(This was never an issue until I purchased the sound bar) otherwise it sounds nice and is a good improvement over the stock TV .
919198
I have a vizio 65in TV and Comcast HD TV. I consistently run into problems with the TV not receiving a TV signal getting "not support" or "resolution not supported" errors. It usually takes a power cycle or two of the TV, sound bar, and cable box  before the TV will receive the signal. (This was never an issue until I purchased the sound bar) otherwise it sounds nice and is a good improvement over the stock TV speakers.
2223084
The "internal subwoofer" in the actual soundbar causes vibrating which is fixed with constant adjustments. Typically, it's once per day to get the correct sound without it vibrating on our fireplace mantle. This issue could likely be solved if we perhaps mounted it...?

The sound is okay, also. Not super clean, not terrible. Even adjusting the treble isn't providing the desired crispness to TV dialogue.
4026049
The TV arrived within three days of ordering and in good condition.  It was easy to install and I had no problem with adjusting the picture.  It has been excellent in all ways except the sound which is "tinny" and cannot be adjusted out.  I purchased a sound bar and that solved the sound problem.  For the price, however, it is a great buy and I would do it again.  I would give a 5 star rating except for the sound.
1279234
I picked this up because my older parents were using my Samsung plasma TV and blowing out the rear speakers because my mother is hard of hearing.  This plugged right into the back of the TV via digital optical cable.

The sound is decent, much clearer than stock flat screen TV speakers.  The audio also emanates out towards the viewer, thus, my mother can actually hear the audio much clearer on lower volume setting.  The stock TV audio would buzz off of the back wall and my mother could not hear it, even though the decibels were significantly louder and seemingly clear to a normal hearing person.

The sound quality is better than stock TV speakers, however, if you want a quality home theater surround sound experience, look elsewhere.

I actually want to confess something: this item really helped me because I no longer hear the loud TV speakers buzzing through the walls across the house.  You can only hear the TV now if you are watching television in the TV room.  That alone deserves a 5/5 for my sleeping schedule.
1075427
Coupled with a Samsung TV the HDMI switching is done on the TV, but the HDMI Command and Control passing works well to limit the number of things you have to turn on yourself.  Turn on the TV and the stereo comes on too.  The rear speakers work as expected.  The sound is quite good for the price.  I originally purchased a more expensive receiver and speaker set (Not Home theater in a box) but returned it for this, this performs better and was 2/3rds of the price. The only flaw I find is that the tray open button seems to be a little bit inconsistent, sometimes I have to power cycle the unit to open the tray to put in a blu-ray disc, once that's in all is great.
2471895
This is probably one of those, "you get what you pay for" situations. It's reasonably priced. It's simple to setup, connect and run. It's quite a bit better than the poor on-board speakers you get with flat screen TV's. It's not what I'd call high fidelity, but its better than what we had. Volume, base and treble are all we need. We have Direct TV and have to mute the TV volume from the DTV clicker then turn this unit on with its own clicker. I don't think it interfaces with third party clickers. We have no real problem with this soundbar but it's not a fabulous, life altering audiophile experience: it's just a better one for not a ton of money. It comes with all the wiring you might need/use. The "clicker" is as simple as it gets and works well.  If there is a negative, it might be slight: the digital 'out' wiring is a bit short- requiring close placement of the sound bar to the TV which is what you'd probably do anyway. There is a delay from when you turn the sound bar on until audio actually presents so I wouldn't recommend attempting to crank up the volume until you can hear the baseline level; you could possibly damage the sound bar and hurt your ears. Oh...be prepared for a funny shaped box that may appear damaged upon receipt.
4660955
it sounds way better than my samsung 65, music is probably its strong point, my couch isn't directly in front of the tv ( go ask the person who constantly rearrange the furniture )  not perfect but i like it.... when the sound is off the subwoofer constantly blinks blue, searching for the sound bar that is turned off, maybe irritating to some sitting in the room with no sound in the dark, i could always turn the power off to the sub...
4506988
This TV was purchased to replace our 8 year old Sony 32" flatscreen.  The design and features are very similar so we didn't have to 'get used to'  the new TV.

The sound is not quite as good as the old TV, but it's still OK.  That is to be expected since the bezel and thickness are much smaller now, so the speakers are probably smaller.  We can still crank up the Pandora and hear it in the other room.

This TV has a very small base which concerned me that it might tip over.  But it's pretty sturdy.  It only weighs 15 pounds, compared to our 32" which weighed 30 or 40 pounds.  So it doesn't need the same 10x15" base.

