Customer Ratings & Reviews

Got this at a steal $400 great sound and deep bass

After using the sound bar for almost a year, it's that sound is real good after lowering the outrageously over the top subwoofer level! Playing music I notice the tweeter seem to be overdriven. The Vizio Smartcast app is the worst ever! Once you reduce the subwoofer to a realistic level not too bad.

Quality sound system, pairs great with Vizio smart TVs, especially the OLEDs!

It’s ok lot of base. Not that easy to use as far as getting your sound just right in my opinion. I’ve had many sound systems. It’s not bad but some programs depending on what your watching may sound low and base heavy or may sound just right. Just prepare for a lot of adjusting. Great for music though fantastic. And their app is not easy to use for this sound bar. Worked at first but…. !?

Paired this awesome Atmos Sound bar with a new 77" LG Oled UHD 4k TV. The awesome TV images match the massive surround sound bar iimging. Great value for top tier Atmos sound.

Great sound ! With the ceiling heights I have the atmos overhead works great. Bass is nice and it fits perfect on my vizio old.

Only thing positive I can say about this sound bar is the amazing sound for movies ,Bluetooth music and gaming. It is incredible but the functionality part sucks. I give it a -10 out of 20. The sound bar barely connect to the Wi-Fi. EQ sucks and it doesn’t stay connected to the television you’ll spend most of your night trying to get it to stay on.

Replaced my surround sound with speakers and wires and got this amazing sound bar system! Sounds like being at the movie theater but even better!

Great quality sound for movies gaming ir just music. Recommended.

Where you find ANY of vizio's products you will find SEVERAL consumers who are plagued by software bugs and quality control issues. You pretty much play the lottery when you buy vizio. If it works, lucky you! If not, oh well. If their customer support rose to the task of handling these known issues swiftly and conveniently I would give them a higher rating. However, since my product is defective, they say they don't have a replacement to send me; they can only issue me a refund which they say will take about 5-7 weeks to complete. That is convenient for them when I purchased it for $699 and now it is priced at $899 here at Best Buy which is ABSOLUTELY NOT worth the headaches/troubleshooting/value. My issue was with the subwoofer. At first, the subwoofer wouldn't power on/off with the soundbar itself when I powered the system on/off. I figured, manually powering the subwoofer on/off wasn't the worst thing in the world, but then it started completely unpairing from the soundbar in the middle of content. And it wouldn't re-pair. Mind you, this is my 2nd vizio purchase as I also have one of their earlier soundbars which also gave me a multitude of issues. All of my electronics (whether Apple, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, etc.) have never given me as many issues as vizio. I will 100% avoid all vizio products moving forward, and I highly encourage you do the same. Unless you like gambling...

Compact but powerful well made design. Some times the rear speakers lost the Bluetooth sigal

One the best budget soundbars that can feel like a home theater

I love this soundbar. It has such awesome bass and overall sound quality. But I'm still learning it though...

2nd Vizio soundbar purchase. Original still working fine, but wanted 4K pass through to fully utilize experience. Elevate system works well until you switch inputs or exit SmartCast app and try to open again. System completely freezes, and only thing you can do is unplug and wait. Using new 2021 TCL TV with earc hdmi to Vizio Elevate Earc and still not functioning correctly. Very disappointing in $1k system.

