Choosing a packaged home theater system often means compromising on quality or design in favor of getting something that is easy to assemble. The Bose Lifestyle T20 home theater system, this is not the case. Bose prides itself on elegant design, top quality sound, and components that are easy to put together and use. But sadly, all this has its price. The question is: Is the Bose Lifestyle T20 worth it?

Benefits of Bose Lifestyle T20

Designer: Bose is known for the way they design their products and Bose Lifestyle T20 speakers look really impressive. Everything looks high quality, from the polished silver receiver cubic speakers and simple, but elegant remote control.

Sound Quality: A number of important factors go into re-create the kind of sound you would normally experience in a movie theater so you can enjoy it at home. You get true surround sound experience thanks to Bose proprietary Direct Reflecting speakers, and excellent low-frequency sounds with a discrete subwoofer.

To get the system to sound right is also easy, thanks to the built-in calibration system that will work out the correct distance and delay settings for you. You can really hear the difference between this and other home theater systems. Others can be a good value for money, but they can not compensate for a system like T20.

4 HDMI inputs: HDMI inputs are always useful for people with multiple HD devices to be connected to their TV. Most home theater systems come with one or two, but the Bose Lifestyle T20 comes with four, plus two component video inputs, which means you can connect various devices to the T20 and then using a single HDMI output to connect them to your TV.

Compact Speakers: The speakers included with the Bose Lifestyle T20 is one of the most compact options available for purchase. Apart from the subwoofer (which must be large for the bass) you'll have no trouble adapting to the surround speakers around your living room.

Ease of use: One of Bose's main objective with the Lifestyle range of home theater system was to make them as easy to install as possible. They do this in a number of ways: Clear labeling on the packaging, simple instructions to follow and a guided setup on the device. This means that it is quick to install and easy to find your way into it once you have.

The remote is very spacious, less cluttered and easier to use than other home theater system remote controls. The only drawback is that you usually need to see on the screen of your TV when you use the controls.