I'm sad that it doesn't have RCA outputs to connect to my ancient stereo system, but that's true for all new electronics.  However I was able to use the headphone output for the same function.  The headphone jack is inset a few inches from the edge of the TV so you won't see the cord.  You can change the way the headphone output works by using the Sound menu, although the owner's manual is no help and you're on your own. Through trial and error I was able to set up the TV speakers to be ON even when something's plugged into the headphone jack.  And I set up the headphone jack to change Volume with the TV remote.  The ability to change the Audio Output volume with the TV remote is a feature that many TV's don't have and necessitates using multiple remotes.  So I'm glad this TV can do it!  Everyone else probably has a newer stereo with HDMI's and they probably don't have this problem :)
4868247
Pretty good sound for the price, definitely better than the TV speakers provide. Easy setup, and note that an optical audio cable IS included, so don't buy one. I do have two minor issues though. (1) Whenever I turn the TV on or off the speakers power up or turn off immediately via the "Auto Power" setting, However when I turn on the TV the soundbar volume is always lower than it was when last used, so I have to adjust the volume up with the remote. (2) The indicators for "Sound Effect" and other settings are on the top of the soundbar, so when you press the button on the remote it's not possible to see which setting it's on.
165185
I have a sony bravia TV and my friends said I should buy a sony sound bar to go with it, so I looked at a lot of different sound bars, and I though the sony sound bar sounded the best, so that is what I have, and I am not disappointed.
1369515
I am not interested in mounting the many speakers required for a true surround system so I was looking at some 2-piece soundbar that could give me an upgrade over my TV speakers. I gave a try to an inexpensive Philips soundbar, but I was unimpressed. Then I saw this product at Costco and I decided to try it as well. It was a good choice.

Installation was very easy. The sub-woofer was paired with the main unit at the factory, so I did not have to do anything for them to find each other. I basically hooked up the power cables and I connected the bar to the TV via the included digital optical cable and that was it.

This Samsung bar has plenty of power - raising the volume to about half the range is already too powerful. There is no equalizer, but there is a good choice of sound effects including two surround effects (music and movie). I use the surround movie effect for DVD and video games and the sound is clear and with the surround effect it gains a nice spatial feeling over the TV speakers. The bar memorizes the state of all settings so it starts in the state it used to be when you last turned it off (this trivial feature was missing from the Philips).

I am pairing this with a Samsung TV, so that means I can also control the TV with the bar's remote. The documentation mentions that the bar could be controlled with a universal remote, so you could do that if you have a TV of a different brand. But with a Samsung TV, the bar remote provides all the main functions that I use the TV remote for, so it provides a good substitute for it.

One note: In case you are worried about it: when turned off, the sub-woofer will intermittently light up a blue LED. This shows it is monitoring for a signal from the main unit and is not an issue.

In conclusion, I am very happy with the sound quality of this bar and with the features it provides. This provides great value and is an obvious upgrade over the quality of TV speakers.
2565469
I had just purchased the 52" SAMSUNG Plasma Flatscreen and looked at the Samsung Home Theater sound bar at Best Buy ($499.00 on sale)very pricey and comparison of other bar's there is no comparison in the sound of the Samsung.  When I installed my Flatscreen the sound was tinny, TV sound.  Back to Best Buy the price on the Home Theater sound bar was back at the $699 original price, but now I was convinced I needed it-inflation.  I Googled the Home Theater Sound Bar and saw that Amazon had 2 for sale open box.  I was not sure that I should, but I bought the sound bar system after reviewing the return policy.  3 days later I got the bar. ( I don't know was "open box" It was perfectly packaged.)  I mounted it on the wall and using the optical cord and the HDMI cords all purchased from AMAZON I think now I had spent $12 on three cords.(great cords-gold plated).  It worked the first time and I haven't looked back it has almost been a month. The Sound is very good. the base is a little loud and I need to figure how to control the boom.  You need to be patient with the DVD. What a look on my wall and no visible wires.  Also the SAMSUNG customer service was very patient in helping me to understand the combination of TV and Sound Bar.  Thanks Amazon.  You saved me $500 dollars.
1859155
Excellent sound quality with my main TV in the living room. Lack of display is not really an issue as once you have the settings to your liking after installing you probably won't need to change them.
1071153
Overall, this is a nice head unit with good sound. The installation (in a 2003 Subaru Baja) was easy and an additional mounting flange wasn't required - it mounted and the edges were covered by the Subaru trim. I used the brackets from the Subaru radio and CD player that I had removed.

The sound is fine, although I don't consider myself an audiophile.  Your mileage may vary.

The menu structure is a little clunky because they are nested to so many levels. Fortunately they aren't things you'll change all the time unless you just happen to be a person that like to play with the settings.

The only other comment has to do with setting the display color.  Maybe I'm slow but it took me a while to realize that it was asking me to set the intensity of red, green and blue independently.  Once I realized that, it was easy to set the display to a shade that I liked.

