV38 and AV48 media centers), both with the ability to store music (uMusic). uMusic is called "an intelligent playback system" because it ranks the music stored on the system by one's listening habits, and is supposed to learn one's musical tastes.
- Series 3: In 2006, the Series III systems were released. The only difference was a redesigned center channelCenter channelCenter channel refers to an audio channel common to many surround sound formats. It is the channel that is mostly, or fully, dedicated to the reproduction of the dialogue of an audiovisual program...
, which was made horizontal, and an Acoustimass bass module that was 30% smaller than its predecessor. The model lineup did not change. The Lifestyle 18 system, while not discontinued, was not made public during this series.
- Series 4: In 2007, Bose updated select versions of its Series III systems to include an external video selector called the VS-2, while the remaining Series III product, the Lifestyle 18, was re-introduced to the public market. On 24 May 2010, Bose discontinued all but the Lifestyle 48 IV in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and all but Lifestyle 38 IV and 48 IV in the rest of the world.
Speakers
The Lifestyle 35 and 48 systems use the "Jewel Cube" speakers, considered by Bose to be its best speakers. The Lifestyle 28 and 38 models have the "Acoustimass Direct/Reflect" speakers. The 18 came with "Virtually Invisible" speakers.AdaptIQ
The key feature of the system is the ADAPTiQ audio calibration system, which allows for the system to adapt to the owner's personal living room environment. The system plays tones through each speaker and listens with a microphone headset worn by the user, and based on what it "hears", the media center will calibrate and equalize each speaker to compensate for any acoustic abnormalities in the room. In this manner, any Lifestyle system will sound the same in any living room as the professional demonstration.BoseLink Out
Starting with Series II DVD systems, Bose included a new standard for expansion called BoseLink, which allows the system to expand to 14 additional listening areas and can connect to any other Boselink device. There is also a wireless expansion option. Listeners use a radio frequency remote to communicate back to the main system, thus allowing it to control the volume and to select the audio source for that room.uMusic
The Lifestyle 38 and 48 systems have intelligent music storage capabilities. The 48 has the ability to store 340 hours of music, while the 38 can store 200. The uMusic technology is branded as an "intelligent playback system" because it ranks the music stored on the system by one's listing habits (similar to a TiVo). This is influenced by utilizing the +/- buttons on the remote, or just by skipping and listening to tracks stored on the system. uMusic also makes connections between different artists using built-in databases called Gracenote CD Database and AllMusic Guide, by mood, instrument, or artist collaborations. Through these steps it "learns" one's musical tastes quickly, and chooses music accordingly.VS-1
An external video selector called the VS-1 was sold as an accessory for Series II or III DVD Lifestyle systems. It added three more video inputs (3 Component, S-Video and Composite) and either Component, S-Video or Composite out to the TV. This allows the system to up-convert video signals (composite to S-video, S-video to component) to deliver the highest quality signal a TV can accept. and simplifies switching to a "one-button" process.VS-2
An external video selector called the VS-2 was included with series IV lifestyle DVD systems and sold after market for series II or III DVD lifestyle systems. It gives 3 video inputs (featuring 2 HDMI 1.2a & 3 Component, S-Video and Composite) and either HDMI 1.2a, Component, S-Video or Composite out to the TV. According to Bose with this device you can choose whatever input your external components support, connect it to the VS-2, and have the Lifestyle system switch both the audio and video by using your Lifestyle remote. It would also up-convert the lifestyle DVD player and any source up to 1080p if connected to a TV via HDMI. The VS-2 has no audio return to the media center. So while it can accept full HDMI video it does not accept HDMI audio, requiring a separate audio cable (RCA, Fiber Optic or Digital Coax) from the 3rd party device to connect to the Lifestyles media center.Lifestyle V-Class
| Model | Built in | Expansion | Audio | Video | Supported Formats | ||
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| Inputs | Outputs | ||||||
| MC1 | AM/FM Radio AdaptIQ Universal RF Remote VideoStage 5 |
BoseLink Out | 2 HDMI 2 Digital Coax 5 Fiber Optic 5 RCA |
1 HDMI 1 RCA 1 Headphone out |
Inputs | 2 HDMI 4 Component 4 S-Video 4 Composite |
PCM DTS Dolby Digital |
| Outputs | 1 HDMI 1 Component 1 S-Video 1 Composite |
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| Resolution | 1080i/p 720p 576i/p (PAL) 480i/p (NTSC) |
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| AV20 | 1 USB 2.0 Unify AdaptIQ Universal RF Remote VideoStage 5 |
No Expansion BoseLink In |
4 HDMI 3 Digital Coax 3 Fiber Optic 3 RCA |
1 HDMI 1 Headphone out |
Inputs | 4 HDMI 2 Component 3 Composite |
PCM DTS Dolby Digital LPCM Dolby TrueHD Dolby TrueHD Dolby TrueHD is an advanced lossless multi-channel audio codec developed by Dolby Laboratories which is intended primarily for high-definition home-entertainment equipment such as Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. It is the successor to the AC-3 Dolby Digital surround sound codec which was used as the... DTS Master "Core" DTS-HD Master Audio DTS-HD Master Audio is a lossless audio codec created by Digital Theater System. It was previously known as DTS++. It is an extension of DTS which, when played back on devices which do not support the Master Audio or High Resolution extension, degrades to a "core" track which is lossy. DTS-HD... JPEG JPEG In computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality.... |
| Output | 1 HDMI | ||||||
| Resolution | 1080i/p 720p 576i/p (PAL) 480i/p (NTSC) |
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| AV35 | AM/FM RadioiPod Dock 2 USB 2.0 Unify AdaptIQ Universal RF Remote VideoStage 5 |
BoseLink Out BoseLink In |
4 HDMI 3 Digital Coax 3 Fiber Optic 6 RCA |
1 HDMI 1 Headphone out |
Inputs | 4 HDMI 2 Component 3 Composite |
PCM DTS Dolby Digital LPCM Dolby TrueHD DTS Master "Core" JPEG |
| Output | 1 HDMI | ||||||
| Resolution | 1080i/p 720p 576i/p (PAL) 480i/p (NTSC) |
V10, V20 & V30 - In 2007 Bose announced the creation of a new system called the Lifestyle V-Class using the MC1 media center. Unlike its predecessors it comes without an internal CD/DVD player. When introduced there were two versions: the Lifestyle V30 and V20, and later V10 which released in October 2008. The main difference of the systems are the speakers that they come with. The V30 using the Jewel Cube speakers, the V20 using the Direct/Reflect speakers and the V10 using the Virtually Invisible cube speakers. Consumers may add any source component including HDMI-connected HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc players.
All V-Class products are 5.1-channel systems featuring two HDMI 1.2a and four component, S-Video, and composite inputs; and one HDMI 1.2a, component, S-Video, and composite outputs. They are capable of up-converting video from any of the four connected S-Video, composite, and component-video sources to HDMI, and can upscale those sources to 1080p resolution. They come with five fiber optic and RCA audio inputs with two digital coax audio inputs, one being assignable. V-Class systems also have an AM/FM tuner, an RF universal remote, an external display, AdaptIQ, and Bose Link.
T10, T20, V25 & V35 - On May 24, 2010, Bose introduced four new Lifestyle systems: the V35, V25, T20, and T10. These new systems can support up to six HD devices and feature "Unify" technology that guides users through the installation and setup of the systems. The V35 features "Jewel Cube" speakers, the V25 and T20 use "Direct/Reflect" speakers and the T10 employs "Virtually Invisible" cube speakers.
All four products are 5.1 channel systems with four HDMI 1.3b, two component and three composite inputs. There is one HDMI 1.3b video output that scales input video up to 1080p output resolution. They support three non-HDMI audio inputs: optical, coax and RCA. The products support DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-MA (core) and uncompressed multi-channel PCM (aka LPCM). They also feature a USB jack for firmware updates and to view pictures, and a BoseLink in.
The V35 and V25 models use the AV35 media center and feature an included iPod dock compatible with all iPods/iPhones (with the exception of the iPod Shuffle) two USB jacks & extra RCA inputs to support BoseLink expansion. The T20 and T10 use the AV20 media center and does not have the iPod Dock, excludes a radio, one USB jack and cannot expand.
Unify
This system guides users through installation of any products connect to the system through an on-screen wizard. It uses a reverse lookup to recognize the remote of 3rd party products to program its own universal remote.BoseLink In
Boselink in allows one to connect to a Main Boselink Out system, either wired or wireless. Once connected to the main system listeners use a local radio frequency remote to communicate back to the main system thus allowing it to control the volume and to select the audio source for that room.Awards
- 1996 Best of What's New Award - Popular Science - Companion surround-sound system
- 1999 Best of What's New Award - Popular Science - Lifestyle 40& 50
- 2001 Red Dot Award for Product Design - Lifestyle 50
- 2002 "Hi-Fi grand prix award" for Home-Theater-In-a-Box Systems - Lifestyle 50
- 2003 AudioVideo International "Hi-Fi Grand Prix Award" - Lifestyle 35 series I
- 2004 EH Publishing one of the Best Products of the Year for the Lifestyle 48
- 2004 Sound and Vision magazine Reviewer's Choice Award for the Lifestyle 38
- 2005 "Product of the Year" - Electronic House
- 2006 AudioVideo International "Hi-Fi Grand Prix Award" for the Lifestyle 48
- 2008 Red Dot Best of the Best - Lifestyle V30
- 2008 Red Dot Award for Product Design - Lifestyle V30