Bose Lifestyle 28 DVD Home Theater System Home Theater in a Box
Bose Lifestyle 28 DVD Home Theater System Home Theater in a Box
USER REVIEWS
[Jun 29, 2007]
LeeG
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
They make a wonderful demonstration that allows the salespeople to pull a fast one on the casual purchaser. CAVEAT EMPTOR.
Weakness:
Function and sound are worthless. "Sell the sizzle, not the steak."
Customer Service Sure, they repair the unit every time I bring it to them. How nice. It generally stays repaired less than a week. |
[Feb 22, 2007]
kris
Casual Listener
Strength:
Bose name, Size
Weakness:
No HDMI and Component connections. If you are a casual listener like me then trust my word and go get this. Nothing can come close in terms of size, style, performance and brand recognition. The only problem here seems to be the price. If it were available for $1000 then nobody would complain, only because it is expensive that people tend to have a polarized opinion. I considered Denon receiver, Paradigm speakers and other options but for my purpose of movies and some TV it did not make a difference. The bass was enough for what I was watching, I have stereo speakers that provide more thumping bass but the music is not as sweet as the bose. Reading DVDs is a general problem across all top brand DVD players, Sony would not play some DVDs while a low end Coby or Zenith would play anything you put in. Maybe bose will rectify it soon. Similar Products Used: Technics, Sony, Onkyo |
[Feb 19, 2007]
Kris
Casual Listener
Strength:
Small package and Bose brand name.
Weakness:
No HDMI or component interfaces. I just purchased this product after debating and experiencing various options including a Denon Receiver and Paradigm speakers. If size, style, convenience are important and you are a casual listener like most out there and not a AudioPhile then you will not notice any difference and in fact you will love the Bose more than the other setups. I have a friend that bought a Bose and complained about low bass but did not change the default bass setting, since it can be done only on screen and there is no seperate control or knob for bass and treble control. Most people do not like it and hate it because of the price, if it was available for $1000 or less then it is no longer a problem. As someone pointed out if Bose was using low cost parts and is selling just by marketing it would have gone out of business in no time. Bose has a brand value and they are cashing on it. No matter what, Bose is more recognizable for a common person than any other brand out there and they charge for it. So if you have the money just buy it. |
[Dec 22, 2006]
abrew101
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Movie sound incredible, AdaptIQ, bass, quality of sound, remote control, the main unit can update the software,
Weakness:
$$$$$$ price, poor DVD, CD performance, the ipod sound much better (very good quality sound) for aux input belive me Bose sound life-like, if you like the regular stereo sounds Bose LS S III is no for you.
Similar Products Used: Sony HT, Panasonic, Technics, Samsung, Denon, Monitor Audio |
[Dec 21, 2006]
ramesh
Strength:
sound
Weakness:
does not work with all the DVDs. I love my LS28 when it is working that is. It does not play many of the original DVDs which play on my other home devices. Does anyone know if there is a Bose firmware upgrade available to fix this problem?
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[Nov 29, 2006]
dwdallam
Audio Enthusiast
I have a couple reviews here that, after reading, were not as concise and accurate as they should be. So let me clarify some things about this system.
Customer Service Excellent |
[Nov 19, 2006]
dwdallam
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Design is incredible, very samll, very good sound. Onscsreen Treble and Bass adjustment, and everything else. Sleep timer. Digital audio in, etc.
Weakness:
Really crappy CD/DVD player. Pretty much useless in many cases. Bose Lifestyle 28. Many people don;t like these media centers, but you'll have to judge for yourself. I relaly like the concept, and to my ears the sound is damn good for such a tiny system, and sounds as god as systems much larger. I have, however, had miultiple problems wiht the CD / DVD player. I've had to return the unit twice, and it still isn't right--at least on DVDs. I keep getting "cannot read disk" errrors. This means in the niddle of a movie, you will need to eject the disk and goto jsut after the spot it will not read. Then try to get it as close as possigble and resume watching. This was the same type fo error I was getting with both the media centers I had to return.
Customer Service This is a VERY strong point from Bose. I guess wiht the money they save making crappy CD/DVDs, they put that in customer service.
Similar Products Used: Yamaha
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[Jul 29, 2006]
gmvamsi
Casual Listener
Strength:
Excellent Speakers. Live sound and its extremely good.
Weakness:
Media Center Bose speaker are mind blowing however Media center in is one of the worst product I have every seen in the home theatre systems. I have already faced several problems with the player as it fails to read most of my DVDs (original ones). Not sure whether the company is doing something to rectify this else it will be very difficult to survive. I am not happy for making a decision to buy this product. I always had problem when I wanted to demonstrate the product to my friends or relatives and I have faced enough embaressment. I have now moved this to my personal room from the reception. Customer Service Its been good so far. Similar Products Used: Jamo and JBL |
[Apr 22, 2006]
dwdallam
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
I suspect taht the theater expereince will be profound. As of tongiht, the sound of music CDs has not impressed me. However, in all fariness, I've only played two rock disks, and I know that classical music sounds better on Bose systems than it does on many others. I don't know why, but Bose has always been able to produce the classical sounds fairly accuratly and clearly. Think about when you go to a rock concert. You don't feel the bass. You hear it, and sure you feel it some, but what you really feel is the drivers hitting you from the string instruments. I think Bose does a good ob of "faking" that realism. Many other "audophile" speakers will also sound a little "flat" w/o treble and bass adjustments, but that is "realistic" I guess. You can get used to it, except if you want to experience the mix on say something like The Prodigy's "Fat of the Land" when they do "Deisel Power." Then it's disapponting at lower volume levels. And while I'm at it, if you want a good pure rock speaker, go buy a couple 18" woofer Cerwin Vegas with two 5" drivers and two 3" horn tweeters, and STFU--lol.
Weakness:
Price.
OK, here is the deal. First, I purchased the very first Lifestyle system Bose made. I think it was an 8 or maybe a 5 back in like 1994. It had the 135 watt subwoofer with two satellites, w/o the midrange. I listened to the old LS 8 with tweeters and midranges, and it sounded much better than the old system I bought, but I couldn't do the price back then.
Customer Service This is a strong point from my expereince and my sisters--she still has her LS 5 from 1994 and had it serviced about two years ago. Similar Products Used: Bose 301s, 401, 901, and the non powered Acoustimass series speakers. Klipsch, Yamaha, Cerwin Vega speakers. |
[Mar 06, 2006]
bappy
AudioPhile
Strength:
Very nice looking and smooth sound.
Weakness:
Price. Trust me bealive me you can do much much better with that kind a money. Bose is good don't get me wrong but not in that price. Over $2000 you can make a killer system. It would be better if the price is under $1000. That is all I can say. Happy listening. Similar Products Used: Any Home Theater under $1000. |