Bottom line:  Good unit for the price.
1991670
I'm not an audiophile but I just got an RCA 46" TV that had really, really mediocre sound.  I had ordered a soundbar from a Black Friday Amazon deal, but that sound bar didn't have the right input from my TV - the RCA TV didn't have a TOS optical cable, just a coaxial HD sound cable.

This soundbar did have it, and the IR relay seemed to be a great feature so I could just place it in front of my TV.

Prime shipping was as swift as ever, and the setup was ridiculously easy.  True to form, I just left all the HDMI inputs plugged into my TV and connected a coaxial sound cable (also ordered via Prime, only a TOS cable comes with this soundbar, of course so does a power cable).

I'm not sure if I got the IR relay set up properly, as it seems to be working with my Harmony remote since I don't really use the native RCA TV remote.  However, it does respond when configured properly.

The sound quality really, really astounds me.  I know it's not a true 5.1 or 7.1 surround, but for the size, the bass is AMAZING and present without being too boomy.  It does allow you to hook up an external subwoofer if you so desire.  To be honest, though, I feel like this is darn nifty quality.  I don't really think it's a great surround system per se, but it is an amazing enhanced stereo device nonetheless.

My only major complaint is that Logitech's Harmony Remote software does NOT have a native entry for speakers, so it involved setting it up as an A/V receiver.  This is more an issue with Logitech, though, and has no bearing on the soundbar.

I am going to beg my wife to let me buy another for our other TV!
493180
I bought this because, like most people, I think that the sound on the TV is just not the best it could be. Get a sound bar and now you get a little more oomph out of your entertainment experience.

The TV I have is a three or fourish year old flat screen, but it functions just fine so there is no need to buy a new one. It is a Sharp model LC-42SB45U. It is equipped with a digital audio output terminal (digital coax, the kind that looks like a RCA cable). The sound bar is also equipped with a digital audio input terminal. Perfect!

Not entirely...

I connected everything, selected the correct input and nothing. The manual for the sound bar indicates the following, "When using either of the digital inputs, if there is no audio: try setting the TV audio to PCM or, connect the sound bar directly to your device. Some TV's do not pass digital audio." So I consult the manual to my TV and it says the following, "Depending on the connected equipment, audio will not output from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT terminal in HDMI connection. In this case, set the audio formats of the connected equipment to PCM, 32/44.1/48 kHz and 16 bits."

My TV does not have any settings as far as setting the type of audio it puts out but my DirecTV HR24/100 IRD does, sort of. I can switch between PCM and Dolby digital, neither of which seem to give me any audio output on the sound bar with the coax connection.

I also have a Google ChromeCast that I use to watch some NetFlix etc. It is just a plug-n-play type device so there is no tweaking of ANY output settings. Additionally, I have no idea what type of audio it puts out, a quick search didn't yield any information.

I did end up using the included optical cable to connect my IRD to the sound bar and it does work great. Also, with the included cables I was able to connect my phone and play a little music on the sound bar after a quick input change.

I rent a room with some room mates, so the use of a bunch of equipment to separate sound and video and pipe it all to different equipment isn't really an option due to space considerations. I had hoped that this would kind of be a solution to improving audio with the addition of only one piece of equipment and one cable connection. Unfortunately this wasn't the case. I don't know if it is due to the TV not passing PCM audio correctly or the A/V equipment that I have doesn't really output what it says it's outputting or if the sound bar doesn't handle digital signals correctly. I'm not an engineer or anything like that so I will probably never know what the real issue is. That's ok.
3883052
I bought this sound bar as a test not having had one before on my bedroom TV. (I have 2 Samsung LEDs and 1 Panasonic TV, all high end at the time of purchase between 2 and 4 years ago.

I've owned a lot of Visio TV's in the past when Flat Screens where pretty new and Costco was selling Vizio brands a lot.  They did the job for the price so I went with this sound bar.

One of my issues with my Samsung TVs are that the speakers face rear towards the wall. It looks better and thus has a much smaller frame around the TV but I can't see that it's a huge plus for sound no matter how they explain acoustics.

Anyway, I'm a huge fan of surround sound and to me, it really brings in the full movie experience but in the past, the wiring was an issue.  Now they have wireless but cost is an issue now that I have kids.

So while I'm shopping for a surround system, I've been wanting a sound bar for some time. The set can be just too quiet and quality not great compared to the picture.

Overall, I'm really happy with the Vizio sound bar. It definitely improved the sound and clarity and movies/shows are better. It looks great too mounted beneath my set although I'm not sure where I would put it if the TV wasn't mounted and just resting on a stand.

With Vizio, it's usually a safe bet. Good quality for good price. Not the very best or latest. Probably won't last as long but who knows.

However, for the price, it's several times less than the ones I was also looking at.  I'm pretty happy with it and it's nice and compact.

I still want a surround setup for my living room but this is something I should have purchased a while ago.