TVs all look decent enough these days . In fact , picture caliber is such an easygoing target that manufacturers have moved on to compete with widgets and 3D. Screw that . I ’d like to prompt everyone that TVs need better sound .
We puzzle hands - on ( and eyes - on and ears - on ) time today with Bose ’s first ever TV , the VideoWave , which place sound character at the forefront of precedence . The TV itself has a decent but not stupefying photo , but that ’s not what Bose was focusing on . Bose claims the VideoWave ’s sonic gumption are the result of 10 days of enquiry , and the sophistication of what they ’ve managed with so little space lends some credence to this title . Rather than place verbaliser around you , all of the VideoWave ’s audio comes from behind the screen door itself . Six thickset woofer produced thick , rumbling bass notes — enough to shake our room . But the material dazzler of the VideoWave is Bose ’s PhaseGuide engineering , a air out vacuum tube that is capable to drive a beam of phone around a way wherever demand . A Bose rep on hand was able to establish the event with a laser - mounted PhaseGuide — and sure he enough , where he pointed , so watch over the sound , as if a speaker were bind right there . ( Yamaha has similar techin its soundbars , base off sonar principle . )
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But the affair is , for telly picture quality arrive first and the Bose was n’t terrific . Despite having swell sound , I ’m not indisputable I ’d recommend a Bose over a Sony , Panasonic or Samsung . But that does n’t mean speech sound is n’t authoritative . With all picture qualities draw close “ good enough ” it ’s time to refocus on sound .
It ’s more authoritative than ever . TV have been hotfoot to be thinner and low-toned death frequency have suffered greatly . And although far thicker than your average LCD set , the VideoWave is still svelte enough to wall mount , and carry a speaker array that fooled our entire theater into thinking we were border by audio equipment . We ’d make this craft off any time .
The inquiry is whether simplicity ( and it truly is ingenius easiness ) is deserving the whopping $ 5349 cost tag for a 46 - inch set . The VideoWave sounds marvellous , but so could any house theater with a budget of over five grand .
But today , question of price are almost irrelevant — the VideoWave sends a message as brawny as its bass to other manufacturers from this full stop fore . build - in Speaker have always been an afterthought . Today , Bose drove a bet into this impression , give birth audio calibre that the likes of Samsung and Sony would drool over being associated with in your support room . 3D imagery has yet to prove it ’ll be around in five years — but audio is evermore . If companies really desire to start transforming our home viewing experience without the usance of gimmicks , as of today they need to stop come James Cameron and start following Bose .
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