3·2·1® GS Series III DVD Home Entertainment System - Graphite

3·2·1® GS Series III DVD Home Entertainment System - Graphite

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Editorial Reviews

The Bose® 3·2·1® GS Series III DVD home entertainment system puts you at the center of exciting home theater with greater simplicity. Just two visible Gemstone speaker arraysour smallest, most powerful 3·2·1 speakersand a hideaway Acoustimass module deliver enhanced sound performance from almost anything you watch. Setup is simple: No center or rear speakers means no wiring to the back of your room. An elegant media center features a progressive scan DVD/CD player with FM/AM tuner, and an HDMI output that makes it even easier to connect to your HDTV. Plus, an easy-to-use universal remote control is programmable to run most of your home entertainment devices together with your system.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic sound except the quality problem

Reviewed by H. Bux, 2010-02-09

I been using the the system for about 6 weeks mainly for movie, TV and gaming. The sound is great so far and I am satisfy. The 2 small speakers able to provide the surround sound feel and the bass is good. Thats amazing. This system does what it advertise. Some people say this system is not loud enough, but I would say it does have enough sound with reasonable/good quality.

However, This is my second system because the first one was not working. It shut off randomly. The build quality is very cheap for the main unit. FYI, the inside component just a regular computer DVD rom hook up with a media motherboard.
I got it for a great discount so that I don't complaint at all. But for the regular price $999, I guess I will go for something else.
For a thousand dollar system, it should add some option, like extra optical/HDMI input and "Blu ray".

Overall, The sound is fantastic and i enjoy it. But Just make sure you got the working unit.


Pro
Very easy to setup, just plug and play.
Good surround sound feel (consider this is not the real 5.1)
Enough bass
Good sound for movie and gaming.

Con
Cheap built quality on the speaker and the main unit
The sound of mid and high range is clean but could be better.
It shut off randomly.
Only 1 optical input (big mistake)
No HDMI input
Option for sound adjustment is very limit.
Missing Blu ray.

Regret, Regret, Regret!

Reviewed by G. Storey, 2010-02-07

When I bought my 55" plasma, I decided I needed a great sound system. I don't watch much TV, but my wife and I frequently have young Airmen from the base over to watch movies. You know, get them out of them dorm rooms and back into a family environment. So, I wanted a GREAT theater experience. I always heard Bose was the best, so I spent a little extra and got the 3-2-1 system. What a mistake! Ours frequently "freezes" up during the movie. Sometimes we have to wait as long as 5 minutes before continues. Often, we'll be at the END of the movie, it freezes, and then shuts down! I spent nearly 1K for this!!??

Love this system

Reviewed by Connor & Emily's Mom, 2010-01-13

This Bose system is great. I can't say enough about it. It really sounds like you have speakers all around you. The power that comes from those tiny speakers is phenominal. Great quality and ease of use. It was very easy to set up and very easy to program and utilize remote for all equiptment. I wish we would have gotten the one that you can hook up an ipod to but for such a great system for under a grand, I think its well worth the money. I have been very impressed with great sound without big bulky speakers everywhere.

Very Nice Home Entertainment System

Reviewed by Malcolm J. Marcewicz, 2010-01-08

The Bose 321 system is extremely easy to set up and has outstanding sound quality for medium sized rooms. I not really sure why so many people are giving it low reviews... I'm sure it's mostly operator error or they are upset with the price. It is a Bose after all, they aren't known for being cheap.

Overpriced Junk

Reviewed by John B. Smith, 2010-01-08

I waited for years to replace my old system with what I hoped would be a premium quality system and was lured by the Bose reputation to this piece of junk. The speakers were everything I expected, but the disc player is an abomination. I can hardly play a movie without encountering a disc read error and even new out of the box CD's will skip or fail to read. I read on line about possible software problems and Bose customer service sent me new software to load that did help but did not resolve the issues. Update: Bose has contacted me since my posting offering to service the unit and extend the warranty. It cost me $29 to insure and ship it to them. We'll see if the problems are resolved.