Does the sound bar work well for Movies - Surround sound with only 40 watts? Is that possible?
1160090
No, absolutely not. The sound bar is completely inadequate to enjoy watching a movie. It can be used if you have no other options, but i would recommend getting a different one. I got the new vizio 5.1 soundbar system which includes the main, a sub woofer and two other speakers which are connected to the sub woofer. Sound quality is excellent and your not paying top dollar like you would with Samsung or Sony. I believe the price is around $230, but it may have came down as I got mine a couple months ago. Best of luck in finding what you need.
1160091
it sounds very good, it is not a sound like a cinema but in a normal living room sounds very good, in a room certainly it´s very much better
1160092
I have not hear the difference with surround on and off yet. It sound pretty well with movies, I connected the bar to my PS3 and stream Netflix movies and is really good. I used to have a full home theater system and this is a good replacement.
1098312
sounds okay for a TV but surround sound for movies definitely the way to go
1446236
I did buy the 40in Vizio sound bar (older model) but got a really good price on it. The sound is definitely better than the TV speakers, I don't have a sub woofer hooked up to mine and i would recommend using one with the sound bar.
1137180
I'm not really happy with the performance of this soundbar. I had to add an additional powered subwoofer to get good sound. I'm using this soundbar with a 50" Toshiba HD/LED TV. On my 32" TV I have a Visio soundbar that sounds gr8 & only cost about $75. Hope this info helps.
813523
I agree with everything already said. One negative with my sound bar is that the sound is somewhat muffled at low volumes. As the volume is increased, the sound is wonderful.
855554
Yes, I am one that can't stand the very limited sound that comes from any tv. This sound bar was a nice compromise between my wife and I vs. putting a 5.1 system in the spare bedroom.
1805169
My last reciever,10yr old sony str825 w 5.1 dolby ,I think,, had more power , but did not have the surround effect as the onkyo .We just love it for movies.. No issues yet with functions.
1098314
Fair. I put a polk 9000 soundbars on mine because of the application I am using it for. Another one was sold to my father in law and he has no sound bar. No complaints.
478647
This soundbar is really just a speaker and is not powered, that 625 watts is what it can handle if you hook it up to a receiver. It has speaker wire inputs only. I hope this helps you I hooked it up to my denon receiver and a 400 watt subwoofer and it sounds good you can really hear the center channel vocals clear
2264855
Not sure, I don't have surround sound, works perfect if you want to hook up a computer to a big tv screen!
1476673
No, the TV has pretty good sound quality, but I do have a sound bar attached. I Like my movies to sound like they do in a theater. But I don't think you have to have one, TV sound is ok.
197574
You don't need a sound bar. You can use the trusurround HD sound, the equalizer amplify effects. You have to adjust it to your preference.
1317133
I stongly recommend a sound bar. The sound from the TV is quite inferior. It made a huge difference for me. I bought both TV and the sound bar here.
839576
you can adjust the sound thru your tv remote. go to settings then sound. I know you can have surround, just check the options. Mine i bought the philips sound bar ($98.00) with subwoofer. You can put the tv on mute or have the tv sound on. Works perfectly fine
235096
There is no dialog enhancement feature, which would effectively be a center channel boost, its a 2.1 not a 5.1. You can set the treble higher, and it really has no problem reproducing voices clearly. It would be a mistake to think that these kinds of soundbars can be set to produce rumbling bass for movies, you just can't do that without it sounding awful in the first place. Its to replace your TV's sound with a fuller sound, not home theater sound.
1875129
The Panasonic surround sound home theater is much more powerful then the sound bar. You would have to run the surround sound at a lower volume in order to hear the sound bar. Plus it looks like the sound bar and surround system are comparable in quality, so you will get more sound, but it will be equal, not better.
1410817
I don't know about a sound bar. I use a Denon 7.1 surrround sound and it works really great.