Samsung HW-E450 Soundbar (refurb) $139.99 shipped

Tigerdirect.com has it new for $200 now with free shipping.

Never tried soundbars, are they any good?

Quote from Shogelash : Tigerdirect.com has it new for $200 now with free shipping.

$199 at Amazon, Prime-eligible and no tax for some (TigerDirect has a store here in GA, for instance)
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-HW-...roduct_top

Price is back to 139

got mine last night. Easy to set up, in good condition and sounds GREAT

highly recommend

Quote from engeler1 : OK, thanks for the advice! Appreciate it. Once upon a time I knew - Component better than Coax - S-video better than component - 5 wire component better than video But alas...technology is getter away from me!

your tv is newer than mine so it may not help, but my 2006 samsung tv will not output optical if an hdmi device is connected for some strange reason.

So I had to connect it to the optical out of the Directv box--which kind of sucks as the wii has to go through the tv sound unless I split the component cable from the wii, using a female rca/stereo to aux adapter and go through the aux port on the sound bar.

I did manage to get the directv remote to work with the soundbar by using the auto setup
feature.. you go to

menu on directv,
settings
settings
remote control
program remote
and go through the auto program setting an audio device for AV1, then find samsung, and it didn't have this exact model but the code for HWC450 worked for me.

I can now adjust the volume with the directv remote set normally, and power the soundbar on and off if the remote is switched to av1. I've not been able to change the source for the soundbar.. but I'm better off than I had been.

also allows me to pressure a bit for a new tv

Got mine today. Just the soundbar & woofer in the package. No manual, cables, remote or mounting kits. Are they suppose to be in there?

Quote from missmex1 : Got mine today. Just the soundbar & woofer in the package. No manual, cables, remote or mounting kits. Are they suppose to be in there?

Yes they are! Mine came in a brown cardboard box with "Samsung" and "Refurbished" printed on it on all sides. It was about the same size as the original box that these soundbars come in but no pictures or product information printed on the box. Just plain brown box as stated. It was obviously made for, and packed by Samsung for these refurbished items. Also the subwoofer should have come wrapped in plastic and encased in two polyurethane foam brackets to protect it. The soundbar itself should have come heavily wrapped in plastic and the further wrapped in a lot of bubble wrap.

The accessories (remote, cables, mounting bracket and manual) were all packed together in a separate plastic bag in the box.

The "mounting kit" is just a small metal bar with holes and slots in it. No screws for mounting are included.

You should have gotten the remote (it is essential to operate the soundbar) some cables and the manual along with a printed "Quick Start" sheet.

I would contact TigerDirect and let them know. Hopefully they will make it right.