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Vizio's surround bar looks great, sounds uneven

2015-04-21
so you want a soundbar but you also want surround sound as well until vizio came around we would have told you you were crazy but in the past few years vizio is true surround bars have captured a previously uncared for part of the market the vizio SB 40:51 co is the company's newest system and it's undoubtedly its most attractive the black and real aluminum color scheme evokes a much more expensive system and certainly doesn't look like it costs only 350 bucks while is no real display apart from volume on the unit itself the remote control offers a menu system for making changes to settings and it works quite well this is a 40 inch sound bar which comes with a small wireless subwoofer and tidy surround speakers the surround is connected the subwoofer which means you will probably need to put the sub next to the couch the sound bar offers a wide number of connections including do HDMI ports optical digital and Bluetooth with optic support if you're watching movies the vizio supports both dolby and DTS the video offers a much clearer sound than its previous sound bars with excellent dialogue clarity perfect for movies but one thing the company hasn't got right is that the subwoofer is still too loud even with the sub volume all the way down but with most content this will only be a minor nuisance if they can fix the subwoofer problem in a future firmware update the Vizio SB 40:51 will be a worthy successor to its previous models but as it stands this is still a very good option for surround sound enthusiasts this is ty Pendlebury for Senate
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