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Name: VIZIO - SmartCast™ 5.1-Channel Soundbar System with 6" Wireless Subwoofer - Black
Brand: VIZIO
SKU: 4969605
Price: 107.49 USD
Rating: 4.3 (513 reviews)

VIZIO - SmartCast™ 5.1-Channel Soundbar System with 6" Wireless Subwoofer - Black

Model:: SB4051-D5; |
SKU:: 4969605

User rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars with 513 reviews.

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QuestionAre the rear speakers wireless? If not, what do they connect to?
Asked 9 years ago by Jeffrey212.
- Answer They connect to the wireless sub woofer
  Answered 9 years ago by bseecjw
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QuestionSound bar height & width?
Asked 7 years ago by Jenny.
- Answer The sound bar measures 45”W x 2.01”H x 2.01”D.
  Answered 7 years ago by CommunityAnswer
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QuestionHow far can the sub-woofer be from the TV and still be effective? Do not want to run wires across the floor, Main seating is approx. 8' from TV.
Asked 9 years ago by thinkingaboutbuying.
- Answer The subwoofer can remain paired to the soundbar from approximately 30 feet. Thanks!- Jesse
  Answered 9 years ago by VIZIO
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QuestionWhat are the dimensions of the subwoofer?
Asked 8 years ago by Chris.
- Answer The subwoofer dimensions with the feet attached are 24.21" x 3.06" x 13.11"
  Answered 8 years ago by VIZIO
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Questiondo the other 2 speakers have wires
Asked 8 years ago by Clay.
- Answer Yes they do. They plug into the subwoofer
  Answered 8 years ago by Brian
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QuestionAre the rear speakers wireless? If not how are they connected? I just want to avoid having to run wires across the living room floor as it wont look well with my living room set up.
Asked 7 years ago by Chazzi.
- Answer The satellite speakers are connected to the subwoofer using the provide speaker cables. Then the subwoofer is connected wireless to the sound bar.
  Answered 7 years ago by VIZIO
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QuestionFrom what I am gathering, the rear speakers gets hardwired to the sub. If I want to mount the rear speakers to the wall, I will have exposed wires?.. unless I run the the wires through the wall?
Asked 8 years ago by zee.
- Answer That's correct
  Answered 8 years ago by Mimiofde
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QuestionCan this system be hooked up to Amazon Alexa?
Asked 8 years ago by Tina.
- Answer Alexa is Bluetooth and will work through the Bluetooth.
  Answered 8 years ago by RRRJR
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QuestionIs there any way to have voices go to rear speakers while watching tv or movies?
Asked 9 years ago by Hopper.
- Answer The content that will be sent to the rear speakers is dependent on what's happening on screen. Surround sound is to create an immersed sensation that you're in the middle of the action. If dialogue is occurring behind you on screen, such as background noise during a scene, you may hear it coming from the rear speakers.
  Answered 9 years ago by VIZIO
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QuestionBuying this for a gift, so I'm not that familiar with soundbars, but the one thing the recipient wanted in one is for automatic volume control for commercials. I didn't see this specifically in the Q&A or product information. Does this model have this?
Asked 9 years ago by logri.
- Answer This model has a feature called TruVolume that helps to eliminate audio fluctuation.
  Answered 9 years ago by VIZIO
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QuestionDoes this system use the same method of communicating with the sub/rear speakers as the S4251? I have the S4251, and although I like it, I traced it down as being the definite culprit in interfering with my 5ghz WiFi network.
Asked 9 years ago by michael814.
- Answer Thank you. The S4251 definitely interfered with my 5ghz WiFi... with the soundbar off, network throughput tests would show the expected ~300mb/s, but if I turned the soundbar on, throughput would instantly drop drastically (under 50mb/s, sometimes even as low as 6mb/s). This effect was observed repeatedly, over the course of several days. However the good news is that the SB4051-D5, which I did purchase, is NOT showing this issue... I'm not seeing any discernible effect on WiFi throughput (on 5ghz or 2.4ghz) with this new soundbar operating nearby, so all is well. But it's interesting that you state that the communication method is the same with the older system and newer. Perhaps mine was somehow defective and was emitting interference unrelated to the sub/rear link. But in any case, the newly purchased system is working fine and is not interfering with my WiFi.
  Answered 9 years ago by michael814
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Questionwill this work with a 40" tv? I see it is recomended for a 47" or larger.
Asked 9 years ago by shopping.
- Answer yes. size doesn't matter
  Answered 9 years ago by koolkeith
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QuestionAre the satillite speakers wireless
Asked 7 years ago by GB.
- Answer Yes, the subwoofer is wireless Bluetooth. Rear two speakers do attach to the subwoofer by wires however.
  Answered 7 years ago by John
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QuestionDoes this device support 5.1 on Netflix? I heard Netflix only supports dolby atoms and dolby digital PLUS...... not dolby digital. So is this system compatible with dolby digital plus?
Asked 7 years ago by Ron.
- Answer This system should work just fine with Dolby Digital plus.
  Answered 7 years ago by VIZIO
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QuestionThe subwoofer won't stay paired. The system also cuts out briefly on a regular basis. What can be done to fix these issues?
Asked 8 years ago by TimGPa.
- Answer You might need to update with the latest Firmware available.
  Answered 8 years ago by HariHarMaharana
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QuestionHow many speakers are inside the soundbar. I hope for 3.
Asked 8 years ago by Soundbar.
- Answer Yes there are 3. Full range driver for each channel (Left, Center and Right)
  Answered 8 years ago by Stevil
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QuestionDo I have to turn on the speakers independently of the Television or is there a way to have them turn on with the Vizio Smartcast TV?
Asked 9 years ago by Searching.
- Answer If your VIZIO TV has HDMI Control (most new ones do) then the TV will control the sound bar. Once the sound bar is recognized it will turn on the sound bar, turn off TV speakers, and valumencontrols are sent to the sound bar all automatically. Just make sure sound bar is plugged into HDMI 1 (or the one labeled as HDMI-ARC). If your TV does not have this feature or you do not wish to connect via HDMI then other option is most VIZIO remotes also work the VIZIO sound bars, you may have to enable this function on the sound bar but it does work.
  Answered 9 years ago by Jakum
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QuestionWhich sound bar will pair with vizio sb 45551 s5 subwoofer
Asked 2 years ago by Anonymous.
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QuestionCan I buy just subwoofer
Asked 5 years ago by Anonymous.
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QuestionNo Dolby on some streaming Channels, only the bar. OK on over the air and some cable.
Asked 5 years ago by Magoo.
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VIZIO - SmartCast™ 5.1-Channel Soundbar System with 6" Wireless Subwoofer - Black

