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(More customer reviews)I am a fan of Bose and their quality sound systems - or at least I was so far. The 3-2-1 GSX is a great idea and the sound is very good. But the box has so many glitches that it is extremely frustrating. The biggest problem is that DVDs tend to freeze or stop playing at the slightest imperfection. We rent DVDs from Blockbusters and almost never had a problem on our old DVD player. Really bad discs would cause some image distortion or strange effects on the screen but they would normally recover once over the bad spot and never freeze up. The Bose has a hair trigger sensitivity to the slightest imperfection on the DVD (and which rentals don't have a small scratch or dirt). The Bose will simply stop playing, display a message ("can't read DVD") and stop. All tricks trying to fast forward or somehow skip that spot fail. Imagine you are in the middle of a thriller! In all such cases we played the same DVD in our old player without any problem.
I am in the high tech business and used to systematic fault isolation. So I took one disc that froze the Bose (in that case it did not even eject the DVD and I had to recycle the power) to the store where I bought the Bose and tried it on other high end players. It worked fine in all cases and got over the trouble spot. The I played it in the top end Bose Lifestyle system. It jammed for a while (also very sensitive) but it recovered.
I had a lot of interaction with Bose support on this. They sent me a software update CD which made no noticeable difference. The dealer just says such a high quality system is very sensitive to disc defects. That's balloney, 80% of all rentals from Blockbuster freeze the system.
I have given up having Bose resolve the problem since there is an obvious flaw in the DVD reader and they don't admit to it. I am now buying another DVD player to add to the system since I am tired of the frustrations with the 3-2-1 GSX.
If you have a choice, don't buy this sytem.
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Product Description:
For customers who love music and movies but would prefer the simplicity of fewer speakers and wires. The 3·2·1 GSX system is the Bose premium selection in the 3·2·1 system family offering the benefit of music storage. It delivers much of the performance of a five-speaker home theater solution, with an intelligent approach to music.Two speakers (instead of five) and a hideaway Acoustimass module: A unique combination of proprietary Gemstone speaker array design and TrueSpace surround digital processing circuitry allows the two small speakers and Acoustimass module to deliver much of the home theater experience that other systems use five speakers to create. Digitally stores your CDs inside the elegant media center. Say goodbye to messy stacks of CDs because now you can store up to 200 hours of your favorite music. Itâs easy. No computers are required. You just put your CD into the media center and press one button and itâs stored. Features the innovative uMusic intelligent playback system. To make music listening as easy and enjoyable as possible, this system pays attention to what you play and learns your musical tastes. Thereâs no need to create playlists. This system will select all your favorite music choices for you, so you can just sit back, relax, and enjoy. The 3·2·1 GSX systemâs speakers are half the size of the original 3·2·1 system speakers and they blend easily into your room. Theyâre available in Silver to match similarly colored Plasma and LCD televisions. Inside each Gemstone speaker array are two powerful neodymium iron boron magnets that give these small speakers the force to produce rich, full sound that brings movies, TV and music to life. Home theater with fewer wires: Makes enjoying movies at home easy without rear speakers and wires running to the back of your room. Simple to set up, simple to use: This easy system incorporates a setup di
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