32" Home Theater 2.0 Sound Bar

Customer Reviews

Pretty darn cool for a C-note.. Review by Flyinrite

I'm a over-the-road trucker and now the package is complete. Started with a Vizio 26" Led Razor, added a laptop with 1080 output and external hard drive packed full of movies. and now this Vizio 2.0 soundbar rocks my truck! As others have stated: Soundbar IS a huge improvement over the tv speakers. And yes, the remote is basically a paperwieght. Easy hookup and mounting to the "wall" was simple. Overall, pretty impressed. Go Vizio!

(Posted on 3/14/12)

"coolest thing I've ever seen or heard" Review by Jeffrey

I have the 40" inch soundbar/w sub in my living room with a 47 in Vizio LED HDTV. In addition; the same set up is in my den and my bedroom ... For me; whats' so amazing is the overall quailty of sound generating through these two small devices ... The sound is so clear and crisp and the sub delivers plenty of "bottom" absent any distortion ... With regards to the remote control issue; I went ahead and invested in a couple of Vizio's universal remotes. ($17.00 a piece at Walmart) Despite the remote control issue; I'm very happy with Vizio and this "cool" audio product !!!!!

Vizio ... Keep On Doing what you're Doing !!!!!!

You all are the BEST in my book !!!!!!!

(Posted on 3/10/12)

Review Review by what?

I purchased this sound bar and had the same remote control problem. I used a little basic common sense and relocated the sound bar about the top of the new LED Vizio tv I purchased, and problem solved. They use the same signal/code. So just seperate them so that the signal does not hit both at the same time. Problem solved!

(Posted on 3/2/12)

Excellent Sound Bar Review by MsYo1956

I went to Radio Shack to buy an antenna and saw the Vizio 32" Home Theater Sound Bar. I have a 37" Toshiba TV and the sound quality is not that good, so I bought the Vizio Sound Bar. It took me 5 minutes to connect it to my TV, and the moment I turned it on, I was amazed on it's performance. This takes the place of all those speakers all around the living room. I do not have a problem with the TV's remote for volume, nor the Vizio's remote. Once I've set the volume on the Sound Bar, I use the TV's remote for the volume up and down, there's no need to use the Sound Bar's remote. I would recommend this Vizio Sound Bar. EXCELLENT!!!!!

(Posted on 2/22/12)

Great sound bar One flaw Review by Brian

My girlfriend and I got this sound bar over the holidays. We live in an apartment and needed something that wasn't to large but had a large amount of sound, saw the sound bar at Walmart it had great sound I fell in love at first listen. Easy to use set up, not a HD sound bar but it never states that on the box just a 3.5mm to RCA vise verse or RCA to RCA depending on your TV. Sound is amazing !!! The only flaw I ran into is the volume whether up or down would be triggered by my TV remote. I thought since my TV was Vizio sound bar also being Vizio it had to be a frequency conflict, contacting costumer support which was a very speedy return the had me power cycle the sound bar and basic trouble shooting .... at the end I was told to try a universal remote. Got a Logitech Harmony 300, sadly same results . Contacting costumer service again they took my problem to tech support. Searching hours on the internet I came across a little bit of a gem. The IR sensor in the sound bar has a what is commonly called a "ditto" response, basically if you turn your volume up or down then go to your cable/sat,TV, or dvd/blu ray remote pressing any button it will ditto the last volume control. Power,mute are not affected by the "ditto" effect. So what I have done is turn up the sound bar usually to a 3 - 4 range leaving it there turning it off nightly or setting the volume muting it unmuting and going to cable it works. A bit of a hassle maybe but it seems to be the only fix without returning the sound bar. I hope this helps anyone with the same issue I was dealing with and enjoy your sound.

(Posted on 2/7/12)

Excellent sound Review by mike

This sound bar has ecellent sound but needs a digital clock readout along with the performance and input leds. It also needs a more powerful remote the manuel says its good for 30 feet more like 10 or under. I have had a problem connecting a subwoofer although a simple connection I cannot get it to work..

(Posted on 1/16/12)

Very nice Review by Wedge

Just purchased this soundbar, great sound and easy hook up. The one major downer with this item is the remote, what a joke. I have to stand no further then 4- 6 feet to get it to work and sometimes it still does not work and I have to continuously hit buttons to get it to work. Half the time it will not turn the soundbar on so I have to get up and do it manually, (in this day and age that is a disaster:). Is there anyone out there for Vizio who can recommend something concerning the remote issues?

(Posted on 1/8/12)

overall, very nice Review by Ken in Fort Lauderdale

I specifically purchased the Vizio soundbar because I had a Vizio TV. But that really doesnt seem to make any difference. It does not integrate any better than any normal amp and speakers. It would be great if my Vizio remote could be programmed to turn on and off the soundbar. But the remote that came with my set is not programmable. Overall, it sounds much better than the built-in speakers and that's without the subwoofer!

On the plus side is the sound and slim design.

On the minus side; the indicator lights turn off a few moments after you turn on the soundbar. So you cannot tell my just looking at it whether you left it on or not after you turn off your TV set. And the remote is worthless.

I have chosen to not use the digital in/out because if I plug the regular RCA jacks into the TV and soundbar, raising and lowering the TV sound will raise and lower the level going into the soundbar. I rarely have to use the soundbar remote this way.

Overall, worth the price.

(Posted on 12/13/11)

Great Sound Review by Nette

I purchased this soundbar for over a year now. It produces great sound, and worth the price. Just a FYI...I don't bother using the remote. I use my Directv remote to control the soundbar, Tv, Directv box, wii, and DVD player.

Just recently I purchased a sony subwoofer to go with my soundbar. W O W! I love it! I am now looking for another soundbar for the bedroom. I currently use this sound bar for my 42" HDTV.

FYI...you dont need to spend money on fiber optic cable.

Have fun and enjoy the sweet sounds.

(Posted on 12/9/11)

good Review by charlie

I bought this sound bar last year to use with my new 55inch TV. The first 2 would not work but I now believe that they were OK. The problem was with the Vizio support they did not know what they were talking about. I got a women on the line with my 3rd sound bar and she told me how to hook it up and when I did what she said everything worked fine. I needed a fiber optix cord that the other people did not know about. I now have a sub woofer hooked to it and the sound is just great. The big problem is with the remote it is worthless I had to order a new one at a cost of 23 dollars, I have not gotten it yet but am sure it will not last long or work well. I would buy another sound bar now that I know what to do. Better support is needed and better remote is needed.

(Posted on 12/6/11)

AMAZING!!! Review by Jamie

WOW! What a difference the sound bar makes! I have my 55" on the wall and I was so tired of the sound going against the wall from the sides... I bought this sound bar and was very surprised by the sound and the difference it made. I LOVE IT!!! Especially with the Pandora and Tune-In Radio widgets!!! Now.......... I can clean and have music playing that reaches through my whole house!!! Next on my list........ Subwoofer! :P

(Posted on 11/12/11)

Better Than Expected Review by Tipijo

Bought the soundbar a few weeks ago to go with my Vizio TV. Much better sound than I expected it would be. Very easy set up. The only problem we have is when we use the Volume control on our TV remote or Directv remote, it changes the volume on the soundbar. The sound will go up real, real loud. We have to mute the soundbar remote anytime we change the TV sound. Now we're going to try it with the tv sound all the way off.

(Posted on 11/10/11)

Great mini theater high def. soundbar Review by April

I at first bought a whole Sony home theater system for around the same price as this and it was terrible so I took it back and purchased this soundbar with my fingers crossed hoping it was be impressing sound and oh boy it's wonderful I added a sub woofer to it I now have a complete surround system in my house almost making competition for the Bose home theater system now I'm just curious how to I hook it to my 42 inch LG LCD TV to use it for sound instead of the TV speakers any suggestions

(Posted on 10/19/11)

Awesome Review by Gonzo

I work out of town and live in my travel trailer six months out of the year and wanted better sound than the tv speakers while trying not to take up any more valuable space. I purchased the sound bar and it fit the bill perfectly. You should market it for RV usage, it's great.

(Posted on 9/19/11)

Excellent product Review by Canuck296

I purchased a unit in March 2011 at the Costco in Bellingham, Washington...
I hooked it up to an older 60 inch rear projection TV in the basement via RCA and the sound was excellent.
Last week I was again in Bellingham and bought another for a newer 40 inch HDTV in our gym area and again excellent sound, easy to set up (fiber optic) and control.

The only things that would make it better is if If I could find them in Canada and if it had a light that stayed on to show its still on so that it reminded me to turn it off ?
(I dont think it shuts itself off if it doesn't see a signal ?)

anyway a great product .... get one!

(Posted on 9/10/11)

Great Product Review by PhotoBoy

I purchased this product at Costco last night as a present for my girlfriend. We watch movies together and she loves listening to an eclectic assortment of music. For over an hour, we just went through her iTunes library, amazed at the sound and definition. Great product! We love it!

(Posted on 8/31/11)

Very good product Review by Jim

I added the sound bar to my new 26" Vizio TV and Wow! What a difference . The sound now is well defined and greatly enhances my the high def expierence for me. You cant go wrong with this and it will work with almost anything. Mine is the VSB200

(Posted on 8/31/11)

Fantastic Sound Bar Review by Brenda

I purchased this sound bar for my 32 inch tv in the bedroom. I can finely hear the tv now with the HD sound. Can't go wrong with this product for the great price that it has.

(Posted on 8/1/11)

Quality At A great Price Review by TNcountryboy

Just bought it to go with my 22" Vizio LED LCD HD TV. It made all the differance in sound quality and volume. This is in my bedroom. I also have a 55" Vizio LCD TV
in the living room, hooked up to full dolby surrond sound. The Vizio sound bar is a good runner up to actual theater sound. If you want quality at a reasonable price and American made you won't go wrong buying 100% Vizio products. The only issue I have is I can;t register on line because Vizio did not list it in there list of products for registration, or I can't find it on page.

(Posted on 7/9/11)

Soundbar minus Review by Reggie

I love the soundbar. I can hear a true surround effect from the soundbar (my wife still doesn't recognize it) and it's great.
The only downside I found, and it's a minor one, is that when using the fiber optic input, the soundbar would trip something and stop operating. I finally went to the RCA connectors and had no further problems, nor did the sound seem to suffer in the change.
A very good item at a very good price.

(Posted on 7/8/11)

great Review by seven

I absolutely love this easy to use product..

The only problem Ido have is the remote. I have tried everything far as troubleshooting and I just cant seem to get it to work properly. It could have just been my roommate messing with the remote lock and just did"nt know. And no, I am not using this forum just to vent about her. Ha, ha. Your product is absolutely and simply put...brilliant!

(Posted on 5/7/11)