Vizio 36" 5.1-Ch SmartCast Soundbar System

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11-09-2019 at 06:23 AM #3

Been waiting for this particular Vizio Soundbar to go on sale for quite a while. Has quite a bit more features (HDMI ARC, Rear Speakers, Soundbar that can learn your remote control signals) than the $99 Vizio 2.1 Soundbar that's also a good deal.

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11-09-2019 at 09:17 AM #5

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Can this power a 75 inch HDTV well enough?

I have this mounted under my 65 and although it looks small I have never thought I need a new a more powerful soundbar

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11-09-2019 at 09:44 AM #6

Same price as Costco in store

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11-09-2019 at 09:59 AM #7

I have this, it sounds good but shuts itself off occasionally. Also, the voices go out of sync sometimes, but I'm not sure if that is caused by the sound bar, my tv or my Xfinity box.

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11-09-2019 at 10:19 AM #8

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I have this, it sounds good but shuts itself off occasionally. Also, the voices go out of sync sometimes, but I'm not sure if that is caused by the sound bar, my tv or my Xfinity box.

I have this and sometimes I get weird shuts off with the Nvidia shield but not the FireTV. I think it thinks the Shield goes to sleep. Also I have mine hooked up to my Vizio PQ65 and I would think they work all the time but there are still some weird issues. My soundbar and tv will turn on randomly in the night. I don't know why. I think it may be the Fire Tv that turns it on.

But all in all I love the soundbar for the sound. The sub is a little boomy but I don't feel a need for a bigger soundbar. The only think I may look at is Atmos version of this but then I would need to be streaming 4k video all the time which I don't always do.

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11-09-2019 at 11:11 AM #9

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I have this, it sounds good but shuts itself off occasionally. Also, the voices go out of sync sometimes, but I'm not sure if that is caused by the sound bar, my tv or my Xfinity box.

I got this yesterday and I was wondering if it was me or the soundbar of the voices going out of sync. So I'm not alone

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11-09-2019 at 11:14 AM #10

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I got this yesterday and I was wondering if it was me or the soundbar of the voices going out of sync. So I'm not alone

Install the SmartCast app and play with the delay settings for the audio.

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11-09-2019 at 12:16 PM #11

I've been looking at the SB3621N for a while. Does anyone know of any advantages of this model over the 2.1 version other than the obvious rear speakers?
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11-09-2019 at 12:55 PM #12

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Been waiting for this particular Vizio Soundbar to go on sale for quite a while. Has quite a bit more features (HDMI ARC, Rear Speakers, Soundbar that can learn your remote control signals) than the $99 Vizio 2.1 Soundbar that's also a good deal.

The $99 soundbar from Costco has programmable volume up down and mute. Got mine yesterday. I like it for the bedroom. My TCL TV remote now controls the volume

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11-09-2019 at 01:41 PM #13

This thing is a beast for the money. I love it, I paid $165 on sale about 2 years ago. There's another version with Dolby Atmos but this was enough for me. I had a $2000+ system that I had and sold and bought this to replace it. Dedicated systems are cool if you have the need and the space but I just never felt like a full system was worth it for my uses.

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11-09-2019 at 01:44 PM #14

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I have this, it sounds good but shuts itself off occasionally. Also, the voices go out of sync sometimes, but I'm not sure if that is caused by the sound bar, my tv or my Xfinity box.

Turn off all CEC settings on all devices and the sound bar and that "problem" goes away. I control my setup with Logitech harmony hub so I just shut off the CEC because something would happen where it thought it was in standby after an hour or so, it's an easy fix to an annoying problem but not really specific to this sound bar.

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11-09-2019 at 01:46 PM #15

Came to this thread to see if people have the same weird issues with this one as they do with the Atmos version, and it seems like they do. Maybe the next gen wont have all these problems?

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