Bose has been producing the 5.1 channel home theater system since 1994, when the "Lifestyle 12" system was released. To this day 2 new 2017 models: Bose Lifestyle EA78 and Bose Cinemate 140 Soundbar Combo. Over the years this system has been built on radio, CD players, DVD players, iPod docks and systems that do not have internal media, thus relying on external sources.
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Lifestyle 12
The "Lifestyle 12" system, sold from 1994-1999, contains AM/FM tuners and CD players. Some systems come with CD magazines that allow them to store up to 6 CDs at a time.
Lifestyle 12 Series II
The "Lifetime 12 Series II" system, sold from 1999-2003, includes digital audio input
Lifestyle 50
The Lifestyle 50 won the 2001 Red Dot Award for product design.
Lifestyle DVD System
Series 1
In 2001, Bose released the first version of the DVD-based Lifestyle system . The system is Lifestyle 18, 28, and 35, using AV28 receiver. The Lifestyle 18 uses "directional" speakers, 28 uses "direct/reflect" speakers, and 35 uses "Jewel Cubes". The Lifestyle 35 won the 2003 Hi-Fi Grand Prix Award
Series 2
In 2004, Bose came out with a Series II Lifestyle system, AV18, which added a progressive DVD scanning player and BoseLink Out. All systems use the same Acoustimass subwoofer. All systems use "direct/reflect" satellite speakers, except for Lifestyle 18 that uses "Cube Gems". The Lifestyle 38 and the 48 include uMusic. The Lifestyle 38 won the 2004 Sound and Vision magazine Reviewer's Choice Award. The Lifestyle 48 won the AudioVideo International "Hi-Fi Grand Prix Award"
Series 3
In 2006, the Series III system was released. The only difference is the redesigned center channel and smaller subwoofers. The model formation has not changed. The Lifestyle system 18, while not discontinued, was not published during this series.
Series 4
In 2007, Bose began to include an external VS-2 video selector in several versions of the DVD Lifestyle system. Lifestyle 18, reintroduced. On May 24, 2010, Bose stopped all but 48th Lifestyle Lifestyle in the United States, and all but Lifestyle 38 IV and 48 IV worldwide.
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From 1995-1998, Bose produced a surround sound system called the Bose Companion surround sound system. It is designed for use with Direct Satellite System (DSS) or Primestar satellite TV receiver. This system marks a dramatic change from the previous Bose Lifestyle system because it can not develop, has no expansion possibilities, and is the first Bose system to include video input. It displays "Built Invisible" speakers. This system won Best Science Best of What's New 1996.
V-Class Lifestyle
V10, V20, V30
In 2007 Bose announced the creation of a new system called Lifestyle V-Class using MC1 media center. Unlike its predecessors it came without the internal CD/DVD player. This system can be upgraded to 1080p resolution. When introduced there are two versions: Lifestyle V30 and V20, and then V10 released in October 2008.
The main difference between systems is the speakers they use: V30 uses the "Jewel Cube" speakers, V20 uses "direct/reflect" speakers and V10 uses "almost invisible" speakers. In 2008, Lifestyle V30 won the Red Dot "Best of the Best" and "Award for Product Design". Note that audio quality is not included in the assessment criteria for this design award.
T10, T20, V25, V35
On May 24, 2010, Bose introduced the V35, V25, T20, and T10. V35 uses "Jewel Cube" speakers, V25 and T20 using "direct/reflect" speakers and T10 uses the "Almost Invisible" cube speakers.
V35 and V25 models use AV35 receiver, while T20 and T10 use AV20 receiver.
Bose Terminology
Acoustimass
Bass Module.
SystemAdaptIQ
In this system, a microphone is used to help set the system for room acoustics, which is now a common feature in home theater receivers.
BoseLink
This allows the Bose device to connect, to play a source connected to another Bose device, or to send a control signal to the Bose device in another room. The "BoseLink In" connection is used on the slave device, while "BoseLink Out" is required for the master device.
uMusic
System Lifestyle 38 and 48 includes internal hard drive to store compressed music. 48 has the ability to store 340 hours of music, while 38 can store 200. The system remembers playlist history, so playlists based on this history can be created.
Unify
Settings wizard on screen. Use reverse lookup to recognize remote third-party products to program the universal remote itself.
VideoStage 5
"VideoStage 5" is a type of virtual surround effect.
VS-1
An external video selector called VS-1 is sold as an accessory for the Series II or III DVD system Lifestyle . It contains three inputs (component, s-video and composite) and output (either component, s-video or composite) for TV. VS-1 contains upscaler and allows each input to be selected using a dedicated button on the system remote control.
VS-2
Like VS-1, VS-2 is an external video selector that includes an upscaler. The main difference is the inclusion of HDMI and support for 1080p resolution. VS-2 has no audio back to the media center. So while it can receive full HDMI video, it does not receive HDMI audio, requires a separate audio cable (RCA, Fiber Optic or Digital Coax) from a 3rd party device to connect to Lifestyles media center.
References
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