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Enjoy exceptional audio with this 45-inch Vizio 5.1 sound bar, which offers plug-and-play operation. It comes with Vizio SmartCast preinstalled, which lets you cast from most popular applications and use your smartphone to control your television. Pair your Vizio 5.1 sound bar with other SmartCast products for a true multi-room experience.
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Excellent, had 1 issue
on December 20, 2016
Posted by: mcblack11
This is a great soundbar, it was however a big headache right away. I, like so many could not get the sub to pair with the soundbar. Instead of messing around scratching my head, I called Vizio support. I was on the phone for about 1 hr trying all sorts of things to get this to pair. Finally they said they would send me an all new one (2day shipping).
I found out that this soundbar has alot of issues pairing, but the new ones coming out from Vizio warehouse have a new update in them that fixes that issue. I received the whole soundbar system in 2 days, with a return shipping label to send the old unit back.
Reinstalled the soundbar, sub and rear speakers, turned on the sub, turned on the soundbar, hit 'pairing' and it instantly paired.
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Now technical stuff:
-I am running VIzio TV M70-d3 tv with this soundbar, using optical for sound. I could not run HDMI ARC because my xbox 1s is using that HDMI ARC port on TV for the HDR content. HDMI ARC TV to HDMI soundbar does sound slightly better than Optical to optical connection.
-Once you figure out the remote and how to navigate it, its easy.
-I am having a slight issue fixing the voice delay from TV to soundbar, both the TV and soundbar have adjustments that can be made to correct this.
-You can listen in Dolby, so make sure to change that on TV remote, sounds very good.
-Sub adjustments on remote, make sure to change that, bass, treb., etc.
-I am running VIzio TV M70-d3 tv with this soundbar, using optical for sound. I could not run HDMI ARC because my xbox 1s is using that HDMI ARC port on TV for the HDR content. HDMI ARC TV to HDMI soundbar does sound slightly better than Optical to optical connection.
-Once you figure out the remote and how to navigate it, its easy.
-I am having a slight issue fixing the voice delay from TV to soundbar, both the TV and soundbar have adjustments that can be made to correct this.
-You can listen in Dolby, so make sure to change that on TV remote, sounds very good.
-Sub adjustments on remote, make sure to change that, bass, treb., etc.
Sound quality:
-For the price, this is an excellent soundbar. Mind you, its not theater gold standard, but itll give you plenty of bass and sounds you all need. Mids lack slightly
- Rear speakers are not super loud, good for sports games, but for video games I hear mainly the soundbar and sub
-Sub, very good and good bass, love that it fits right under the couch, it does not get muffled
-For the price, this is an excellent soundbar. Mind you, its not theater gold standard, but itll give you plenty of bass and sounds you all need. Mids lack slightly
- Rear speakers are not super loud, good for sports games, but for video games I hear mainly the soundbar and sub
-Sub, very good and good bass, love that it fits right under the couch, it does not get muffled
Install:
-Im OCD and cannot stand wires, if you are like me, install may take sometime (about 3hrs if hiding everything). For basic install, a few power cords and optical/AV cords and you are up and running (15-20mins).
-For detailed install, mounting brackets are not bad, however if you are not installing into studs, youll need drywall anchors. Remember, do not run power cords through walls, Electrical code violation. I did run my left/right speaker wire through wall.
-I did upgrade my Left/right speaker wires to better ones for cleaner transfer of sound
-I did upgrade my optical from the basic one they give you, amazon optical is a good cheap cable.
-I do have everything running on a surge protector, this prevents any chance of the warranty being voided. (always read fine print of warranty)
-Im OCD and cannot stand wires, if you are like me, install may take sometime (about 3hrs if hiding everything). For basic install, a few power cords and optical/AV cords and you are up and running (15-20mins).
-For detailed install, mounting brackets are not bad, however if you are not installing into studs, youll need drywall anchors. Remember, do not run power cords through walls, Electrical code violation. I did run my left/right speaker wire through wall.
-I did upgrade my Left/right speaker wires to better ones for cleaner transfer of sound
-I did upgrade my optical from the basic one they give you, amazon optical is a good cheap cable.
-I do have everything running on a surge protector, this prevents any chance of the warranty being voided. (always read fine print of warranty)
Overall this is a great soundbar, it is in my back room, approx. 13W'x 40'L with vaulted ceilings, and the sound echos throughout the house. Do your research, again, for the quality and overall experience, this knocks other brands out of the water. And if you do experience pairing issues, call vizio immediately, you have a 1yr warranty on this stuff so if they cant fix it, theyll send you a new one at no charge.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Enjoy exceptional audio with this 45-inch Vizio 5.1 sound bar, which offers plug-and-play operation. It comes with Vizio SmartCast preinstalled, which lets you cast from most popular applications and use your smartphone to control your television. Pair your Vizio 5.1 sound bar with other SmartCast products for a true multi-room experience.
Can you hook this up to a 4K HDTV with HDMI ARC without losing 4K signal (HDCP 2.2 compliant)?
depends,
I cannot run HDMI ARC to the soundbar because my Xbox1s is connected to the HDMI ARC port on my vizio tv.
I cannot run HDMI ARC to the soundbar because my Xbox1s is connected to the HDMI ARC port on my vizio tv.
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Enjoy exceptional audio with this 45-inch Vizio 5.1 sound bar, which offers plug-and-play operation. It comes with Vizio SmartCast preinstalled, which lets you cast from most popular applications and use your smartphone to control your television. Pair your Vizio 5.1 sound bar with other SmartCast products for a true multi-room experience.
my soundbar light is just blinking and won't come on. how do i fix?
call vizio, their support is good
7 years, 4 months ago
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mcblack11
Enjoy exceptional audio with this 45-inch Vizio 5.1 sound bar, which offers plug-and-play operation. It comes with Vizio SmartCast preinstalled, which lets you cast from most popular applications and use your smartphone to control your television. Pair your Vizio 5.1 sound bar with other SmartCast products for a true multi-room experience.
What are the mounting features on the rear satellite speakers? Is it a 1/4-20 threaded insert?
used 3/16 drill bit
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