Top positive review
19 people found this helpful
Such an improvement over TV speakers!
By Customer Review on Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2018
This sound bar was bought to be used with my TCL 4 series. Like most all TVs the speakers were not very good, at all. I'm definitely not an audiophile, but I do like to enjoy decent audio when watching movies and shows. But I'm not willing to spend hundreds of dollars on a crazy 7.1 channel setup. I looked at a lot of brands that I'd never heard of but that seemed to have decent reviews. But with a $100 budget, many of the choices were ugly to me. I like the look of the vizio sound bars. The reason I chose this model of the smaller $75ish 32 inch vizio, is because this model had DTS AND Dolby(the cheaper one only had DTS). This one also has 2.75" speaker drivers compared to 2.5". I honestly don't know how much of a difference any of that really makes, but I am really happy with my decision. I like that it comes with all the audio cables needed for the different inputs. I'm using optical, but it's nice to have the coaxial and 3.5mm to RCA cable if needed later. No support for HDMI ARC, but honestly if you need that option you'd probably be buying a more expensive option anyway. It does support Bluetooth if you want to stream audio from your mobile device. There are buttons on top of the sound bar for basic control, the included remote is needed for things like turning on and off the surround option and adjusting the bass/treble. There is a line of white LEDs down the left side of the front. This is just for basic feedback to tell you what the volume level is and for displaying what input you're using. Some people have complained about this and said that it's confusing. I found it to be simple and easy to understand. The sound quality is really a step up from a normal TV. I was really impressed, and I think most people would be happy with it for $100. There is an output for a subwoofer if you want to add one. I think that it has enough bass for most people, but I'm glad there is that option. I don't think you can do much better for the price. I've been using mine almost daily for 2 months with zero performance issues. No rattling or defects, so far. Update: almost 3 full years later, this thing is still working as good as the first day I got it!
Top critical review
8 people found this helpful
FANTASTIC SOUND BAR with a remote that is an absolute disaster. Fix the remote and 5-STARS no question.
By Todd on Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2018
The sound from this bar is clean, clear, crisp and LOUD! A very decent amount of BASS, with a sub woofer output should you want to connect one. I found out I ordered a longer bar than is recommended. How did I find out? The packaging for this bar states that it is for a 42" or larger TV. I purchased it for a 32" TV. The concern, I believe, is that if the speakers are too far from the TV's center it will not seem as though the audio is coming from the actors. My brain is making the leap and tricking me so all is well. I use my TV for music for the most part anyway (Comcast Music Choice and Fire TV Music). It is disappointing that Fire TV Music has such poor audio quality since it is there that I can make personal music choices unlike Comcast. Fire TV just sounds plain bad. It did on the TV speakers and now on the bar; it is just un-listenable. Safe to call it "LOW FIDELITY" As far as connecting an input to this bar from your TV you have many options and most all the cables you may need are included. I really liked that they included the cord to to connect the bar to a sub. This cord is over and above what is required to connect the bar to the TV...very nice touch VIZIO. Now I need to go to my storage and try to find my sub :-) My TV only offers 2 audio outputs, head phone and optical. Included with the bar were a headphone-to-2 RCA connector cord, and a fiber optic patch cord, among others. That allowed me what would be considered the worst quality connection and the best quality connection possibilities. If you don't have OPTICAL OUT on your TV do not despair...the worst possible option (headphone-to-RCA patch cord) sounds FANTASTIC! I can detect no loss of fidelity between the two. You will not be missing out. Now to the reason I gave it 3 stars rather than 5. The back of the remote just keeps sliding off. It is not broken in any way. Just poorly designed. I often use the sound bar in dark or nearly dark conditions. It is taking time to train myself to not go where I normally would to use the any of the buttons. So how about the POWER button? It is not the top left button on the remote as you will see and are used to on any other remote in your home. For some strange reason instead of the power button being in the far upper left of the remote they felt this was a good place to position the INPUT button. Power is upper right. Volume UP/DOWN is traditionally placed on the left side of the remote with a paddle switch or separate buttons. Located in the standard volume UP/DOWN positions are the TruVolume and the TruSurround HD. The volume UP/DOWN are located on a FLAT 1-3/8" (34.9mm) x 1-3/8" (34.9mm) multi-function EVER SO SLIGHTLY RAISED square. To be honest I can't even tell that it IS raised at all most of the time. If you go for the volume in low light you may operate any of 3 other function controls. Lastly, if you were hoping the VOLUME controls are the 2 well raised buttons on the right (traditional location) you would be wrong. Those are your BASS/TREBLE controls. I am not sure I would buy this bar again knowing what I do now about the remote. As I said I often use the remote in low or no light. The problems I mention here may just be my own...but I doubt it. All of these tiny buttons and controls are all scrunched into a small 2-3/8" (60.3mm) x 1-3/8" (34.9mm) upper 40% of this little remote and they are not raised enough and not far apart enough to be used just by touch. I well believe that just 3 functions on the remote will account for 90% of it's use. POWER (that CAN be felt but it is in the wrong place...you'll get used to that) and the VOLUME UP/DOWN that exist on a square, fully smooth (NO tactile feedback...I'd hate to see a blind person trying to operate), 4-function piece of plastic that is raised about 1/32" (0.8mm). On the bright side for me, I found out fairly quickly that my cable box remote controls the basic functions of the sound bar. I hope you get so lucky. Knowing what I know now I should have purchased a bar in the 28"-32" (71mm-81mm) class looking for features such as the control panel on the bar being mildly illuminated and a proper remote perhaps with illumination itself. My roommate may buy mine from me for a location that is always well lit and has a 42" TV. I'll lose $20 on the deal but I can get the absolute right bar for me.. I don't return items that are not what I would like due to my own failure in researching. So, for better or worse, the bar is mine. There is one thing you cannot fault; THIS THING SOUNDS AMAZING! - Good Shopping!!!
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