Feel every word, every moment, every emotion, elevated. The new VIZIO Elevate 5.1.4 Home Theater Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X plus 18 total speakers with separate tweeters and dual woofers to breathe thrilling life into the latest movies, sports, gaming, and more. Revolutionary auto-rotating Adaptive Height Speakers blast sound off the ceiling, delivering completely immersive overhead surround sound. When rotated forward, these speakers provide a wider soundstage and clearer vocals to standard surround and stereo modes, particularly great for music. Voice Assistant Input lets you use the voice-enabled device you’re already accustomed to (sold separately) right through the sound bar, in addition to convenient Chromecast built-in and Bluetooth streaming. Three HDMI ports connect two 4K devices to the TV with eARC making setup clean and simple.
Q: Are the rear (surround) speakers wired to the wireless woofer?
A: Yes, the rear speakers are wired to the sub woofer.
A: I have the q90t tv paired with the Vizio Elevate and I tried the q850t side by side. Firstly, your salesman probably told you about Qsymphony, but I can tell you it is not a noticeable addition. Added to that, the q850t has much less speakers vs the Vizio and sounds much thinner, much less bass, and none of the adjustments are noticeable either. I couldn't return the q850t fast enough. The Vizio Elevate is so much better in every way. It also has 8 more speakers vs the q850t in total (Vizio 18, Samsung 10). A much more full and refined sound with the Vizio Elevate.
A: I only have HDMI ARC on my tv but I use an Xbox one X which suppors Atmos. So I have my Soundbar connected to my Xbox and have no issues playing Atmos content even though my TV only has HDMI ARC. As long as the receiver, in my case the xbox one X, could be a Bluray player or PlayStation supports Atmos, it doesn't matter if the TV is Atmos capable or not.
Q: how long are the provided wires for the satellite speakers?
A: 25ft each side.
A: Green is just indication of change. Then it will go back to blue. I recommend getting the app as its much easier to tune your speakers and will have the audio format right on the home screen. If it switching from Dolby mat to lpcm, or Dolby mat to Dolby atmos, you'll see the green. If anything switches to atmos the speakers will go up, and they'll come down when its not atmos. So even when I'm watching a show on apple tv+, it will register Dolby atmos, speakers go up. Then there's an ad for some other apple tv + content where the speakers go down, then the actual show starts and they go up again. So obviously the ads are in pcm or mat. The bar will usually cut out for a split second when abruptly changing audio formats, just like it does if you change the EQ.
A: Yes, but unfortunately, this unit has some issues with its hdmi inputs. It isn't passing Dolby vision, and people are saying that its only passing atmos some of the time. I'm recommending if people don't have arc or earc, to wait. I've spoken with Vizio. A firmware fix is incoming soon. You have the right idea though, yes.
A: I've got the cx its working great. I don't have any popping noises when switching audio formats or anything like that. I've heard it too. I haven't experienced it and I've tested this bar well. Many tvs don't have earc set up correctly just yet. Also, our settings need to be set to passthrough after you set earc, or else sometimes the TV makes the wrong decision. Nothing major, but if you leave it on auto instead of passthrough, sometimes the TV will put it into pcm whereas if it were in passthrough, you'd get whatever the source called for and the bar would recognize say...5.1lpcm instead of stereo pcm. I'm making it seem worse than it is. Download the app, and only use earc until there's a firmware update...the hdmi ports on the bar aren't fully functional yet...that's where the people are having their problems. Bar doesn't like to pass atmos or Dolby vision when plugging directly into it. Earc works absolutely perfectly. And the app is the best way to tune the speakers. Sorry for the length. Hope this helped. Oh, ive spoken to vizio, who spoke with their engineers, and the inputs on the bar aren't working properly in some cases. They know it and its getting addressed with firmware in the near future.
A: elevate is definitely hdmi 2.0 : while it supports full earc, it will not passthrough 4k/120 (does support full hdmi 2.0 so HDR/Dolby Vision are good).