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Product Description
Product Overview Designed for home theater enthusiasts, this Sound Bar includes cutting edge sound technologies such as SRS TruSurroundHD for an enveloping sound experience and features such as four 3-Inch high efficiency hand built mid/bass transducers and two ¾-Inch high performance aluminum dome neodymium tweeters. The VSB200 is the perfect edition to your home theater and will give you the HD sound experience you’ve always desired. VIZIO - Where Vision Meets Value! Additional Features Include: High-Performance 32-Bit 150MHz DSP Audio Engine, Impressive Sound Pressure Level measuring 98dB SPL max @ 1M, Advanced 24-Bit Linear PCM to PWM Engine with integrated thermal, over-current, over voltage, over current protection, Latest Virtualization & Volume Leveling Technology from SRS Labs, SRS TruSurround HD virtual surround, SRS TruVolume eliminates undesirable loud commercials and channel to channel variances SPEAKER BAR DIMENSIONS ,Length: 39-5/8-Inch,Depth 4.26-Inch deep,Height: 4.67-Inch with stand, 3.69-Inch without standProduct Details
- Color: Black
- Brand: Vizio
- Model: VSB200
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.24 pounds
Features
- High-Performance 32-Bit 150MHz DSP Audio Engine
- Impressive Sound Pressure Level measuring 98dB SPL max @ 1M
- Advanced 24-Bit Linear PCM to PWM Engine with integrated thermal, over-current, over voltage, over current protection
- Latest Virtualization & Volume Leveling Technology from SRS Labs, SRS TruSurround HD virtual surround, SRS TruVolume eliminates undesirable loud commercials and channel to channel variances
- DIMENSIONS ,Length: 39-5/8-Inch,Depth 4.26-Inch deep,Height: 4.67-Inch with stand, 3.69-Inch without stand
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews170 of 178 people found the following review helpful.
The Good, The Bad, The...
By fisherKing
I got this for $99. refurbished; no tax, free shipping. read all the reviews (here & elsewhere), and seemed like a great deal.
easy setup. i bought an optical audio cable in advance, so could hook that up to my samsung tv. hooked an airport express up to the analog inputs (wireless itunes from my macbook). at first, thought the unit was dead; no audio. turns out the remote did not work. replaced the battery and...still nothing. emailed the retailer. but...bent the battery contacts carefully with a small screwdriver, and now it's working. should not have had to do this.
the unit sounds great. i usually do NOT use the surround gimmick (but it sounds great on "big" movies, ie "the fifth element", etc). remote works ok, it HAS to be pointed in the right place.
what i don't like: when i first took it out of the box, it could sit right up against my tv; but, with the cables (in the back center), it has to stick out a bit. shame the cables weren't on the back to one side. and the silver plate with "vizio" is a mistake; my eye is drawn to it periodically; the unit would be better all black (like a lot of soundbars); i want to watch the tv, not the soundbar. the remote not working, and now, working (but finicky).
still, overall, a great deal (even new at $150). the remote could be better, would be nice to have some eq settings options (even presets like "movie" "stadium" etc), but a great deal overall and worlds better than the internal speakers in most tvs.
3 1/2 stars really (docked a 1/2 for the remote).
EDIT: bumped up 1/2 star. vizio (quickly) sent me a new remote; i also removed the faceplate (and replaced the default 'legs' with small black rubber ones...
and am happy(er)...
EDIT 2: 2 days later, and the new remote stopped working. had to bend the battery clips inside this one as well... so 3 1/2 stars after all...!
53 of 53 people found the following review helpful.
Fixed the Remote Issue
By FixedIt
If you have one of these...you need to remove the speaker grille. Look on the lower right side and you'll notice an opening for the LED indicators, but they failed to create one in the framing to accommodate the IR receiver. A few snips with some sidecutters and you can solve the problem. My remote now works flawlessly from all angles at a considerable distance.
I have no room or need for a subwoofer in this application and this sound bar was perfect, at the price I could not pass it up.
32 of 32 people found the following review helpful.
Works great for bedroom TV
By Cass G
I love watching movies, and sound can be a big enhancement but with neighbors and roommates couldnt really do a whole stereo set up, this works great for a small space where you want enhanced stereo sound for TV/Movies. I have it hooked up opticly to my tv, and rcad to my ruku, and dvd player, works as expected, it also has an output for a sub. Remote is a little flimsy but the unit is perfect for my needs. I just noticed the other review here for this, I have it connected to a Panasonic VIERA C12 Series TC-L32C12 and it works fine for me with this set.
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