Take negative reviews with a grain of salt. Only certain TVs have earc working properly, and if they mention Xbox problems, disregard it all together. As of today, 10/20/20, the hdmi inputs need a firmware update to pass Dolby vision and hdr10(it will pass hdr, but it uses chroma subsampling). Also, ive heard many say that passing atmos on the Xbox is an issue when plugging directly into the soundbar. Xbox has issues with everything it touches. Use earc/arc, and you will not experience one single issue. I won't give a negative review on something that sounds so good just because it needs a firmware update to pass Dolby vision. I use apple tv 4k and have a CX. I use earc and set the rest to passthrough. Download the app. My ears are tuned. The speakers need a lot of adjusting, and the remote is a last resort and will not serve you well. The app is the only way to get these speakers tuned where you want them. And where you'll want them will be. Treble, bass, subwoofer, height channels, surround speakers, and surround balance all needed to go way up. The center channel is extremely crisp and powerful. The subwoofer will follow mostly any bass guitar in a rock song, freeing up the speakers (each channel has a small woofer for mid range and a tweeter for highs) to do the rest. It really is a fantastic unit once you find the proper balance for your room. Xbox and ps4 have very weak implementations of audio. Xbox has atmos but only on certain apps and almost every device that comes out needs to update its firmware to be fully compatible with it. When you buy something on day 1, its going to need firmware updates. This is the case for every single piece of a/v technology in the world. Every tv and soundbar needs at least 3 months to work out its kinks, and this doesn't have any kinks if you're using arc or earc and you set your audio passthrough correctly. If you plug into the bar, you'll likely experience some issues until the firmware update. Its coming. I've spoken with Vizio, who spoke with their engineers and got back to me. I've never gotten closer to movie theater sound with so little effort(meaning price and only 4 pieces to set up). It blew my expectations out of the water. Truth be told, I wasn't expecting it to be a great experience. Being a day 1 buyer often has drawbacks. And generally,, I don't trust Vizio after returning many of their higher end products. The 7.1.4 LG and 9.1.4 Samsung have absolutely horrible customer reviews. Their bugs have lasted a long time and are much more serious. This is not a great year for soundbar systems. Often times it can be the tvs earc. It can be the streaming source. It can be your settings. I've seen people write negative reviews and I just want to tell them "that's a user malfunction, just change this!" Anyway this thing us gorgeous too. It really feels like you're getting your moneys worth. The sub box is humongous. I was concerned about the 8" sub. Its an 8" sub in one of the biggest boxes I've ever seen and distributes bass very evenly. I can't speak to longevity. We can only hope. Remember, even if you want to use the remote in the long run..at first you want to download the app to get all your values in front of you on your phone, and adjust the sound accordingly. Each EQ is very different, but I find that all of them I'm increasing almost every single speaker to different levels. In movie EQ and direct eq I have my center on 2, and height speakers to 5, and everything else at 4. I am still playing with direct eq, but for the most part, that's a good place to start for movie eq. The surround balance was way low. It is on all Vizio systems. I have the surround speakers right behind my head and I still put volume and balance up to 4 with height channels at 5. Remember, the rears don't have tweeters like every speaker in the soundbar does. So its all about where you sit, the acoustics in your room, balance between front and back and most of all, personal preference. Also, I have my bass set to 6. I find it gives the best balance of highs and lows on the soundbar, because the tweeters are so powerful, the bass levels it out, and the subwoofer level will depend on placement and personal preference. I'm really making neighbors mad with that thing. Hope this helps someone

============================ >>>>> Bottom Line Up front: <<<<< ============================ The VIZIO Elevate 5.1.4 Home Theater Sound Bar delivers a quality theatre style surround sound experience at home - without the traditionally high price tag that normally accompanies it. The Elevate 5.1.4 packs in state of art Dolby Atmos and DTS:X support that really helps make your cinema experience significantly more immersive when watching supported titles at home. The Elevate 5.1.4 sports a nice sleek industrial look that effortlessly hides all the 18 speaks in your living room. Auxiliary input for Voice Assistant support, Chromecast Built-In and Bluetooth support is simply icing on the cake. Unfortunately, in my time with the Elevate 5.1.4, I was consistently let down by poor Vizo SmartCast Mobile App setup integration, and even had a couple of odd instances where the eARC channel failing to output audio, even though it was setup and worked fine for several days between each issue. Regardless, Vizo delivered a solid surround system that is everything you’d expect in a top-notch Surround system. ============================================== >>>>> Detailed Observations after a regular usage: <<<<< ============================================== I have always associated Vizio with delivering products that meet or exceed the traditional “bang for your buck” quotient that is ever so popular these days. Having owned previous Vizio flat panel televisions over the years, I can attest to their long-term durability and the value they offer compared to a lot of their competition in a particular segment. One of the areas I felt Vizio traditionally saved on “cost” while still being able to deliver the feature department – often was felt/seen in the physical housing/exterior styling department of their products. The Elevate 5.1.4 is big “step up” in opinion, particularly from my pre-conceived expectations and prior experiences with their products. Packaging/Unboxing: ================== Unboxing the Elevate 5.1.4 Soundbar system was a breeze, and I appreciated the little “open here” markings on the exterior of the box so I did not end up taking it out upside down or anything like that. It was interesting to see all the “awards” the Elevate had accumulated, so I was already preparing myself mentally for a mind-blowing theater experience. Inside the box, there was your traditional foam blocks, foam pieces and protective wrappings. The Elevate arrived to me without a scratch, so no issues there. Speaking of packaging, I HAVE TO take a moment to give some serious “kudos” to the engineer/product manager that decided to neatly organize, label, and package ALL of the included cables/connections/wires into a single, easily identifiable box. For starters, it is nice that VIZIO includes ALL of the cables you would need to get connected. Everything from an HDMI cable, digital audio cable, 3.5mm audio auxiliary and everything in between to get sounds flowing from the soundbar. It has always been my experience that most manufactures rarely include this many “extras” in the box, as they expect you to purchase your own right out the box. Styling/Setup: ============ As I previously mentioned, I really appreciated the industrial “brushed metal” appearance of the soundbar itself and I thought the metal speaker housing and plastic unit cover blended well. The grey color is pretty “neutral” by home theatre component standards, so the Elevate 5.1.4 should go well with just about any color scheme you most likely have at home. Needless to say, this is a pretty subjective category, so make sure you take the time to look at the pictures your self if this is a big area of concern. Interestingly, the rear pair of speakers are “wired” to the subwoofer, which in turn (the subwoofer) is wirelessly connected to the main soundbar unit. I think for most people (myself included) this shouldn’t be an issue, as its pretty easy to set up the rear par and subwoofer to “hide” the cables, but for some I could see this being a deal breaker since at this price point it is not that out of line to want “wireless” speakers all around. On the bright side, wired connections means less signal degradation and troubleshooting issues…. which bring me to the main unit setup…. Trying to setup the main soundbar proved to be more difficult that I anticipated. Maybe, I just had bad luck, maybe it wasn’t my day … but I have setup more than my fair share of electronic devices ranging from tablets, to building computer systems and writing computer code (I have a degree in Computer Science) Needless to say, I know my way around a “mobile app”. The well laid out, and easy to follow instructions suggested I download the Vizio SmartCast Mobile App to complete setup – so I did just that. Unfortunately, the first warning sign was made apparent when the Google Play App store had the SmartCast Mobile App app rated at about 3.1 stars (out of 5 stars at the time of this review). I hope Vizio takes the time to read over some of those reviews and feedback, because knowingly reading and seeing them for myself first hand, I can see where some of the user’s frustrations where coming into play. Upon completing physical setup and double checking my connections, I attempted to pair the SmartCast Mobile App to my phone several times. The app kept “hanging” during the setup either while trying to find the soundbar device itself, or trying to connect to my home wi-fi network. If I attempted to “skip” any of the “hanging steps” I would not be able to “save” my changes to the soundbar device itself. Throughout this process, the soundbar would default to naming itself a “default” Vizio name (such as VIzio 4563 for example) and would not disappear from the “devices” inside of the SmartCast Mobile App – even though it was not properly setup. As confusing and frustrating as this sounds, it was more so when trying to make it work in person. I ultimately had to power cycle the soundbar main unit several times to get it to “disappear” from the know devices in the SmartCast Mobile App, each time hoping it would not hang on one of the steps….I then made the bold attempt to “update” the system firmware/software…and that turned out to be a mistake. The SmartCast Mobile App hung for about 30 mins saying it was updating/downloading the update and that is could take up to “10 mins” to complete. At about the 30 min mark AFTER the 10 mins had passed….I decided to power cycle the main unit again – only to discover it erased all my previous efforts in pairing the device to the SmartCast Mobile App . I had to repeat everything I listed above several times over… again. The good news is – 2 hours later, I am good to go! – Where there is a will, there is a way! Sound Quality/Movie Experience: ============================= After the rough setup process – I was ready to sit back and stream/watch a nice Star Wars Marathon session in full Dolby Atmos glory on Disney+ (from a streaming device). Compared to my PCM/5.1 surround system I had previously used – it was night and day. As gimmicky as the “rotating” Dolby Atmos speaks may sound – I really felt that they added another level of immersion on the soundstage that I simply wasn’t getting out of my previous system. The spatial and positional audio effects were notably sharper and on point. The Elevate 5.1.4 didn’t jut “get louder” It pin pointed blaster fire or a daftly dropped lightsaber hilt on the ground – syncing perfectly as pictured on screen. Switching my input sources to my HTPC (Home Theater PC) – the Elevate 5.1.4 produced equally pleasing audio results across Video and Music playback from movies, web pages, and PC games. Bluetooth audio streaming was also on point. It my humble opinion, the “default” audio eq profile is more focused on pronounced dialogue and speech/vocal tones. I think it tends to run a little on the high side of the treble range when it comes to music playback – but fortunately there is the option of fine tuning the EQ to better reflect the sound profile your looking for. On an interesting note, I actually lost audio output on 3 separate occasions while passing audio through the eARC input on the soundbar. Despite my best efforts to trouble shoot the settings in the SmartCast Mobile App and the provided VIzio remote control unit – I ended up having to power cycle the main unit a few times to get the audio back on the eARC input. I have attempted to replace the HDMI 2.0 cable on each subsequent power cycle – but I can’t say for certain that cabling was the issue. I can’t rule out the my TV itself, because I didn’t have an extra 60 inch home theater grade TV lying about. ========================= >>>>> Closing thoughts: <<<<< ========================= Make sure you understand that you need to have a TV or device that supports eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel), or at least ARC (classic “older” Audio Return Channel) in order to truly get the most out of the Dolby Atmos/Dolby Digital+ features. As confusing as that may sound not all TVs that have the older “non-enhanced” ARC standard – may not play nice with Dolby Atmos, even though they have the bandwidth and speed to support Dobly Digital+ playback. Vizio does it again – they produced a top-notch Soundbar surround system that brings a lot of top shelf tech into a more affordable price bracket. Their build aesthetic quality is noticeably improved in my opinion, but I can’t help but wonder if some of the internal networking components and/or SmartCast Mobile Application development were the areas that they decided to not invest heavily into for this product. Even with the issues I had, I am very happy with the performance and appearance of the Elevate 5.1.4 Soundbar surround system. I hope VIzio takes the time to continue to address the deficiencies sin their SmartCast Mobile App and make the setup process more user friendly in the future.

