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:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Movie theater sound!!
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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
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Awesome sound
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Great product. Would have given 5 stars but had issues with set up when using with satellite receiver and xbox. I ended up using the optical link to get sound because I could not get 4k on Xbox with traditional set up. Otherwise, great system.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Decent sound for a decent price.
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
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Works well in out vaulted ceiling. Has a good punch from sub-woofer. Sound is pretty good.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Wonderful soundbar
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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I love it! The sound of it it's great, I love the surround system! I really recommend it!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great
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Great Soundbar/surround sound. Love the satellite speakers!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great system
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Our old system went out so we got this one, no complaints great system for the money.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Easy setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice system for the price
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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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
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Surround System
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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
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great
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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
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good sound quality
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Really value for money sound is perfect wat I was expecting
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Auto power off
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Decent but not great
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Sound bar and subwoofer are good but satellite speakers are worthless. Also not truely wireless. They are tethered to the subwoofer. Another quirk to the setup is the speakers will randomly turn themselves off.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Hello techniphobe, thank you for your feedback. Please contact our customer support at 877-878-4946 for assistance with your speakers turning off.
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Sound!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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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
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I Love it
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Great price for a great sound. I know it's not top of the line but the sound it produces is great.
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
Vizio Smartcaset 5.1 sound bar
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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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
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Surround system
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
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The surround system is unreal. It sound like your at a movie theater
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
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Wonderful sound,not very easy to install at the beginning but then it is amazing
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The room is boomin!!!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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These speakers sound amazing!!! I havent had any problems and the sound is so clear!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Can't beat it for the price!
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
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This sound bar has been excellent, well exceeded expectations and sounds great in our space
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
VIZIO SmartCast 5.1 Soundbar
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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I wanted to upgrade my sound system and this soundbar is great. Good price for it as well.