Maybe you need to visit stores with real speakers.You need to visit the local BOSE store and watch/listen to their TV before you make that statement.
Maybe you need to visit stores with real speakers.
The same way you currently get iTunes and Apple TV. Select your programming, pay for it, and there it is. Magic!
Finally we can agree on something.
Frankly, if that satisfies you, congratulations.
BOSE isn't a good reference when it comes to sound quality.
Name me two people who would buy a TV just because it has an Apple logo on it. I suspect that you might name one, that's why I'm asking for two![]()
Bose has never been in the business of building "studio reference speakers" but with that said please find me a TV with built-in speakers that sounds better then the VideoWave. Seriously. Have you actually heard one or just saying that it must stink because you don't like Bose?
I'm not a fan of Bose and I'll never buy their speakers, BUT I agree with your point.Bose has never been in the business of building "studio reference speakers" but with that said please find me a TV with built-in speakers that sounds better then the VideoWave. Seriously. Have you actually heard one or just saying that it must stink because you don't like Bose?
I buy Bose because of these reasons:
1) Great sound. Not the best, nor hi-fi by any means, but pleasant sound that is tailored to the human ear. Audio purists hate Bose because Bose alters the sound so that frequencies we hear best are emphasized, but you know what... I like how it sounds and Bose wouldn't be one of the largest audio companies in the world if other people didn't like how it sounded. You say it's all marketing... well I don't care how well you market something. If people don't think it's good and don't like how it sounds or works they are not going to buy it.
2) Ease of use, style and build quality. Although not all Bose products have the highest build quality just take a look at a few products like the Bose Computer MusicMonitors or the new SoundLink Mobile Wireless speaker. Those products have an "Apple level" of build quality. I also can't complain about the Lifestyle V20 in my living room. It was easy to set-up, looks attractive and just works without all sorts of buttons, dials and hundreds of adjustments.
3) Customer Service. Call Bose and you get a real live human being that answers the phone from Framingham, Massachusetts. They have never once let me down when I had an issue and have even covered a couple of things that were out of warranty. I have had to call many different consumer electronics companies over the years and the experience I have had with Bose has been the best HANDS DOWN. In fact some you can hardly even find a way to contact.
Buy what you want, but there is nothing wrong with Bose if it purchased for the right reasons. It is a great solution for a lot of people and they do stand behind their products.
Now go find me a TV without any external speakers that sounds better then the Bose VideoWave. I am waiting.
My point was that all built-in speakers suck. It's not that I don't like Bose, it's that BOSE is not a reference in speaker design to begin with and people are talking as if dinky TV set built-in speakers would sound good if built by them.
Newsflash, no TV set built-in speakers will sound better than my dedicated 5.1 surround system.
Next time follow the context before interjecting, that way you won't waste your time with a wall of text.
I was hoping Apple might shock us and actually build something in the United States.
YES. People who are still in the pre HDTV kind of state, back when a 30" standard definition was consider huge. Those TVs were heavy too. Like my cousin, they would see a cheap 32" HDTV for sale, buy it, and then get disappointing in how small it is. I'm sleepy, so I'm having trouble expressing my point.
The only people who buy 32" or 37" TVs are people who can't afford a bigger one or want to put a small cheap TV in a kids room or kitchen
The only people who buy 32" or 37" TVs are people who can't afford a bigger one or want to put a small cheap TV in a kids room or kitchen
It might not be quite comparable to a dedicated 5.1
So have you demoed the Bose VideoWave yet? You say that all built-in TV speakers suck and think that the VideoWave has "dinky" speakers that suck. It might not be quite comparable to a dedicated 5.1, but it will compete with any sound bar or 2.1 system without any external speakers or a subwoofer.
I mean if you have experienced a demo of this system and still feel it sounds like a couple 2" speakers in an LCD TV then fine, but I have a feeling you have never spent anytime listening to it.
By the way I didn't waste my time at all with a wall of text. If I didn't want to say what I said I wouldn't have wasted the effort typing it.
Decent sub/sat systems (not Bose) may have good sat speakers. Combine them with a real sub and it would make an excellent theater setup.
Audio is a market in which I have a better handle than computers, as it happens. Perhaps I would even meet your standards for knowing (or looking up) every little detail about every little part of every product.Finally we can agree on something.
I was just adding to your point. My comment may have been too brief to be clear on that. It's common for me to make that mistake.Worry not, note that I didn't type subwoofer, I went Bose-centric and specifically said "bass module."
The iTunes Revolution: Reloaded.
This time around, it's shows and movies instead of music. The "Apple" TV is the new iPod.