PROS: - Great sound quality - Auto Rotating Atmos Speakers for Atmos sources - Ability to play Atmos, DTS:X, and most other formats - Unique LED display system - Backlit display remote - 2 HDMI inputs and 1 eARC HDMI - eARC (not just ARC) - Voice assistant input (AUX). Use the VA you prefer, not only something built in - Includes rear speakers WITH upfiring Atmos speakers (wired to subwoofer) - Decent amount of adjustment controls and customization for a soundbar - Night mode, auto level adjustment, and dialogue level adjustment - Well packaged and organized in box CONS: - Slight learning curve with LED lights “display” on front - lack of mids out of box but with some minor adjustments you can get a good sound - rear speakers are wired. This should help quality and avoid wireless interference but still means you have to run wires to the sub (which connects wireless to bar) Overall Thoughts (TL:DR): Bottom line is, for the retail price of $999 (and sale prices even lower) you can’t find a better value in a sound bar. Vizio prides themselves on bringing high end quality without high end price and even at a steep $999, this sound bar is still a great value, competing with bars in the $1500 or more class. The Vizio Elevate made waves at CES and won the Red Dot design award proving that Vizio has really outdone themselves with this sound bar. But how does it sound in real world testing? Well for me, very well. After a minor bit of tweaking and adjustments, I was able to produce a solid, clean sound with full range, crystal clear highs and floor shaking bass. It’s still no match for my full size floor speakers and AVR but when that’s not possible, this sound bar is a fantastic alternative. The packaging is really well done including a nice “briefcase” box of cables and a soft cover over the subwoofer. That said, I have seen other reviews saying they had damage to their box that showed on the subwoofer, but it was only cosmetic. Unfortunately, I think that’s a common issue with the standard for soundbar packaging. Until that terrible tetris piece design changes, we’ll see damage reports. I tested multiple audio/video files once I had the device hooked up and was able to get Atmos signals, DTS:X, and Dolby Digital+ among others. When I successfully got an Atmos signal, the Atmos speakers did indeed rotate up automatically and when the playback ended, they rotated back down. The “bounce technique” is just as good as any atmos bouncing speakers, that is to say, just ok. And that’s testing inside a standard square room with a flat ceiling. (if you have a vaulted ceiling you won’t have a lot of luck bouncing audio.) But it is a noticeable difference from having the speakers facing directly out. Overall, I am enjoying this soundbar more than others I’ve had and if you pair it with a newer Vizio TV, you’ll have a seamless experience including a quick snap-on mounting to certain Vizio TV stands making it easy to get your soundbar mounted below your Vizio TV. Sound quality is fantastic for those looking for a decent surround sound and Atmos experience without buying an AVR or expensive speaker systems. DETAILED REVIEW: UNBOXING/SETUP: There’s not too much to say about the unboxing and setup. The packaging was really well done (for a sound bar) and instead of having wires in bags scattered all over, Vizio chose to put a briefcase style box inside that includes all the cables and accessories. One note, personally, I did not receive the velcro wire ties that the box said was included which is a bummer because I actually use those, but possibly they fell through a crack during shipping. Everything else was included as described. Once I unboxed the bar, I started the setup process. This was fairly easy and as expected and if you are unsure what to do, Vizio does include help in the manual and online to make sure you’re set. I was replacing an existing soundbar, so for me all I had to do was run a new power cord and use my existing HDMI from the TV’s arc and I was setup. The subwoofer should auto connect once you plug it in and the soundbar will audibly confirm that it is connected as well. The rear speakers have color coded cables that easily plug in and connect to the subwoofer. Even though they are wired, the subwoofer is still wireless, so you could put your sub behind or in the back of your room and pretty easily connect the rears, hiding cables under or behind your couch. This is what I did and found it to work quite well. SOUND QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE: I have had the Vizio Elevate for about a week and have tested music, movies, streaming, and gaming and have found the quality to be outstanding in almost all categories. There have been a few learning curves as far as operation and I have had a few hiccups in playback, but overall it’s a pretty user friendly system that may take a little bit of fine tuning early but eventually will work without much needed from you. One thing to remember about Atmos, at least currently, it is a great audio option that’s unfortunately a little difficult to actually get to play back. This is no fault of the soundbar, but usually something else along the chain. For example, yes, netflix or disney+ will say Atmos supported but you must make sure your TV can pass it to the soundbar over your specific TV’s ARC channel, and that you have the proper HDMI cable to handle this, and that you have a strong enough internet connection if you are streaming, etc etc etc. There is a lot of info online about this and I won’t bother with it here, but suffice it to say, if you know what you are doing with your A/V gear and you are confident in operating your devices properly, then you will have no problem getting good, clean audio in any format you choose from this soundbar. OTHER THOUGHTS: The remote is really nice for a soundbar remote. I really like the backlit screen at top, and combined with Vizios LED light display on the front of the soundbar, you can make adjustments on the fly without annoying pop-ups on screen or bright lights flashing on the bar, distracting other viewers. It takes a bit to get used to, but once you do you’ll enjoy the ease of changing settings and adjustments with this remote. I have not put it fully to the test yet, but the little testing I did this week, I also thought it was worth noting the night mode and auto volume adjustments. I had the auto volume on most of the time I was testing this bar and it did a decent job for the most part. Movies and action is still so dynamic these days (on purpose) that it’s difficult to have a good compression tool built in, but at lower volumes, I found the soundbar was able to keep things relatively level. The night mode is similar but also adjusts the bass levels to not be so boomy at night. I thought this was cool and worked pretty good as well and I really enjoyed that night mode will reset to OFF when you power down the bar. Meaning the next day when someone else uses the TV to watch some action movie, they won’t be wondering why everything is quiet and no bass. The subwoofer is the last thing I’ll mention. Usually I find soundbars subwoofers are just ok and lack any real punch. This sub is definitely the better of the group of soundbar subs I’ve heard. It still doesn’t have a crossover setting option which is a bummer but it is a down firing sub and really packs a good solid thud. I’ve actually had to set the level down around 30% for everyday viewing and late night because it’s so powerful. But even with the sub turned down, I’m not losing out on any low mids that I was concerned may be caught in a crossover, meaning the soundbar itself is still covering a lot of those low-mid range sounds. Overall I really am enjoying this Vizio bar and have always had good luck with Vizio products. They pride themselves on their value and price and this Elevate soundbar is no different. I’m not surprised it won so many awards!

