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A really nice system for smaller room secondary TV viewing - but install decisions are critical...
A really nice system when the HDMI implementation is used (cable not included) so other TV remotes can control the sound, in our case, a Roku Stick 4K remote. Sound is great for smaller rooms where not a lot of bass is required. For us, this is a huge improvement over the almost unusable TV sound on our 2022 Samsung - 43" Class 7 Series TV.Build quality is excellent, better than some units costing twice as much, nor is the soundbar large or intrusive, just the right size for a 43" TV or larger (with smaller TVs soundbar width may exceed the TV). HDMI eARC was a bit tricky to setup, see below.The included Sony Soundbar remote is also of high quality and provides different sound fields to select depending on what you are watching, and there is also an automatic option. We found a desired setting for us, and use just the Roku remote for all of our sound and TV control.HDMI eARC issue and fix: At first, with everything setup properly, we kept getting sound through the TV, not the soundbar (wondering if some of the poor sound quality reviewers are inadvertently still listening to their TV speakers.) The fix: power off the TV and soundbar by unplugging for five minutes. Pull all other devices on HDMI ports off the TV, in our case, a Roku Stick. After the time has passed, and with only the Soundbar connected via the eARC HDMI port, use the TV remote, the Samsung in our case, to power on the TV. This forces the TV to see the eARC connected Soundbar and recognize it (as long as you have set HDMI-CEC, or brand name equivalent, to "on" in the TV setup menu). After reinstalling other devices, in our case the Roku Stick, the device (Roku) remote will immediately began controlling the Soundbar. (Why brands use different names for this HDMI-CEC feature is a mystery, and just adds unnecessary confusion.)In case anyone is interested, we installed the soundbar with a Dream Mount soundbar mount bracket ($20) to the TV sitting on a TV wall mount of same brand. You do have to uninstall the existing TV mount brackets on the TV (not the wall), and place the soundbar brackets underneath and reinstall, sounds harder than it is, but TV dismount is required, as are longer mount screws, which are provided. As the pic shows, looks like a professional installation with the soundbar moving with the TV on this full motion TV mount. Super happy with this setup.Ver másVer menos
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