Q: QuestionAre the rear speakers wireless? If not, what do they connect to?

Q: QuestionSound bar height & width?

Q: QuestionHow far can the sub-woofer be from the TV and still be effective? Do not want to run wires across the floor, Main seating is approx. 8' from TV.

Q: QuestionWhat are the dimensions of the subwoofer?

Q: Questiondo the other 2 speakers have wires

Q: QuestionAre the rear speakers wireless? If not how are they connected? I just want to avoid having to run wires across the living room floor as it wont look well with my living room set up.

Q: QuestionFrom what I am gathering, the rear speakers gets hardwired to the sub. If I want to mount the rear speakers to the wall, I will have exposed wires?.. unless I run the the wires through the wall?

Q: QuestionCan this system be hooked up to Amazon Alexa?

Q: QuestionIs there any way to have voices go to rear speakers while watching tv or movies?

Q: QuestionBuying this for a gift, so I'm not that familiar with soundbars, but the one thing the recipient wanted in one is for automatic volume control for commercials. I didn't see this specifically in the Q&A or product information. Does this model have this?

Q: QuestionDoes this system use the same method of communicating with the sub/rear speakers as the S4251? I have the S4251, and although I like it, I traced it down as being the definite culprit in interfering with my 5ghz WiFi network.

Q: Questionwill this work with a 40" tv? I see it is recomended for a 47" or larger.

Q: QuestionAre the satillite speakers wireless

Q: QuestionDoes this device support 5.1 on Netflix? I heard Netflix only supports dolby atoms and dolby digital PLUS...... not dolby digital. So is this system compatible with dolby digital plus?

Q: QuestionThe subwoofer won't stay paired. The system also cuts out briefly on a regular basis. What can be done to fix these issues?

Q: QuestionHow many speakers are inside the soundbar. I hope for 3.

Q: QuestionDo I have to turn on the speakers independently of the Television or is there a way to have them turn on with the Vizio Smartcast TV?

Q: QuestionWhich sound bar will pair with vizio sb 45551 s5 subwoofer

Q: QuestionCan I buy just subwoofer

Q: QuestionNo Dolby on some streaming Channels, only the bar. OK on over the air and some cable.

QuestionAre the rear speakers wireless? If not, what do they connect to?

QuestionSound bar height & width?

QuestionHow far can the sub-woofer be from the TV and still be effective? Do not want to run wires across the floor, Main seating is approx. 8' from TV.

QuestionWhat are the dimensions of the subwoofer?

Questiondo the other 2 speakers have wires

QuestionAre the rear speakers wireless? If not how are they connected? I just want to avoid having to run wires across the living room floor as it wont look well with my living room set up.

QuestionFrom what I am gathering, the rear speakers gets hardwired to the sub. If I want to mount the rear speakers to the wall, I will have exposed wires?.. unless I run the the wires through the wall?

QuestionCan this system be hooked up to Amazon Alexa?

QuestionIs there any way to have voices go to rear speakers while watching tv or movies?

QuestionBuying this for a gift, so I'm not that familiar with soundbars, but the one thing the recipient wanted in one is for automatic volume control for commercials. I didn't see this specifically in the Q&A or product information. Does this model have this?

QuestionDoes this system use the same method of communicating with the sub/rear speakers as the S4251? I have the S4251, and although I like it, I traced it down as being the definite culprit in interfering with my 5ghz WiFi network.

Questionwill this work with a 40" tv? I see it is recomended for a 47" or larger.

QuestionAre the satillite speakers wireless

QuestionDoes this device support 5.1 on Netflix? I heard Netflix only supports dolby atoms and dolby digital PLUS...... not dolby digital. So is this system compatible with dolby digital plus?

QuestionThe subwoofer won't stay paired. The system also cuts out briefly on a regular basis. What can be done to fix these issues?

QuestionHow many speakers are inside the soundbar. I hope for 3.

QuestionDo I have to turn on the speakers independently of the Television or is there a way to have them turn on with the Vizio Smartcast TV?

QuestionWhich sound bar will pair with vizio sb 45551 s5 subwoofer

QuestionCan I buy just subwoofer

QuestionNo Dolby on some streaming Channels, only the bar. OK on over the air and some cable.