Got this on sale during the weekend. Build quality: i love the grayish anodized aluminum body of the soundbar and surround speakers. It doesnt attract dust from clothlike mesh grills from other soundbars. The rotating upward speakers is really a delight, nice whirring sound when it rotates when detecting atmos sound. I’ve read other reviews that the rotating speakers are loud or that only one side is working, I think its just a fctory defect since I dont experience that. The sub is well built too. Sound quality: great sound for movies. I watched The Matrix and that lobby scene where they are shooting you can hear bullets flying from every direction, Ready player 1 is also nice with the race scene, you can hear every clink and clunk of cars flying past you, from left to right. Next Avengers endgame... the final battle is a delight to the ears, you can hear mjolnir and stormbreaker moving from front to side with the surrounds. The subwoofer is really powerful, I have to set it to lower setting. It will really shake your floor and you can feel it vibrates. Great rumbling sound especially with dinosaur scene like jurrassic park. Music listening is balanced and clear. Highs, mids and lows are very detailed. My set-up: lg b6, vizio elevate and sony ubp-x800m2. My xbox one x somehow will not connect to the soundbar no matter what configuration or connection I tried. I have a 7.5 feet flat ceiling and medium sized living room. Subwoofer is placed beside my seating position since the surrounds are wired to the sub. I leave an extra space from the wall to the back of the subwoofer. Dont place your sub in the wall corner since it will create a more booming sound with less detail on the lows. Vizio app: Well, this is the con with this sound system. Buggy and takes a while to connect. You can control settings, volume, input thru the app. The provided remote control has no backlight but has a small display screen where you will see your inputs. I hope a firmware update can somehow improve the experience. I am happy with this purchase. Coming from a bose soundtouch 300, the difference is really night and day. Feels like you are inside the movie theatre. Plus the discount on it is really the icing on the cake!

