Until now, one of the biggest complaints that I had with the flat panel television was lack of good sound output. The television was being made slimmer on account of losing out speakers. It was literally coming to a point that you buy a flat panel television that looks super sexy and slim and then buy a pair of speakers to get the output.
Bose has always been known for sound, so when they unveiled their VideoWave TV system it became obvious that this TV will have the best possible sound. The VideoWave entertainment system combines a home theatre sound system, 46-inch 1080p LCD display and music system into one revolutionary new product. There are no separate speakers, bass module or speaker wires. Now, for the first time, a single enclosure delivers a high-definition picture and the audio experience of a high-quality home theatre system. And all connected devices?for watching TV and movies, or listening to music?are controlled by one click pad remote, and an interface on the screen.
The Bose VideoWave boasts of an innovative design of the system that supports the largest Waveguide ever in a home product matched to 6 woofers behind the LCD panel, thereby delivering deep rich bass and taking away the need of an external Bass module. The TV also has a unique Phaseguide technology providing a wider sound stage and delivering sound in areas where there are no physical speakers. In fact, the multi-channel output is so amazing that it seems you are sitting in a room with a 5.1 surround sound system.
Therefore, the TV unit is not slim and looks like one of the earlier flat screen plasma TV models. The TV has no ports at the back other than a power jack and a proprietary monitor port. This monitor port connects to the console that comes along with the TV and actually houses all the connections. The console requires separate power and features 3 HDMI inputs, component/composite input and even a USB port. However the USB port is only for firmware updates.
The display on the TV is fantastic with full high definition resolution and superb clarity. The video output has rich colours with sharp details across SD and HD content. The LCD panel provides excellent black levels as well. The user interface of the TV itself is also a unique standpoint. It works superbly with the universal remote control that comes bundled with it and provides options to set up a number of devices including DVR, DVD players, gaming consoles and even iPod.
The clickpad remote control is another point to look at the entertainment system. If it wasn?t innovative enough to have a TV with such sound output, Bose went ahead and made a remote control to go with it that offers simplicity combined with advanced functionalities. The remote has minimal buttons and comes with a touchpad on top. The touchpad responds on the slightest of touch and activates the onscreen user itnerface. The onscreen shrinks the display and comes around it, so wherever the user moves his finger on the touchpad, the surround area on the user interface gets highlighted as well. This allows for a lot more functionalities to be accessible from a single touch and makes it easy to use overall.
The Bose VideoWave?s only issue is the setup process. The TV unit is heavy to carry owing to the integrated woofers and speakers. First time setup requires around 10 minutes of calibration and setup for the TV to be able to provide the best output as per the ambient noises and surrounding. This requires the user to put up calibrating headphones and move around the floor as per the directions on the TV. Also, every time a new device is connected, the remote control needs to be programmed to be able to function as its remote control which again requires time. Once that is done, just sit back, relax and enjoy the best sound output from a TV set that you would ever get to hear.
All in all, the Bose VideoWave system creates an entirely new category of product. There?s never been a home entertainment system with this level of performance and simplicity.
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