Bose 3·2·1 Series III DVD Home Entertainment System

by Bose

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18.2 x 17 x 23.1 inches ; 44 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 47 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001H1NWJM
• Item model number: 312547-1110
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,704 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

For Movies. For Music. From Bose. This unique home entertainment system puts you at the center of exciting home theater with greater simplicity. It has everything you need to enjoy movies and music, including an HDMI output that makes it even easier to connect to your HDTV.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Longivity - Speaker went out within three years of use, September 28, 2010

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RLB - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bose 3·2·1 Series III DVD Home Entertainment System (Electronics)

Expensive home theater system that did not last long as the right speaker went out within three years of purchase. Bose will repair the speaker after the one year warranty expired for a minimum $150.00 plus shipping costs. Bose charges a premium for their products based on reputation however the higher costs for their products do not justify the lack of prodcut performance after a few years. Don't waste your money on a product that does not last.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars In 3-2-1 I was ripped off for $1000+s&h!, November 29, 2010

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Icooka4u "Peace & Blessings!" (NYS, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bose 3·2·1 Series III DVD Home Entertainment System (Electronics)

Peace,

I bought this system when it first came out directly from Bose and it cost $1000+s&h. Less than 3yrs the speakers blew, and kept shorting out intermittenly over time before they finally went. A family member had the same system with the same problems. I inquired with others who had the same system and guess what? Yes, they had the same damn problems, so I called Bose. I was told it would cost a minimum of $200 to fix and that was only if the problem was actually a short or blow speakers, and I'd in addition be charged for s&h both ways!!!!! I shared with them all the other people who were having the same problems and asked was there a recall and they said no! For $1000+s&h WTF!!!!! I would not buy from them again. Too bad thier customer service doesn't compare to the quality of their system when it's working!!!!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bose 3-2-1 go... (away!), September 22, 2010

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K. Evans (Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bose 3·2·1 Series III DVD Home Entertainment System (Electronics)

My 10 yr old RCA 5 disc Surround Sound system (then priced $249) wins any side by side comparrison...when the darn disc player plays... So as a replacement I chose the Bose 321 home theater system expecting at least as good sound and video plus the "Simplicity and Compatibility" as advertised. Maybe I should have not expected as much as I did given (for Bose this unit is very low cost) but the last thing I expected was that Bose had gone "Discount Department store" in quality. But this is what you are getting.
If you do not know what I am talking about here it is:
Samsung, Panasonic, LG, JVC (the typical high-end retail store brands) all have an alternative line of merchandise they market thru the Bi-Mart and Costco discount stores at a substancial savings. These models are typically not even the manufactures own design! Indeed they will occasionally tell you so right below the manufacture's service tag, or on the 1st page of the set-up instructions. They look great and some will even play for a while... but not always and never with any real quality.
This system is Bose's discount line and no better. My Bose clock radio has bigger and better acussitic qualities, and I have never seen a less reliable disc player in any format! I expected HDMI on both input and output but didn't get it... so forget augmenting your online video playback with Bose sound. NO S-Video connection, so not enough input connections to keep both my Cable and VCR connected at once.
Bottom line it is not traditional Bose quality and I still do not have a complete home theater system.
Save youself money ... look to LG & Westinghouse for high quality; or Toshiba & JVC for best for the buck.
LOL... I'm going with JVC 1080 VCR, and I already swapped out my Bose 321 for a 1000 watt LG Blu Ray theater system Grins, and a curtain to hide the cables... alas we can't have it all after-all.