Two words I can describe the audio experience. Beautiful and wow. Negatives: -App sucks. The APP ONLY is Buggy, slow, and APP GUI looks really cheap. -No room auto calibration -Doesn't come in white Comparison: Owned a ~$300 2.1 samsung sound bar system first, then a ~$350 5.1 vizio sound bar system, now this. This is a whole other league. This brings you as close as you can get to a custom home theater in a simple plug n play system in a box. I feel like the only step up from this sound bar system is a custom home theater audio system or much larger and more expensive set of high fidelity speakers. If comparing to similar feature sets of competitors soundbars from other companies, this seems like a good value even at its original price. If it's on sale like when I got it, this seems like an outstanding value. Soundstage: Audio across the different sources, music, movies, dialogue, feels more open, full, and has a feeling of depth where my previous sound bars could not reach. Soundstage is excellent. Bass: The bass, like other reviewers mentioned could probably shake a whole brick house when maxed out. I have mine near the lowest level and get really nice very clean low thumping bass. Way better sounding bass than my previous subs. As I live in an apartment building I can't max it out or keep it on default. If you have thin floors/walls, probably should avoid any subs. Rotating speakers: The rotating speakers makes this the coolest geekiest sound bar. Good conversational piece and awesome party trick. When your not showing off the rotating part by manually toggling it, I typically leave it on auto and it does a great job at rotating depending on the audio source. It even detects Emby media properly. The difference in sound depending on speaker rotation isn't tremendously large and does depends on the source media but there is a slight noticeable difference even without doing side by side comparisons on the same audio with overhead sequences. Settings: -height channel settings maxed out -surround sound level increased quite a bit -dialogue increased slightly -subwoofer near the lowest -movie eq -dts:x virtual turned on -tru volume: turned on but sometimes switch off. -all my devices plug into a hue sync box(hdmi switcher) then to my tv (75" hisense), then connected to the sound bar over hdmi-arc. I do not have an earc tv. I have not tried going from sound bar to tv. I heard there are issues going from sound bar to tv and a firmware update is coming to fix it. This Sony system sounds great without tweaking but with tweaking, I get it to where I like it even more. App: Get the app and play with the tuning to get it to a place you like. Using the app makes tuning lots of settings easier than the remote. This app needs work though. It's slow, buggy and cheap feeling. Push through the app problems and leave the smaller slight tweaking to the remote settings in the future. You won't need to use the app very much after the initial setup and adjustment so it's not a big deal. Remote control: Better than the old vizio sound bar remotes. Feels less cheap. Feels like it actual belongs with an expensive system in the year 2020. Backlight on the display is awesome. Text is crisp and clear on the display and has a larger field of view than previous remotes. Looks and feels modern. Button presses are responsive and clicky. Button presses and their associated changes in the sound bar are near instantaneous. No feeling of slowness. The only NEGATIVE, still, with this remote, the buttons are STILL NOT backlit. I want all remotes to be like the new nvidia shield remote. Built in sensor to detect when you lift the remote and lights up the buttons. Not a huge deal because I just use the nvidia shield remote to control volume. Build quality of all components: As great as they can be. Modern looking. Heavy. High quality components. Lots of metal. NO feeling of cheapness. Feels expensive and looks expensive while not standing out a lot. Rotating speaker build quality give me confidence this should function for a long time. No squeaking or creaking anywhere.

