I'm looking into the Lifestyle 28 and am curious if when set to control the cable box, you can actually control most of the features?

For instance, can you use the guide channel, pull up info, etc? or do you still have to use your cable box remote for that.

Many thanks,

Justin Byers

for the money you can get a better reciever and speakers. You can then get a great programable remote.

For example -
Def Tech Pro Cinema 100 fronts, center, rears and sub around $1,300 retail

Yamaha RX-V650 $550
Yamaha DVDs550 $150
Home Theater MasterMX-850 $400

For $100 more you have a great system with true high fidelity, a great programable remote, a great over all system.

You can use the pro cinema 80s to save a few bucks. Note: You may be able to save a few mor bucks if you buy it from a legit source all at once

If you were my customer I'd sell you the RX-V1500 $800, DVDS550 $150, MX-850 $400, Def Tech Pro Cinema 100's Fronts, rears and center $900 and the Pro 200 sub $549 $2,800 retail less 15% discount. Same as the Bose in price - head and shoulders better in quality and expandability

This message was edited by oex on 02/02/05 20:22 ET.

Why would anyone who takes the time to research on a website like this even consider Blose? Run as fast as you can to a dealer who will explain what the difference betwee Bose and real AV products is.

why for the love of GOD!! you might as well open your wallet dump all your money in the toilet, stick your head in and flush, you would get better sound, Oh I'm sorry did my opinion come off too strong. Seriously though you can get alot more for your money that is better sounding, easy to use and very small if size is the reason you are looking at blose (no highs no lows, must be bose)

Bunch
Of
Shitty
Equipment =BOSE

anyway consider the Monitor Audio Radius speakers instead, they are very small and very attractive, they come in black, white, and some very beautiful wood tones. couple that with the ASW100 or FB110 sub (monitor audio) and an entry level Integra receiver and you have a home run, and you spent almost half the $$

come on - i wanted to spend it all and see how much better it can be

"no highs, no lows, must be..."

The 28 is problematical at best. You will never be able to control all of the basic functions of the average system with their remote. You will need 2 at least.

There are no component inputs and not enough of the others on the receiver. The only plus the system has going for it are matched speakers. Waste of money, waste of time installing and attempting to program. You'll need an MX-850 and a box of bandaids just to "make" it seem like a nice system.

If you like the Bose look, go with the AM-15's (just the speakers & powered sub). They can be made to sound "acceptable". The Yamaha would be my first choice for the receiver w/an MX-850 remote.

Sweet system, oex - the choice seems clear when comparing a 20mm canon to a squirt gun.

Sorry. "Acceptable" is a subjective term: Great product for those that have spent their life operating heavy machinery and shooting guns without ear protection.






This message was edited by Steve Garn on 02/03/05 10:00 ET.

clockwerx,

oex has made a great suggestion! Bose makes their dealers sign an agreement that they won't set up an A-B test with other manufacturers gear in the same room. There is a reason for this... such an A-B test shows even the most casual listener how poor the Bose system sounds.

If you want speakers that are less obtrusive than the DefTech's, go to your local audio dealer (If the sign says Circuit City, Best Buy, etc, you've chosen the wrong place.) show them the emails in this thread, and what your budget is. They should be able to help you pick some nice inwalls if you really want a stealthy installation.

for that matter, if you really want stealthy, we sell stealth acoustics speakers, and they are installed in the wall and painted right over, fully, no grill, no plastic trim, and you can wallpaper over them too, and they are $600 a pair, quick math....1800 for 5 add the point one for 500 and you are out the door within a reasonable budget and you don't see them at all.

Bottom line.

Please, please, PLEASE don't buy a Bose system without listening to something else !!!

ANYTHING ELSE !!!!

Not only do they have HUGE 'holes' in the frequency response; the video switching capability reminds me of the late '80's. Slightly better than NONE !!

Buy what you want, but, It makes me sad to see people spend the're hard earned cash on a useless pile of crap just because they've 'heard of the name' ! (Bose marketing is second to none!)

Paul Harvey....good day.

I appreciate the time all of you put into replying, but I wish you could get past your hatred for Bose and answer the question better. Not one of you specifically answered the cable box question. Are you Lifestyle 28 owners?

I understand your hatred, but realize that Bose still has a strong offering for multiroom systems. Especially considering the uMusic system. It is all integrated, it works well. They could not be making crappy products and still selling them. Marketing does not make up for that. People don't buy products just because they are expensive and marketed well.

And for whoever, the Lifestyle systems DO have component inputs, you just use a cable dongle provided (2 are included).

I'm not an avid Bose supporter, I just think sometimes people are die-hard about their own cause and dont' consider that for other people's needs (easy multi-room, integration, wiring ease (feeds to other rooms are low voltage)) the product offering could be good.

Integration and Bose in the same sentence? :-0 As far as feeds to other rooms, any multi-zone product is low voltage to other rooms, wheither it's speaker level, line level, or cat-5 for A-Bus style. We professional integrators are in the business to make money. Bose is a VERY PROFITABLE line. Why then do you think that we all have such strong feelings about their products? Because they are way overpriced for their performance.

i got news, the rx-v1500 can do a second room for $0 dollars. it has 2 extra channels for power and discrete ir codes. you can do your deck or master bedroom off the programable rf remote. with bose you need their 100 remote and 400 amp.

clockwerx

I'm sorry if I came on a little strong.

I ALWAYS consider other people's needs. It's my job.

My "hatred" for bose came from installing bose for other people.Very unflexible, difficult to fulfill "others" desires and difficult to repair when they break ( and they WILL break!!!)

I don't consider a 'cable dongle' exceptable for component in! Maybe ok for a clock radio or jam box. HTIB's don't even require them!

As far as value,It is difficult NOT to find something 10 times better for a lot less money.

Perhaps I am biased against bose, but then, I'm just considering other peoples needs.

By the way. People DO buy products because they are expensive and well marketed!!
EVERYDAY!

Sorry if this sounds harsh.

I don't 'dog' a product because they don't support the industry I'm involved in.
However, I do dog them when they're product isn't worth 'the price of admission'!!!

Been there there, didn't care for it,never want to deal with it again!!!

By all means, draw your own conclusions.

This message was edited by pilgram on 02/05/05 01:39 ET.

P.S.
No. The remote won't control much of anything.
And, If you want to adjust the bose unit, you have to put the TV on the 'proper' input to display the bose menu. Then, you still can't adjust anything in 'real time'!!