Giving instructions requires only that you react to your stored music as it plays. You can instruct system to play what you want, when you want it. The uMusic system uses proprietary Bose technology to turn the media center into a virtual DJ capable of playing a continuous stream of the music you most enjoy and–even cooler–adapting to your preferences, even as they change. The DVD/CD player plays your DVD-Video movies (NTSC or PAL, depending on your TV), DVD-R/RW homemade discs, and CD-based music, including MP3 files written to recordable CD-R or CD-RW.Īmong the Lifestyle 38’s innovative features is its ADAPTiQ audio calibration system, which analyzes your room and adjusts the system’s sound for optimal performance in the spots you like to listen from, and the uMusic intelligent playback system. You get Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround processing for lifelike surround effects from your favorite movies, as well as Bose Videostage 5 processing for turning mono and stereo sources into surround programs. The stylish, 2-tone silver/black media center features an integrated DVD/CD player and AM/FM tuner. Meanwhile, the system’s Jewel Cube speaker arrays and low-frequency-producing Acoustimass module fill your room with rich, full-bodied sound. The system also lets you enjoy your movies on standard or high-definition-ready televisions in scintillating progressive-scan video. Designed to change the way you think about movies, music, and even your CD collection, the Bose Lifestyle 38 DVD home entertainment system digitally stores and organizes up to 200 hours of music (around 200 to 300 CDs, depending on the timing of the discs).