This is a darn good soundbar, not perfect. The sound is quite good. The subwoofer is a bit strained - it sounds like it needs to loosen up a bit. It adds some rumble, but really over emphasizes the lower end. The surrounds are pretty good - they don't put out a lot of volume. The rotating Atmos speakers on the main bar are pretty darn cool. It's fun to watch them move. The bar itself is super beefy and heavy. All the weight is in the back solid part, not the rounded front. So you can let the rounded part hang over the edge of a shelf or table (it won't fall off). Out of the box setup is super easy if everything works as planned. They included cables, even a fiber optic digital connection - amazing. The subwoofer is wireless, it found the soundbar the second I turned it on. The two rear channel speakers are wired to the subwoofer. There's a bit of the rub - the wire has odd connectors, not really RCA phono jacks and not speaker banana plugs. They are a bit like the old F connector for FM antennas (tube with a thin pin in the middle). If you are trying to mount these on a wall - the wiring is totally non-standard. Vizio does a terrible job of talking about speaker placement (kind of important really) - nothing on the website, nothing in the documentation, or in the app. You have to figure out the rears need to be about ear height and behind - not up high on the wall. The app is required to adjust the speaker levels. Actually you can only adjust the bass level, there isn't much else to change. I could not get my iPhone to connect to the speaker, even working with tech support. My iPad connected just fine, well after a lot of restarting, pressing buttons, and messing around. Now that the thing is installed, it works very well. Dialog is clear. I didn't really get a sense of things flying over my head and to the rear. The rumble was pretty good, not earth shattering as a system, but still pretty good. Overall, this thing is decent. It sure looks great.