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Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars with 2472 reviews

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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85%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are positive about the sound quality, easy setup, price, and bass of the SmartCast 5.1 Channel Sound Bar System with 5-1/4" Wireless Subwoofer. They appreciate the clear sound, simple installation, affordability, and strong bass. However, customers are negative about the connectivity, remote control, durability, and auto power-off feature. They have experienced issues with the sound bar disconnecting from the TV, the remote control not working properly, the sound bar not lasting long, and the sound bar randomly turning off.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great sound

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Set up extremely easy . Has five different settings which is goood for tv , netflix and DVR.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice system for the price

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My family really enjoys this sound system. It was easy to set up and it has good sound.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great sound

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is awesome. Used it in our rv. Great not having to run wires everywhere and the sound it terrific

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This has to be the best kept secret in sound bars! Simple and easy setup! ARC makes this seamless.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Wonderful sound,not very easy to install at the beginning but then it is amazing

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Well worth the price

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great sound bar. The surround sound works great. Very much recommend.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Sound!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was very pleased when I hooked this up to my TV. The surround sound feature is great!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Movie theater sound!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    First sound bar and we love it!!! I wish I had gotten it sooner. Sounds like your a movie theater.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent sound

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This surround sound system provides excellent sound quality for its size and cost. Easy to install.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing sound

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This Vizio soundbar with sorround speakers and a subwoofer is amazing. The sound quality is top notch.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Muddy sound quality, terrible QC

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Full disclosure: this is my second purchase of this specific model. The first was purchased as refurbished from an online retailer (who offers 2 day shipping, etc). I had issues with that unit about 1 month into ownership where the subwoofer and satellite speakers would make “popping” noises. After tech support could not resolved I returned the unit, chalking it up to manufacturer defect or a problem not resolved during refurbish. Decided to purchase again via Best Buy during Black Friday. As cost was comparable to refurbished price. After again roughly 1 month of ownership. This “new” unit Has begun to develop power issues, which can sometimes be resolved by physically disconnecting/reconnecting power. Other times, power cannot be restored until an undeterminable about of time. For this reason I have decided to return this unit as well and utilize a different brand/home theater solution. My 5 yea old Vizio soundbar died due to power supply issues. And so I now believe this is a manufacturing defect/issue from Vizio. Disappointing as their value proposition remains high, but if they are unreliable they are worthless for me.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great soundbar

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This soundbar is really good for the price. The clean sound makes you feel as if you are in the theaters.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Surround System

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This system is excellent! Clear, crisp sound and loud as can be! I'm very happy with my purchase!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great system

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love my sound system. It has a great surround sound effect for the price :)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Vizio Smartcaset 5.1 sound bar

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love the sound quality of this product that I decided to buy another one for my basement.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The room is boomin!!!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These speakers sound amazing!!! I havent had any problems and the sound is so clear!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this for my husband for Christmas to hook up in our theater room to our project. Great quality.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great sound.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Sounds great and looks good. The installation process was completed in good order.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sounds good to me!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good sound for the price! Hard to find sound bars with rear speakers these days.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Sound is not great

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The sound doesn't sound right, i ordered a cheaper insignia one for a friend and it's only a sound bar. It so sounds so much better than this one for half the price.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend