Side by Side Comparison of: VIZIO vs Amazon vs Sewell Direct vs TechSol vs Impact Mounts

I have had a 40 plus year career as a professional musician working on jingles and many hundreds of movie soundtracks, 18 professional orchestras etc. and I have something to say about this little bar. In the late 60's one would have needed many thousands of dollars to hear the clarity and instrument separation, nuances of each performer, dynamically and expressively to hear this order of cleanliness. I hooked up the optical cable, plugged in the obligatory power box, and selected ''pcm'' I believe, on the tv sound setting , turned on Pandora and cried. Musicians have historically never been able to afford such purity, which is ironic. I am in total appreciation to Whoever designed this instrument. Thank you so very much!

I've got some high frequency hearing loss, which can make listening to TV dialogue difficult. Bad enough that I'll put on closed captioning when watching TV by myself. I've had some luck with 5.1 speaker setups, but invariably I upgrade something else and break functionality along the way or just get frustrated by having that many remotes. My family isn't very technically inclined so providing them a 3 point process for watching TV with sound doesn't work either. So I've been considering a soundbar and when the price dipped on this Vizio I took a chance.The soundbar arrives in pretty good shape. I couldn't tell it was refurbished by the quality or contents of the packaging. You will need the instructions nearby, as the soundbar communicates it's status and settings via a string of small LED's on the front. However it's otherwise fairly intuitive. The sound quality is good and better than the TV's own speakers. Is it audiophile good? Probably not. But I haven't had to turn on closed captioning since installing the unit so the dynamic range has definitely improved. The Bluetooth streaming option is surprisingly useful. While decorating the Christmas tree I was able to stream a holiday playlist to the speaker very easily. It's worked well enough that I've purchased a second one as a Christmas gift for my mother.I'm able to run the volume control from my Tivo remote that was already synced to my LG plasma so I only need the included Vizio remote when streaming to Bluetooth or, and this is the one negative - when it turns off due to inactivity. It doesn't appear to start up again with the TV so I still have to listen to my family complain that the sound isn't working and why does this take so many steps. But, the Vizio remote is very simple and even they'll figure it out at some point. You can turn it on from the unit itself, but it's black buttons on black plastic on the side in shadows. So good luck with that.

Great Speaker. They are perfect for my home TV. It has great sound voice is loud and clear which is great for movies and TV shows. wireless sub-woofer is great. I keep it the corner of the room and whole room fills with bass. In full volume sound distorts a little but that is nothing because it's louder than most speaker up to 100 db! . Great home theater. You cannot get any better in this price-point.

Every now and then, we all score the perfect purchase. This was one of those for me. The low price kept me away from this for a while, as I was looking for GOOD, not CHEAP. This is the best of both worlds. Obviously, this is going to sound different for every person in every room, we're talking about sound. In my situation, it was installed in a cabin home with wood floors, walls & high ceilings. The bass booms & reverberates so effectively, the volume is kept at one of the lowest settings (and still thumps). Super-easy to set up and tweak. Paired easily with phones & tablets. Quickly synced the remote to our Dish Network remote and have been loving it since. Can't say enough about the frequency response (lots of good-sounding bass, clear mids & highs). And this is TRUE 5.1 surround, not just a second set of L&R with delay. We often listen to the music channels on Dish (which transmits a 5.1 mix) and you can hear all kinds of independent parts coming from he rear surround speakers. Love this setup. Bought two. Might buy two more. Highly recommended!

We bought this sound bar for our Samsung TV after moving to our new home. The ceilings in our home which are vaulted made hearing the normal speakers on the tv hard to hear. We were hoping to use the sound bar in addition to our TV speakers but our TV wouldn't allow for it to be used that way so we switched the sound solely through the sound bar and it sounds AWESOME. We have no issues at all with sound now and it was super easy to connect and we were even able to sync it with our direct tv remote so we don't have to have an additional remote for the sound. It was a great purchase for the fix we needed.

Like many savvy shoppers, I wanted a decent soundbar/home theater without breaking the bank. I needed something that will clarify dialog in movies while a lot of background noise is going on in my joint family/breakfast area/kitchen where my TV is located. I have a 50" Samsung Plasma TV, while reasonable speakers for a TV, woefully sad for watching movies, especially action movies. Now, on to my experience...first, I purchased a refurbished 38 inch 2.0 sound bar from Vizio with the dynamic bass module. It hooked up easily with the optical cable. Many people complain about no visual indication on the TV screen or LCD on the sound bar...keep in mind, these features greatly increase the price. Also, it is not hard to understand the display lights. Yes, I turned off the TV speakers as many have written about. My first test was a streaming K-Drama using my laptop and the sound bar for sound. I was very impressed with the clarity, in particular the little details that my hearing is keen to pick up on and appreciate. For example, the crumpling of a wrapper, the noise of footsteps on gravel, and other little sound effects that get lost on TV speakers. I then watched a Star Trek DVD and I did not need to turn it up very loud as I could hear the dialog and there was enough 'action' noise to keep me interested and engaged. Usually action scenes drown out the dialog and I use subtitles. Not necessary, but, out of habit I turned them on. My next test was the blue tooth. I hooked up my iphone, and watched Mannheim Steam roller videos on my Roku box using Youtube from my phone. It sounded just great.Pros: Easy hook-up, clarity in movie dialog, great 'stereo' sound, bass module very adequate for 'normal' listening pleasure giving fuller breadth of sound. Finally, almost unnoticeable against the black TV it sits in front of.Finally, the price was very good when using the amazon $70 gift card for the credit card and buying refurbished. (looked brand new), sub out is a great feature and many hookup options also. Cons: Not many really, but, bass could be more deep, there is a sub out for a powered sub-woofer which I am sure will be a nice addition. The minor complaint about a better indicator when switching is valid, but, minor. I cannot think of any more. That's it for now...happy listening. The price/sound equation justifies buying this for a family room or man cave for sure...PS. I wanted to add an additional comment. Since I hooked it up, I added a small, inexpensive powered sub-woofer from a cheap home theater system using the sub out connection. I noticed a difference right away regarding the breath and depth of the audio with this addition. I plan on buying a real sub later. It did make a nice presence. It will not beat an expensive 5.1 system, but for my listening, it is just right. Not too much thumping base, just need the lower frequencies for a more real experience...good luck with it. I think you will enjoy it.1/1/2015 update: Hi, I am back. I have read a lot of recent reviews regarding set-up and how they are dis-satisfied with the instructions and connection. I actually do not understand the issue that is occurring with some. I found the instructions succinct, clear, and connection easy. In addition to that, people did not understand what kind of TV outputs they had before purchasing this item. I think lack of understanding on the part of the buyer does not warrant a low rating. In any purchase, Caveat Emptor, (buyer beware), be smart enough to research items. Savvy shoppers do that right?Update: 8/6/16I'm still enjoying this. The Terminator Genesis movie really highlights the clarity and bass response. Note: I connected a Sony Bass sub speaker to the sound bar. I watched the same movie at a friends house who had a big amp, two sub woofers, and tower speakers and it was overwhelming, my setup sounded clear and did not blow me out of the room. It's about choices right?

I just got this a few days ago, and very impressed with how lightweight it is! The device has taken all the best things and compacted it into a stick that take up minimal space. The interface is quick and easy to use, and the image quality can be great if you have a faster internet connection is fast. More storage space, not only keep things running smooth, but also store more apps or games etc. Big surprise!!! You can use any of the thousands of paid and free apps, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, News and soon. It work better than other devices at this price point. In a words, I’m completely satisfied with it. So highly recommend it!!!

Okay, so I have been a faithful Roku fan for years. We do not have any television services, cable or anything at all. All we have watched for three years is Netflix and Amazon Prime. I was reluctant to try it, but my son-in-law showed me how great theirs was working so I decided, on Amazon Prime Day, while they were on sale, that I would buy one and give it a try. I must say I am impressed. It is very simple to install and operate. It is possibly easier than the Roku. I have only had it hooked up for a few days, but I have already been able to do so much with it. It came with my Prime account already registered to it, so I didn't have to bother with putting my information in it. It only took a couple of minutes to register my Netflix. Everything I have done on it has been so simple, I couldn't believe it. I have to mess with it some more to compare features, but as far as I can tell, this is a really good purchase. Just be sure your TV has a HDMI inlet. Click it in place, attach the power cord to an outlet, put the batteries in the remote and the TV/ Fire Stick will show you what to do. It doesn't require any special skills. Just do what it tells you to do. I would gladly purchase this item again. I still have to do some more comparing between the Fire Stick and the Roku. They are both very good.

I didn't know what to expect with the Fire Stick because I was actually replacing my Roku which finally gave out and. I was very happy with it. It was easy to install and since I'm a Prime Member it was already registered to my account. I have to say it is very different then going through the Roku and straight to Amazon Prime. I really like the way I can easiy find any movie I want, and yes I do search manually for it because I did not order the voice controlled device. I believe you can order it at any time or you can buy the entire fire stick and the voice activated device together for a slightly hight price. At this point I'm happy with the manual search. The only thing I did not care for is that I can't get alot of the free channels I used have with the Roku. Good thing I still have another Roku device in my bedroom. Apart from that, I do like it and ordering a movie from it is very easy. I did read that you could get the different channels not offered by Amazon but you'd have to download some sort of program as a side, which I have no intention of doin since I have the second Roku. However. if you are happy with all the Prime Movies and show that Amazon offers, and there are many, many shows this should be good enough to keep you busy on a slow night or a rainy day when yo can't get out. Even my picky husband has found many movies that he's already added to your 'to watch' list. So once again, not as many channels, free or otherwise as Roku but enough to keep a person busy for quite a while, the ease of use is great. We've enjoyed many a popcorn night with a good free movie and even a few that I've bought and added to my video library. For the price, simalar in price to Roku 1 with no voice activation device, it's a good deal.

I absolutely love the Amazon Fire TV stick. I have it in the bedroom where I do not have cable hooked up and I am still able to enjoy my favorite shows and more. I love having the option of renting movies from Amazon l, which is cheaper than renting movies from my cable provider. Having the Fire TV Stick also allows me to take advantage of my prime memberships.I do not have any problems with playback and have no buffering. The apps I have downloaded all played perfectly without and trouble.

I love this device. Now, having said that, here is why. We had a wii to watch our Netflix (very bad channel always freezing or not working) and when I got PRIME 2 years ago. We could not watch it well on the wii. Whenever we would buy a movie (even HD) we could only ever watch it in SD (SUCKED) but eventually we knew to save the extra $1 for HD and just rent the SD. But we always had problems with buffering. Yes, I understand the WII is practically ancient, but we are a budget conscious family, and it worked, so we stayed with it. Until July of this year -2015. I must repeat this multiple times throughout this review. " I LOVE THIS DEVICE!"As other 5 star reviewers, setup was super-easy. We had it working withing 10 minutes (problems with our router -hoping to buy another one -dual band since we have so many wireless devices (we are a family of 5 with 4 smartphones, and 3 computer, game systems and now the fire tv stick)But I digress. Our tv was purchased in 2010. Its a Phillips 40" but it is not a "smart tv" It has 3 HDMI ports, and luckily there is a plug about 3 feet from the hdmi port on the side. -The stick needs additional power (make sure you use the dongle) so it must be plugged into an outlet in addition to the HDMI. For us this was NOT a problem, but if you do not have this, be aware.Now, I am a PRIME member (you just can't beat the 2 days shipping especially if you are a habitual procrastinator such as I (especially around holidays such as Christmas and Birthdays ;-) So this device was doubly nice. I did not purchase the voice remote -outrageous price (as much as the stick itself!) but I did download the Fire TV stick app for voice search, and it is good enough for me. A must have for fast setup rather than hitting over and up and down to put in network SSID and password. THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU have a smart phone is download thiss APP. We don't play games, but its nice if we decide to especially with my tech savvy 7 year old. Currently we have only used it for Netflix and Amazon. Since my kids have tablets, we also do Flixster and I have yet to sign in to access our digital movies. (I only purchase DVDS -for the most part- that include the DIGITAL UltraViolet. LIFESAVER for long road trips! I liked the portability option to take on vacation -Have not done this yet. Seriously thinking about purchasing 2 more for my kids tvs in their rooms.To make a long story a little shorter, lol, I have had NONE of the problems the 1 Star raters had. This has Dual-Band, and as we have been having issues with our router, I am going to be purchasing a dual band to help with this, and will update this review if needed. We have had this for 3 months, and WE LOVE IT. Thanks AMAZON!Lastly- I have a HD 7 Fire and do not have the option for mirroring, or flinging.

I give this firestick 5 stars. My use is a little different than most, however this stick delivers what it's intended to deliver quite well, the menu although it could benefit from perhaps a little overhaul in organization, is easy enough to use.As far as intended function, the only suggestion i would have is to allow a little menu customization to remove categories, and bring apps from the SETTINGS>manage all apps section to the load screen at least and even better if it could automatically boot to a specified app on startup.Now I specifically, only use this for XBMC/KODI. This is one of the most popular home theater application around, and what makes this little device worth it for me.From the start, this device for use with XBMC i give it 4.5 stars. Losing only half a star for the combination of long menu click wait times (reasonable by all means, but a little longer than i like to see) and sometimes poor video quality on the big screen. See below.I will not walk through the complete install process here, a simple google search with provide tons of methods, but more of a general overview.After initial fire stick set up, you will need an application on your pc " ADB Utility" and your choice of Xbmc android builds. I personally love tvmc from tv addons. Preconfigured with the best add ons already in place! Any current instruction that advises you of stopping updates and such from the stick, you're too late. The latest firmware is already installed.After opening the above mentioned application on a computer, follow the directions to install, really really easy.To launch from amazon main dashboard, scroll all the way to settings, down to application, over to manage all applications, xbmc will be towards the bottom, launch and viola. Your into Xbmc menu. I will assume you can take it from there, otherwise there are a million resources on google, i recommend TVaddons they have great walkthroughs.As mentioned above, The menu time between selection a selection brings up the working hud, a little longer than i would like.Also occasionally hitting say the back arrow on the remote just once will make the xbmc system keypress sound multiple times as it hiccups its way back to the xbmc dashboard.I consider these very manageable quirks, part of using a device for unintended purposes.Lastly, i have found that occasionally some of SD sources, that same source looking fine on my big screen tv through my media pc, look rather pixelated. This may vary greatly from tv to tv and individual circumstances. On my 32" bedroom tv, most if not all sources look great. So since it is a standard def source stretched out, (kinda like zooming on say a cell phone picture) the same result is not had from media pc, meaning its just the video processor of the stick, is just not as strong as the pc. Which obviously is to be expected. I use HD sources when possible, with no issues of blocky or pixelated screen. And not all sd sources do it there is a good chance that the source is just that poor of quality. Also another possibility is the codec the stream is encoded in may struggle to be rendered by The stick. Again a small Quirk that isn't often a problem, expected with the unintended purpose of the stick.For those who find it important, the amazon remote has no volume button, and my media center remotes while they do move the xbmc volume slider on screen, it does not actually adjust the volume.Despite the above mentioned quirks, which were to be expected, having come from using chromecast, and a few other attempts, This amazon fire stick delivered well beyond my expectations for Xbmc/Kodi. And i would recommend it to anyone.You will soon be able to check out the Kodi forums and tv addon forums for a list of android tv devices, how do they all stack up, who sits at the top. Expected to be posted in FEB.If this review helped you , please click on the little link below, so i know i am hitting the things you need to know and that my reviews are helping people. Thanks

Good solid steel construction. They will bend if you twist it, but it works fine for what it needs to do. Comes with a big bag of screws, spacers and washers of various sizes to let you find the ones that will fit your TV. (NOTE: Make sure you use the right length. If you try and put too long a screw into the holes on the back of the TV, depending on the design of the TV itself, you may damage something. I had two different sets of bolts that would fit the holes, but one was twice as long. I did not hurt the TV, but think you could have...)My one suggestion/complaint about it is that when it's above the TV, it is sort of balanced on one screw on either side, and could use something like a couple of rubber friction washers or ridged plastic washers to help keep it in place. The plastic washers work ok, but if anything touches the sound bar it tilts to one side or the other. Doesn't affect the function of it, just looks bad.You will need screws to fit your soundbar. My soundbar had them included along with keyhole plates to hang on a wall, but none of the screws included would fit. Verify you have the right hardware before starting or you'll have the usual mid-job cussathon. One person can attach this to the back of a TV, but it would be easier with two, since with one hand you hold the soundbar up, one hand you hold the bracket in place, one hand you put in the screw and tighten it and your tail is swishing the flies and there you are.I used one of the round holes at the top to mount the bar, and the middle slots to attach to the TV to allow it to be leveled above it. As my TV is sitting on a shelf in the middle of the room, below wasn't an option. It doesn't sit flush with the front of the TV, but that doesn't really matter and will probably depend on your specific soundbar and TV. (Mine is a small soundbar and relatively thick LCD tv.)

Everything went smoothly. Shipping was fast and the product worked perfectly. I mounted a Vizio SB3820-C6 sound bar above a Vizio M55-C2 TV using these brackets. I also have the TV mounted to the wall using a Kanto PDX650 wall mount. Both mounts work well together. The only hardware I needed from the sound bar mount was a spacer to place on the bottom two screws of the TV wall mount to compensate for the sound bar mount that used the top two screws on the TV mount.

I am very pleased with this product. I have a wall mounted Sony 50" TV, and wanted to install the Sony HT-CT370 Sound Bar at the bottom of the TV for a clean look and central sound. I have the AC plugs located high on the wall behind the TV and all cables run inside of the wall. But, I needed a way to "hang" the Sound Bar from the bottom of the TV without putting holes into my wall. I ordered this product along with the Sound Bar because the other reviews were good and positive about the versatility of this bracket. I was not disappointed. Made out of steal with plenty of holes and curves to align with the holes on the rear of the TV and on the Sound Bar, I installed it in about 20 minutes with the help of a partner holding the Sound Bar up in place while I aligned the screw holes. What I did was to unscrew the bottom two holes from the TV wall bracket and the TV, then I slipped in the Sewell Sound Bar bracket in-between, placing the wall mount bracket on top and re-tightened the the two bottom screw holes. Then I adjusted the Sewell to align with the Sound Bar at the bottom and tightened everything up. Nice product and I am so glad I ordered it with the sound Bar. This made life a little easier for me.

This is exactly what I needed. It fits on the existing mounting holes and bracket on the rear of my Sony plasma TV and holds my Vizio sound bar flush to the bottom of the TV. It is the same width as the TV and looks as if the sound bar is part of the TV. I use a full motion bracket and this does not interfere in any way with movement of the bracket and TV. Excellent product and reasonable price. Very happy.

I have three TVs; all have mediocre sound from mediocre speakers on the back. Two are on tilt/swivel mounts that extend out from the wall. I use a sound bar with each for improved sound. The brackets are a great concept. They let the sound bars tilt and swivel with the TV, and provide a clean installation look. The brackets fit all three different model TVs and all three different model sound bars. They take a little bit of care and effort for installation, but it's worth it. I recommend getting a small pack of adhesive cable clips; those let me run the cables invisibly down the back of the bracket. The sound bars sway just a bit when the TVs are moved, but they're secure and the slight momentary sway is not a problem. Inexpensive and effective!

These brackets hold my samsung sound bar no problem. My sound bar came with it's own wall mount bracket and I needed to buy some small bolts, nuts and lock washers but not because of the brackets. Great item for the price. I am using a Cheeta full motion mount to mount the TV to the wall and these brackets to hold the sound bar. I also posted some customer images.

I've had these installed for a couple years now and they work well. They are supporting a soundbar below a 42" LG TV on an articulating wall mount. The long slotted holes give you several options for attaching to both the sound bar and the supporting wall mount/tv. Beware: the mounts are flat sheet metal without any reinforcing ribs, so the mount may flex a little when moved, depending on how far apart your connection points are. In my case, the connection points are near the opposite ends of the brackets, so the metal flexes slightly with the weight of the soundbar. My TV is in the corner of a room and never moved, so this is not a problem for me. The slight bend in the metal did cause one issue that was easily corrected: high volume from the sound bar would cause a vibration in the metal mount where it passed over the metal surface of the tv mount - several inches away from the connection point. Took about a year before it occurred in my case - and it stopped when I added a layer of tape between the surfaces (well out of sight and not visible). Overall, I have been pleased with this purchase - the mount is out of sight and the price was right.

Necessity is the mother of invention. These brackets do what they need to do. My installation was done on a television that was already wall-mounted and took about 15 minutes. I needed only to remove one of the screws from each side of the television mount and slide the bracket into place... replace the screw and center on the soundbar. The tension and fasteners create a "trapeze" effect, with only one screw needed in the soundbar bracket to the television and one to the soundbar. Makes adjustment quite simple. And simpler and cheaper than fashioning brackets of my own design. Like it should be!

These brackets are simple to install, and worked perfectly in mounting a Vizio 38" Sound Bar to my 50" Vizio UHDTV. It took less than 20 minutes to remove the TV from its wall mount, install the sound bar, and replace the TV onto the wall mount.The brackets utilize the same bolts used for the wall mount bracket on the TV, and come with an assortment of hardware for attaching them to the sound bar.

I really didn't want to mount my soundbar directly to my wall and these mounting brackets allowed me to attach the soundbar to my TV without having to drill any additional holes into the wall. Very clever but simple design allows the soundbar to be mounted either on top of or on bottom of the TV with or without a gap between the soundbar and the TV.

They are much larger than they appear. But they were still about a half inch short to mount a Vizio soundbar at the bottom of a 55" Vizio TV. They were more than long enough to mount that same soundbar at the top of the TV.Pros:- Came with plenty of hardware to attach to your tv- Sturdy- Well made- Great priceCons:- Needs to be just a little longer.

I don't usually review items, I have baught a few different sound bar mounts. This one is very comparable to the ones that are 25-50% more expensive. The difference is this one actually comes with hardware so you can mount sound bars with a keyhole setup without having to go to the hardware store. The reason I figured I would review this item is because I almost didn't buy it because the other reviews.

Package was such that well protected with shipment. Although advertised as refurbished, I detected no blemishes. Followed instructions but could not get sound with Digital Optical Cable (said best audio output). I had to use 3.5 MM cable---which apparently does not give but good audio output. I had to play with for some to figure out you MUST have some sound coming from TV to make this work----then play with the sound from speaker to get most of sound from here. You can then control the volume of sound from TV remote for both the speaker and TV. Of course the TV volume would also take place. I would say that the speaker from sound bar only mildly better than my regular TV speakers. Will say mildly disappointed. I have played with the Treble and Bass, but truthfully could not see much difference when changing these settings. Supposedly there is a setting called TVOL that is supposed to give you better listening experience, but I did not notice any changes with this. I have NOT tried bluetooth-----maybe some later date. I am presuming that if had not bought refirb product, that would have worked the same. Right now I gave it a rating of 4, but would like to say give it a rating of 3.5-3.8. This is because the cost is well withing line of what I wanted to pay, product had no blemishes, came with all the necessary cables, but a moderately disappointed in sound quality. Just a little better than my TV is all I can for this part. Will see if can get my Digital optical cable to work. Maybe that will change my listening pleasure. I do have a Vizio TV. I did NOT wall mount it. Should mention the case for remote, it is rather difficult to remove the back to put in the batteries----but doable. Would have hated to do this if had arthritis.Was able to get the digital cable to work after a few days. Slightly sound. Will now rate at least 4. Sound quality better than from TV. In my case, will need to give about 3-5 seconds after turning TV on for the sound bar to operate. Did notice that must redo the volume on the soundbar when I change different operations on the TV----eg go from Amazon movie to watching something from channel on TV. For me a mild inconvenience.

For the price it was definitely worth it, and the inputs worked great for me since the TV didn't have Bluetooth, but i still like the bluetooth since it can pair with my iphone, and it significant improved most of the audio, (still have problems with the Roku YouTube channel) but one thing that dragged it down, is when I turned it off, it was really only on standby so when the tv was turned back on, the bar would turn back on. which is not what I wanted since grandma can't run a whole bunch of remotes with out getting frustrated, and and the only way to combat this is to unplug it while I'm not watching so grandma can use the tv from the audio. Also it is way too loud, often the comfortable volume for me is level 1 and it can't go any softer which is disappointing considering its equal or a little above conversational level, and at 0 I get nothing so when I subconsciously try to go further down with the volume to something I would consider quiet, I go from comfortable to none. But I'm guessing that for the average person that won't be a concern, and for the most part its not for me either, just annoying. I do however love the fact that it will search for the active device when you turn it on, regardless of what device you set it for before turning it off.

Got this refurbished in a lightening deal. The sound quality is good, and can go very loud. The woofer can really rumble when you turn up the bass. As far as surround sound it does a good job expanding the sound to travel back and forth in front of you. You won't be looking over your shoulder though. It was great that all needed cables were included.I RETURNED and REPLACED the unit because the sub woofer case looked a mess out of the box. Like someone threw it down a flight of stairs. See pics. I always considered "refurbished" tech to mean the functionality was compromised and repaired to spec. Not sure how they thought this woofer case was worthy of repair. The packaging was like new. Makes me suspicious of their definition of "refurbished", so thus the 4 stars. Also, when I went to register at Vizio I got a message that the serial number was invalid. So I guess Vizio did not refurbish it .Not really sure who did. But Amazon replaced it without a problem. I'll follow up here on the quality of unit #2 when its received.UPDATE: Received the replacement units. The woofer was unblemished. Fired it all up and enjoyed watching "Interstellar"

I am waffling between giving this a 4 or 5 star rating. As far as sound quality it's absolutely a 5! I tested it a few nights ago, set to about a volume of 5 (out of a possible 10). Watching The Hobbit Battle of the Five Kingdoms. I just about ducked when Smaug flapped his wings. I'm sure the neighbors were none to happy, but I compromised by only having it up about 1/2-way. The sound is pure, the bass is as close to a bass-head's >12" sub-woofer. It covers all the bases. Lows, mids, highs, and basically distortion-free. I have this paired to a Vizio E48, and seriously I'm a new fan of Vizio as a whole now. I have the soundbar under the TV and the subwoofers behind me against the wall, 5' behind the couch. And the satellite speakers on Mount It! Stands. (Don't buy them, unless you want to finesse the plugs and wires into them rather brutishly).If I'm going to rave so much, why do I only give it 4? They really missed on the remote. WHY bother to use non-illuminating white letters on a black background? If you watch your movies in dark rooms (like nature intended) any time you might want to switch to a different feature, for me, go back from Bluetooth off my phone for iTunes and back to TV, you either have to throw a light on, or angle the remote towards the TV and strain to see what mode you put it on. Yes, you can learn how many times to push it, but it's still a big annoyance to me. Enough to make me take a star away in the end.Still it is, in my opinion, the best bang for the buck. Along w/ the Vizio E-series TV, I have a solid, great performing home entertainment system for way less than a grand. And when I add solid Cnet reviews, I can legitimately feel like I have an amazing system for far less than other people paid! Even if I went cuckoo down the road and went to Ultra 4K, I'd STILL use this for my audio. Switching modes will be instinctive by then. But for now, I still do check by the light of the TV.

I use this sound bar in my fifth wheel RV with a 40 inch lcd sharp TV. When the A/C runs, you could not hear the TV well, so I thought I would try this. I have used it a couple times now and it makes a huge difference, i can finally hear my tv clearly with the a/c runing on high! I camp in FL, and my RV has 2 a/c running most of the time. All the features and the sound seems to work well with this sound bar. I bought a reconditioned one. I will say that I am a person that appreciates good sound, but I don't need to hear perfect sound. I am not a sound expert by any means. To me, the sound is fine. I my setup, the cables come out of my tv and into the sound bar. I have 2 types of outputs i use, the stereo rca jacks and the optical cable. The only complaint I have is that the rca jacks are the ones in use most of the time - playing a dvd, using my sat, or campground cable. The only time the optical cable seems to work is when i am using over the airways tv using my antenna. I am not sure why that is, since sat/dvd are both digital. I played around with it for hours to try an get the optical cable to work with dvd/sat and campground cable. The bottom line is that is probably my TV outputs that are the issue. I didn't want to waste anymore time playing around with it. And yes, i did try using different optical cables. The sound bar does come with an optical cable. My tv manual says that the optical output will only work work when hooked up to a digital source, which makes sense. My sat and dvd use hdmi cables, so they are a digital input, obviously...so it is strange that my tv does not ouptut those to the optical cable and into the sound bar. I will mention that I do have a hdmi box that all my hdmi cables go into before it goes to my TV(TV only has 1 hdmi input) that could be my issue. My TV antenna(from the roof) hooks to my tv via coax cable. In any case, whether it is analog sound or digital sound, it sounds very good and i am very pleased with the purchase. Bluetooth works well if playing music from my android phone. The speaker is heavy/solid and seems like it is well made. The remote is nice. You won't need to remote unless you want to turn it off or change the input source - bluetooth, analog or optical connection. You use your tv or sat. remote, so when you change the volume on the tv, it also changes it on the sound bar(an option on your tv). If you have this hooked up to your tv outputs(don't have to hook it up that way if you don't want to), the tv speakers will not be in use, you would get feedback from both pairs of speakers. If your tv speakers do come on, you would want to turn down the volume to zero and just use the sound bar...probably stating the obvious to most of you. I should also mention that my wife noticed a huge difference as well, since she also has a hard time hearing when the a/c's are on.

I bought a refurbished model two months ago, to use with my 60" Sharp TV. Installing it was fairly easy, including mounting it on the wall (wall brackets are included), plugging in the optical cable (also included), and using a cable channel (not included) to hide the TV and sound bar wires.The sound quality is a definitely step up from the Sharp's TV speakers. We're very pleased with the improved sound quality and loudness, although my father-in-law (in his 80s) sometimes still struggles with discerning voices.Two cons:1. I tried programming my DirecTv remote to control the sound bar's power and volume, but no luck, even after trying about a six to eight codes. Therefore, we have to juggle yet another remote.2. This weekend, the included remote stopped working (hence why I tried to program my DirecTv remote!). I replaced the batteries, but that didn't work. I "power cycled" the remote (take out the batteries, hold the remote's power button for five seconds), but that didn't work. I then happened to find that one can also "power cycle" the sound bar by unplugging it, waiting a few seconds, and plugging it back in: that worked! I learned of that trick as Vizio has posted a firmware update for the sound bar to address this problem. I applied the update and hope that the remote doesn't fail again...except for weak/dead batteries.From a value perspective, five stars. But I'm giving the sound bar four stars due to my two cons above. And I feel a lot better than spending $700 on a Sonus sound bar!

Easy to navigate, and relatively quick to respond this is an excellent entry into the streaming services stand-alone devices. It's not as fast as other, more powerful boxes (fire TV, wrote to etc.) but it does the job and is a simple fix. My favorite part of this device is that it's portable – I bring it with me to hotels or when I travel so I can enjoy my items and streaming lists wherever I go. The only trouble is if the TV is mounted to the wall it's difficult to plug the stick in, but that has only happened to me once. Obviously, as technology grows, it was shortly after purchasing this that upgrades were available, voice control was made an option, and that overall production and quality output seem to increase. All all I've on the unit for almost 2 years and it still streams well, except Wi-Fi easily and meets my needs on the go.

It seems that I never watch regular TV anymore. Between Amazon, Netflix and YouTube, that's all I do now. Lol.The picture freezes at times and sometimes won't load a clip from YouTube where I just go back to the Home section, into settings and restart the FireStick.Love the fact it's Bluetooth and you don't have to aim it, lol.Would of course order again but, so far it's working basically fine.

Very intuitive. Display looks very nice and it is full of features. There are lots of shortcomings when it comes to being a true streaming device, but at this price and if you are a Prime customer, this is one of the best options. It is very slow. Switching between apps and loading is painfully slow. A better processor in the upper models alleviates this. Also, if you are not exclusive to prime, but like the fire stick for its all encompassing apps, you still have to endure the app layout that tries to make it impossible for you to do anything else other than amazon related functions. In my case, if you have an older HDTV that is one of the simplest way to make it Smart.

I bought this Fire stick to be able to watch Netflix on my tv. I had a little trouble initially getting it to work. I read the instructions and thought they said to charge the fire stick before use, and then to plug the stick into the tv when you want to use it. I had a little trouble getting it to work this way. My son was able to get it to work by plugging the stick into a power source while it's plugged into the port on the tv. So it works but now I have a cord running from the tv to the plug whenever I want to use it. Obviously I'm not a very tech savvy person so I'm not sure if my confusion was due to poor instructions or my own error or what. Thankfully I have a kid around to help me get things to work. I guess I'm officially old now.I bought this item on sale for $24.99 and that was a great deal and we're now able to use services we are already paying for anyway on any of the tvs in our house. The stick is small and lightweight and easily portable even though it needs to be plugged in separately to work. I'm very happy with this purchase and will be buying more to add to the other tvs in the house so that I can run the cord along with the other cords so it won't be hanging down the wall.

This product is really great for its portability and how cost effective this product is Being a prime member makes this product even more worthwhile but if you need more power you could always check out the FireTV which boasts double the power at the 100usd mark at the time of checkingPros:Small: easily fits in your pocket or backpack while taking little spaceCost: for what your getting your getting quite the dealRemote: the remote that comes with it does not have to be directly pointed at it like you would have to deal with in an ir blaster remoteApps: you could install most apps used to stream video media as this product stems from Android codingQuality: the remote and everything that comes with the package is above average quality which is always niceDual-band: its able to work on either 5ghz or 2.4ghz wifi bands and that's greatCons:Heat: for such a small device it does generate quite a bit of heat - to be notedApps: it does not have every app that the play store doesConclusion:this is a lovely streaming stick it does most streaming jobs while being very portable you can also choose to send one to a family member without being registered to your amazon account by gifting it i totally recommend checking this product out i would like to see how you like it as im totally contentAny questions let me know i hope this review helped outBest regards,Andy

I love that the fire stick USB connection is cordless and doesn't take up room on our entertainment platform. The remote is small and sleek, but gets lost very easily in our house. Especially because we have a 2 year old that carries it around, assuming that it will work for every TV in the house. I find myself wishing that it had a bright purple wrist strap like our Roku remote. Or even better, I wish that all Fire sticks were equal and had a remote finding feature. It would be nice if there was an option to upgrade to this. But, there is a good alternative, which is to use the Fire TV Stick remote app. My husband and I use it on our phone all the time, but you do need to wait for the internet connection to load every time you open the app. It takes several seconds to search and find the Fire Stick connection.If I were to choose between Roku's home screen layout and Amazon's FireTV home screen layout, I would choose Roku. It is hard to find the things I want to watch on Amazon Prime with the way they have things set up. I like the Amazon Prime app on Roku much better than the Fire Platform. I also wish Amazon prime was more like Netflix. I always have an easier time finding things with Netflix.Pandora doesn't appear to work with Amazon Fire Stick. I've tried to use it several times and the loading icon spins around and around for as long as you leave the screen up. I'm not sure why it's not compatible, but I don't enjoy using Amazon music as much. Pandora is set up with all of my favorite stations and they have the new thumbprint radio which plays all the songs that I have favored across all stations. I usually end up playing Pandora on my Bluetooth speaker instead or, just moving to another room where we have Roku. Roku works well with Pandora.I'm glad that we have the Fire TV Stick, but I think it needs some improvements.

Bought these brackets on the strength of the mostly positive reviews here. Would have given 5 stars except for the length of time required to figure out how to make the attachments. There are four elements that have to be negotiated successfully in order to get this mount to work: TV, TV mount, soundbar and the bracket. The process is almost akin to solving a puzzle and requires the user to patiently consider many possible approaches before arriving at the one that actually works. To the credit of the designers, there are more than enough places on the brackets to put attachment screws and they supply a large number of various screws plus washers and extenders.My particulars: The TV is a 47" LG TV on a Sanus swivel mount. The soundbar is a Vizio SB3821-C6. First preference was a below the TV mount, but would have gone to a top of the TV mount if necessary. Was easily able to find the correct screw pair to attach the brackets to the soundbar. The hard part is determining where to attach the other end of the bracket to the TV mount or TV. After considering many options, it became obvious that the best place was to piggyback on two existing TV mount screws. Removing those screws proved tricky because once removed the TV slipped in the mount so that the holes were no longer aligned. Nevertheless, with the help of some muscle, I was able to realign the screw holes and attach the bracket. This proved to be the perfect way to mount this soundbar which leaves a gap of about 1 inch below the TV but is necessary to be able to access the manual controls which are located on top of the soundbar. Finally, for this soundbar, the brackets block the access points at the rear of the bar for power cord and output sound cable. This was easily solved by disattaching the bar from the bracket, making the necessary wire connections and reattaching the bar. Probably could have flipped the brackets over, as well. The brackets provide a fairly solid attachment.

This bracket is both useful and somewhat flexible in terms of what products it will work with. It is best suited fortvs that are flat on the back, something that buyers seldom look at when making a TV purchase. As to sound bars, I have used it with the very flawed LG sound bar which ended up working ok and looking ok but that was due to repurposing fittings and ignoring all instructions. Avoid any attempts at making this unit work without an Extensive collection of spacers, screws, washers and other hardware. Choose a sound bar that is not too heavy and that has rear mounted screw on mounting provisions. While Sewell does not mention it, I added a second screw attaching the bracket to the rails which mount onto the TV. This keeps the soundbar from racking side to side and flopping around. This has to be done as the last step before mounting the assemble and great care must be taken to assure that the TV is not damaged when predrilling for the 1/2" #8 Truss head screw. The wall mount bracket must be substantial and should not be a shallow mount. Actually, a very strong, well made wall mount is essential and unless you are very lucky and not too concerned about cosmetics, a flat mount is out of the question.

Maybe it's because my TV (Sharp Aquos) is five+ years old, and my sound bar (Yamaha) is almost as old, but these didn't quite fit like I would have hoped. None of the screws that came with the brackets fit any screw holes on the back of my TV or sound bar – and they send a ton of screws, washers and sleeves in the box. I was sure that one set would work, but no. I used the screws that came with the wall hangers for my sound bar. I had never hung it on the wall, and fortunately the hangers and screws were still on the back of the unit. I removed those hangers and had four screws I could use to mount the brackets.Then I ran into another problem. On the back of my TV, there are only two screw holes that would work, and only two screw holes that worked on the sound bar. Well, I'm no engineer, but I knew unless there was somewhere to add a fifth screw (and preferably a sixth) that this was going to be an unstable situation. Also, I was short a screw to make that happen. I realized that I no longer needed the legs on my sound bar if I was going to hang it from the brackets, so I removed the legs and – two more screws.But I still had the problem of no hole to put the screw into to give the brackets the needed stability. I saw a hole near the right bracket on the back of the TV. I was able to angle the right bracket just enough to get a second screw in it. Now I had stability. From there it was just a matter of leveling the sound bar and hooking everything up. I stepped around to the front of the TV and by angling one of the brackets it had made the sound bar about 2-3 inches off center above the TV. This kind of thing doesn't bother me, but I know some folks that it would drive crazy. I let it go.Now, the most important part: It sounds WAY better. Previously, I had the sound bar sitting under the TV. In order for the TV remote to work, I had two pieces of plywood stacked under the TV stand to raise it above the sound bar. I didn't realize that by having that plywood and a Blu-Ray player, Roku box, Apple TV, cable box, etc behind and beside the sound bar, it was blocking a lot of the sound. Especially the bass.So despite all the modifying I had to do, it was worth it. It's like I have a new sound system for my TV.

It works and looks great!Pros:Looks like it will fit almost anythingStrong but light metalComes with an abundance for different screwsHigh QualityCons:Didn't have correct screws for my Sony Sound bar, even with all the extra ones that came with it. (Drill bit fixed that issue in about 2 second) Works great now.More of a gap than I would like difficult to get flush against TV with type of bracket this is but got the gap close in about 10-15 minutes within an 3-5mm or so doing it alone.Could of had more detailed instructions but it's not rocket surgery.If I would purchase in the future:I think I would have paid a little extra and get the type that has straight bars that each as an articulating arm (4 piece) (straight) mounting bracket vs the (2 piece) (curved)

Purchased this to mount a VIZIO SB4051-C0 40-Inch 5.1 Sound Bar on top of a Samsung Curved 55" UHD TV mounted to a wall with a Cheetah Mounts APFMSB TV Wall Mount Bracket. I thought that my curved TV would present a problem and this bracket might not work for me, but it works quite well.Took my tv off the wall and laid it on my bed to mount the sound bar. Removed the wall mount brackets and placed the soundbar brackets on first on the two top mounting holes in the back of the tv and mounted the soundbar to the end portions of the brackets. Used some spacers on the lower tv mount holes to make up for the thickness of the soundbar brackets. I should note also that with the curved tv, I was using some additional spacers already to allow clearance for all of the brackets due to the curve of the tv. All said and done, the effect is that the sound bar is sitting securely on top of the tv and looking pretty sharp. I could have hung it btw and spaced out the soundbar so as to not contact the tv, but I like and prefer it this way.In the packaging comes with a hardware bag full of screws, washers, spacers - pretty much everything you'll need to make this work. The only issue I had was that the shape of the brackets make it somewhat difficult to plug and unplug some of the connections in the rear of the soundbar. While not fully blocking access, they do hinder some. However, this is hardly a problem as I'll only ever be going back there again when I add a new component at a later date. Also, being a universal bracket, you'd expect something like this. Though I think the price is kind of high just for some brackets, they made a good product and supplied every piece of hardware I could need and more.4 Stars. A solid product that makes me want for nothing more.

These soundbar brackets barely made it on my Vizio p502ui-b1e 50 inch TV and attached the Vizio SB4051-C0 40 inch Soundbar. However it did make the soundbar sit right underneath the TV nice and flush. The brackets them selves are rated to hold up to 30+ pounds max which did a great job at holding the sound bar. However the weight of the soundbar causes the slim brackets to swicg back and forth. While this may not be an issue day to day, tilting the TV from time to time to plug in cables, one has to remember to not use the sound bar as a way to move the TV as the brackets feel like they would just bend. Overall it was a great fit and finish. Pics attached.

Used these to mount a sound bar under a TV in combination with this mount TV Wall Mount, Ematic 19 inch to 70 inch Tilt / Swivel TV Wall Mount Kit includes 6 foot HDMI Cable [ EMW5104 ] and this shelf Monoprice 108101 DVD Bracket, BlackI would have liked if there was one more set of mounting slots as I had to drill holes in them to get the correct length. Other than that they worked great.

I gave it 4 stars but its really a 3.5. I used this to install a Samsung 42 inch soundbar above a Samsung 55 inch HDTV.Pros:It can mount soundbar above the TV.It had all the necessary parts!Good price.Cons:When I first set it up the top part blocked access to most of the ports on the back of soundbar. I had to reconfigure it to use different slots on the top part. As a result the tips of the mounting brackets poke up above the soundbar. When you're a neat-freak things like that bug you.

These worked pretty well. My problem was more with my soundbar than the mounts, but after some toying, they work fine. They lose a star for being almost as expensive as the tv mount was... It's literally 2 pieces of metal. Granted, they did the job and now my soundbar can track with my pivot mounted tv. Looks very professional.

In mounting the sound bar, it appears that there are two basic styles/shapes for the bracket. I chose this one since it offered many options for the sound bar mounting and was glad I did. Inside the TechSol, they include a variety of metric screws for various attachments but this is strictly for various mounting configurations mostly directly attaching to the BACK of the sound bar.I was trying to mount the LG LAS450H Sound Bar (very nice sounds) and that uses a cantilever approach to mounting whereby the mounts attach to the bottom of the sound bar with L-shaped brackets and the brackets attach to the TechSol. But TechSol instructions don't cover that mounting process and screws needed are not provided by either the LG Sound Bar or the TechSol bracket. Fortunately that was a minor problem and my LG sound bar is nicely centered above my TV producing joyous sounds in preparation for the release of the latest Star Wars disc.

We managed to get it work, and we have successfully mounted a Vizio soundbar (SB3851-c0m) FLUSH to a 40" Vizio TV (e40-c2). It was a little tricky because in order for it be flush and not sag, you actually need to tip the sound bar up and forward (if you were looking at the tv) while screwing it. The TV has 200mmx200mm VESA Mounts, and the Soundbar has threads approximately 31" apart.I am deducting a star because it sticks out towards the bottom. We could not adjust it in any possible way where this wouldn't be an issue. It sticks about 3/4" on each side toward the bottom of the soundbar.

Work well, quality value for the price. As others have noted though, among all the bolts included, there are only two nuts. Sadly none of the included nuts/bolts worked for my mounting setup, but after a quick trip and $2 at the hardware store I got the soundbar (Sharp HT-SB602) mounted over my TV, attached to the wallmount bracket my TV is attached to.

The sound is good, the fiber connector lacks a firm locking mechanism! I bought two different cables and I can't securely connect to the speaker with either end of the cables. Both cable ends on both cables connect perfectly into the TV but will not firmly connect into the sound bar! I've spent way too much time and energy trying to get the connectors to work.

It works and it's not bad for the money. However, if you're planning on using it to stream music over a bluetooth device, be warned that the one I received sounded like the music was coming in waves. The fading in and out was so obvious and annoying, I had to send it back. My living room is not large so distance from the device was not the issue and the soundbar worked great with the tv so it wasn't installed incorrectly. If you're only plan is to use it to improve the sound quality of your tv, I say go for it. I ended up buying a wireless soundbar from Big Lots that had a subwoofer in it for $49. For my purposes, a much much better value!

Sound was thunderous as described. Movies and music sounded very good. The drawback was that when watching at night, it was either too loud or too quiet. If you live in a place where you share walls, I would highly discourage these speakers.The buttons on the speaker bar should've been in the middle or on the top for easy access. Instead, they're awkwardly placed in the back corner. :( The buttons wouldn't have been an issue if the LCD on the remote actually worked. I literally had to use a flashlight to see the words on the screen because it was too dark. To the seller's credit, however, they sent a replacement remote within a week. Unfortunately, that remote had the same issue.Once you get it into the bluetooth setting though, it connected very easily to my phone, and everything is all good. It's just a hassle to switch the input.

I purchased this Feb. this year, it worked great until last night.I have it hooked up to a 39 inch Sharp Aquos via optical cable. Setup was a breeze and sound was way better than my stock TV speakers. In the beginning and I'm not sure if anyone else has had this problem, when the soundbar powers on, there is a static pop. I blew it off and didnt think anything about it. Last night I was watching a movie in 5.1 Digital through Plex (Yes I know this is a 2.1 channel soundbar) so I changed the settings on my Roku 3 to compensate the distortion I was getting. The distortion was downright awful. I barely had the volume up to one bar and it still was distorted. After changing the settings, still mega distortion. I tested the soundbar on other movies that I know play fine and also distortion. I have no clue what has happened, maybe someone that has also experienced this can clue me in. I'm not sure if I got a faulty one (I purchased the refurbed version).

I will say that if I had bought this at full price I'd be disappointed. The sound quality is decent, but not great, though it does get very loud. The bass is disappointing. I have a pair of stereo desktop speakers with no external subwoofer (Audyssey Lower East Side Media Speakers) that I'm basing my comparison on. The Vizio sounds muffled in comparison. Both units new were in the same price point. I understand that in this price point and size some concessions will have to be made, I just expected more from the Vizio.The soundbar has a coax subwoofer output. I do not yet own a sub but plan on pairing one with the soundbar in the future. I expect this to markedly improve the sound quality as I find that the bass is the most lacking part of the sound signature of this bar.The remote works well. It does not have to be pointed directly at the unit. It is a good size, maybe a little large for what it does, but it fits well enough in the hand. All of the functions are well laid out. I read through the instruction manual in about 5 minutes and fully understood all of the functions. I have a Vizio tv and the tv's menu made it extremely easy to pair the tv's remote with the soundbar. However it can only change the volume. It will not turn the soundbar on and off and will not adjust any of the other features.The led display on the soundbar itself is attractive and informative considering it is just a row of dots. Each has multiple brightness levels they're all bright enough to be seen across the room in direct, bright sunlight. The display clearly informs you when the different features are turned on and off, when the unit is on, and the volume level.The body of the soundbar itself is attractive and matches the styling of my tv. It came with hardware to wallmount it. I have not done so yet but it looked easy enough for a person with a diy attitude and basic tools.I would skip this bar for the amount of money they want for a new one. At the refurb price (around $90 when I bought it) I think it's a decent value for a decent product.

This has been an interesting experience. Installation was easy and the bar had good sound quality. (Good, not great, is lacking in bass, but not a problem for me.) The volume increments were too extreme, one setting too low and the next too loud. Solved that by using the cable remote which had smaller volume increments. Then last week the bar shut itself off and would not turn on again, either with remote or buttons on back. Called Amazon and they gave a return authorization, great customer service! As I was disconnecting the bar, on a whim, I plugged it into a wall outlet - the bar turned on. I reconnected the bar, using the original power strip, and everything worked OK. Must be some kind of reset after the bar is unpowered for a while. If that is right, I would think the instructions should mention that unplugging for a short time (a couple of minutes) might solve the "stopped working" problem that is mentioned in a lot of the negative reviews. So now, everything is working great. Will see what happens from here on. Had to lower my rating.Update! Tonight the remote stopped working. Worked fine this morning?? Unplugged the sound bar for 30 seconds and took the batteries out of the remote. Plugged back in and replaced the batteries - everything worked! I think this unit has some serious engineering problems. Will wait and see what happens next.

I have a Fire stick, Roku, and Apple TV. They all have pros and cons. The Fire stick takes some time to learn how to navigate all of the features. It can sometimes catch you getting confused by whats included with your prime membership to watch and what is something that needs to be paid for or rented. I am a huge Apple product person and love the features of the Apple TV. You can wirelessly connect your iPhone or iPad quickly and play anything on it to your TV. However the Apple TV is expensive and for a non tech person can be hard to figure out. The Roku is so simple and for my parents it is easy for them to navigate. It displays Netflix and Amazon Prime shows very easy to navigate. Simple buttons make for easy understanding immediately. The Fire stick is great for me who can navigate and learn new tech stuff but if you aren't the most tech savvy I would buy a Roku.

I've been using this for a year now. It only gets two stars because Amazon video and Netflix worked well. I wish I could return it. It works horribly on watch Food Network. Then today when I went into watch one of my amazon videos I could hear what should have been playing but I could only see an image from Food Network and I was trying to watch MythBusters, I have no Food Network videos that I own. The only reason I bought this was the Roku was not playing nice with Amazon. However the Roku which is several years old works a heck of a lot better with watch Food Network, although still not perfect, but a lot better. So the fire stick is taking another nap and who knows when I'll wake it up. If you're going to buy this find the apps in the Amazon store that you intend to use on it and look at their ratings before purchasing this. I upped it one star because after unplugging it for a night it did decide to play the Amazon videos. However this might be the last night I use it because the new interface is so complicated and aggravating that I will just go back to the Roku.

Not overly impressed. Have been a Roku user since the first one came out and currently using a Roku 3, I thought getting the Fire TV stick would be at least as good. To me it is not. I purchased it from Best Buy because we discontinued DISH and signed up for Playstation Vue so we needed a device in addition to our existing Roku for the other TV in the house. Since you can not yet set up separate user profiles on Playstation Vue when playing it through a Roku we thought the Amazon Fire TV Stick would be the better purchase since you can use that feature on it. While that was a nice plus, the swap out in terms of speed and functionality do not seem to make it a better device. It works much slower than my current Roku 3 and the remote response also is not consistent. I am not liking this device at all and seriously considering returning it for a new Roku instead.UPDATE 7/11/16I have found that updating the system software helps it to function some better.The steps for this are:Check & Update Your Amazon Fire TV Device Software--To view the current software version installed on your device:From the Home screen, select Settings.Select System, and then select About.Next to Amazon Fire TV, look for the Software Version.To manually check for a software update:From the Home screen, select Settings.Select System, and then select About.Select Check for System Update. If an update is available, it starts downloading automatically.After the download is complete, select Install System Update to install the update immediately. Otherwise, the update automatically installs the next time you restart your device, or after your device has been idle for more than 30 minutes.I still find this unit to be slower to function than my Roku 3 and I like my Roku 3 better but this was cheaper so I guess you get what you pay for.UPDATE: 7/13/16Purchased a Roku Stick 3600R (2016 model) to see if it was any better. The Roku performs MUCH better! The speed is faster, the layout is much nicer to use, the remote is easier to use and you can still upload all your Amazon Prime videos on it. It is just like using a Roku 3. The Amazon Fire stick will be going back to the store. If you are on the fence about this, spend the extra $10 and get a Roku.

well, my firestick has been great since day one, but over the past few days i've been rearranging my home a/v equipment and resituating devices. i moved my firestick from behind the tv to using an hdmi extension and placing it in my entertainment center, and started noticing massive temperature increases. i have mounted cooling fans and airflow where the device is, and no troubles with my other dongle devices. over the past 24 hours i've been researching cooling methods and heatsinks...and i just checked on it again after plugging it back in to test ambient temps (it's been too hot to even touch when plugged in) and it seems it gave up the ghost...in the form of melting.thankfully i was home and watching the device as this could have been a serious incident.amazon...this is a serious design flaw for a usb powered device to melt like this...i really liked the device and had no performance issues until about 2 days ago (i got it i think in 2014? early bird). it worked fine and ran fine...but i'm now a little leery of replacing it, and especially leery of forking over more money for one. picture attached.

I got this for my parents.Its okay, its just amazon biased (obviously). So if you have a hulu, netflix, or an hbo account, it's harder to navigate to them since the fire stick pushes amazon prime video down your throat, which is terrible to say the least. I'm a long time prime subscriber and literally never use prime video since it's just outdated movies and tv shows that couldn't make money elsewhere. The original content is good (I did like transparent), but that's it. If mostly watching other apps (hulu, netflix, hbo etc...) then get a roku - it's unbiased and easier to navigate and still has prime, so you're not losing anything.I have a roku, xbox one and the fire tv stick. The stick is my least favorite, but it still works fine.

None of the reviews I read, before my purchase, indicated that the tv programs on the Fire still require a local provider in order to watch shows on those channels. I was highly disappointed when I went to watch some of the shows I normally watch on cable and realized I still had to have cable in order to watch them on the Fire. The biggest advantage of the Fire is you can watch previous episodes of shows, if it is something you normally watch and maybe missed an episode or two of a previous season, and of course the movies. I bought three of these and the one I use for my bedroom is so far away from the wifi it looses connectivity very easily. I am having to stream football playoff games on my phone with NFL Mobile because I can't watch them on Fox Sports, even though it is on the fire, because I have no service provider (which I cancelled because of getting the Fire). I rated this okay but I am not happy and very disappointed I didn't do more research before trying to save a few dollars!!!

I bought this to attach my VIZIO SB3821-C6 38-Inch 2.1 Channel Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer (2015 Model) soundbar to the top of my VIZIO E32-C1 32-Inch 1080p Smart LED TV (2015 Model) monitor. The bottom line is that it works but barely. Only by attaching the soundbar to the very last hole in the bracket and then monitor's top most mounting hole to the very last hole in the other end of the bracket did I get it to work for me. The result is that the soundbar is now mounted to and rests on the top of the monitor and it feels stable enough but I don't have the best feeling about how this will hold up over time. Knowing what I know now and if I had to do this again I wouldn't have bought this bracket for this particular combination of soundbar and monitor.

First of all, I want to be clear that the only reason this is a 3 star review, is that it did not fit my application. The product does seem to be made well enough and comes with a variety of hardware (screws/spacers/washers). I'm aware that "Universal" isn't a guarantee it will work, however I hoped this may get to someone and save them the hassle of returning it.I have a Panasonic 58" S1 Series Plasma TV, the VESA mounts on the back are quite low on the set (Top hole, is about at the mid point) , and because of that it did not reach high enough to be used in my case. I planned to top mount, since this unit sits on it's base on a stand. (Not that it matters, but with a Vizio 54" 5.1 Soundbar setup). I am in the process of looking for a larger mount, and/or fabricating one from some aluminum angle bar.

images are deceptive, on a 49 inch tv with 200x200 vesa mount, its impossible to align them with BOTH the top and bottom holes and have the brackets over/under the tv for the speaker, you can only use 1 set of bolt holes, additionally the instructions show for a center channel speaker to turn them with the curve "in" if you do this they touch, theres no way around it. if you put them the other way, your tv ends up looking like a demon with a cyborg eye ball.my major issue is they only have 2 black screws and nuts for the "key hole" mounted speakers, the problem? there to fat! there about two MM's to wide on the threaded shaft of the bolts for the key holes on my speakers (Onkyo HT-S3500) there are a few other bolts and one set fits, but, no nuts! they need to shave those key hole bolts a bit more or include nuts for the smaller bolts.and, the instructions is just a sheet with a few pictures, its up to you to figure it out. word to the wise? read the manual for your tv to figure out what size bolt to use. it would be a nightmare if you use the wrong size and it cracked your screen, the long bolts that came in the pack would have done that to my tv at least, i checked the manual for mine and found the right size in the pack using a ruler, there metric bolts so when they say "M6x14" they literally mean the threaded part is 6MM's diameter and 14MM's long, makes it easy to figure out which bolt is which.

So the idea here is relatively simply, add a flat bracket to the back of the TV, just under the wall mounting screws/bolts.Installation was actually relatively straight-forward, except for one aspect. The design does not take into account trying to make the front of your sound bar flush with the front of the TV when installation is complete. Monkeying around with this took me a little over an hour to solve. Standard installation without this goal would probably be 15 minutes or so.My suggestion to the manufacturer is to provide a screw and a rubber tipped nut that can be placed in the lower part of the bracket, just at the bottom of the TV. It can fit in the existing slots, and would allow you to provide a small amount of pressure to the solid part of the back of the TV near the bottom edge to push the bracket backwards, allowing for the front bar to be flush with the TV. The screw would allow you to tweak the setback to be just perfect. This is what I mocked up in a cruder way, but the result was perfect.

I needed universal brackets to hold a center speaker (Energy Take 5) atop my 55" LCD TV. These looked like a good fit because the shape seemed to allow more options for a closer fit (since I wasn't mounting a wide soundbar), and they were offered at a lower price compared to other options. These brackets worked "ok." The biggest disappointment was that the two brackets are shaped in an odd way: They are both very slightly curved outward, but in the same direction when you lay the brackets on top of each other. So, when you flip one bracket over (so they mirror each other, and the two "ears" point at each other, as you would to mount a speaker), they end up *not laying flush against the TV* in the same way. It's as if I received two "left handed" brackets. This was extremely annoying: What it meant was that one bracket was somewhat further away from my speaker (by more than a quarter of an inch), when the other was laying flush against the speaker. Frustrated, I ended up using the gap between the brackets to actually overlap them and mount my speaker with just one screw that passed through both brackets. (That is, I had the ends of both ears actually on top of each other). If I was trying to mount an actual soundbar, I'd find this "handedness" in the brackets very frustrating and would probably end up with a somewhat wonky, uneven mounting job. Other than that, the overall shape does allow for a lot of options and positioning -- though you could probably use an extra set of hands to hold your speaker while you slide the brackets around to find the right mount points.

These were a lot bigger than I expected. Not a bad thing, they are just pretty big. These eventually worked and did the job, but not without a lot of thinking and tinkering.I couldn't place them as directed due to the power cord placement on my 2014 Samsung LCD. The power cord placement would not let the bracket align with the mount hole on the TV. I had to place both of them upside down and flared inward. While the left one was able to aligned to the mount hole, no matter what how I rotated it, the right one would not align. I end up pinching the bracket in between the TV and the wall mount and then zip tying it in place for added support. It worked and it looks normal, but it took a lot of trial and error. There should be a better configuration and shape pattern for these brackets to be truly universal.

Not as universal as I thought it would be. Had to use my Dremel tool to shave a opening for the power cord o my soundbar. Also now that everything is plugged up, changing the optical/HDMI connections on the soundbar are a real pain in the butt. Other then that, good purchase.

The brackets are good but the hardware (nuts & bolts) was useless. I had to get and use my own nuts and bolts. If you buy this you will have to do the same and go to the hardware store.

Sturdy and affordable. However, I was not able to adjust the length of these brackets very easily. The sound bar was mounted but so far below/above the TV that it looked very strange. I will be buying other mounting brackets.

Using with 60" LG Plasma & LG Soundbar under mount. It serves the purpose, but I find it a little on the flimsy side. Seems to hang the soundbar at a bit of a downward angle.

Decent construction, and these are exactly as they appear in the image, unlike some other listings here on Amazon. My problem was that my Vizio E50-C1 uses a small Vesa mount (200 x 200), meaning that the mount holes these are meant to go in are quite a way from the edge of the TV. I was just *barely* able to get these to reach my Vizio 38" soundbar. It would be impossible to put the soundbar on the top of the TV using these on my TV, because they're floppy and again the mount holes are near the center of the TV on this 50" set. I ended up with it at the bottom, where the soundbar hangs from these in quite a floppy way, despite being tight against the TV, so much so that when I swing the TV on its mount, the soundbar wobbles around for a few seconds before settling. Two-sided tape between these brackets and the TV solves that, but it's something to consider. Check you vesa mount holes before ordering. If they're in a small square near the middle of a large TV, these probably won't work.And they're too expensive for a couple pieces of powder-coated metal. I only paid fifteen dollars more for an entire articulated mount. I couldn't find them any cheaper, so I bought them, but I could have fabbed something from a couple pieces of scrap metal that would have worked as well, and you never see them so the look doesn't matter.

These seem well built and they came with a multitude of mounting hardware. The product came quickly and was packaged well. It will, however, NOT fit a Vizio VSB200 sound bar. I'm sure it's fine for the bajillion other soundbars on the market, but it's basically useless for the one my girlfriend has. Three stars because it's not a bad product, it's just not what we needed.

The refurb I got had deep scratches which were visible up close, most on the plastic and one on the cloth grill. They were practically invisible from my couch however, and I was willing to forgive the cosmetic features.The real trouble started when I picked up the soundbar from the box, and something inside started rattling. Already skeptical, I plugged the speaker in, and it seemed like the left speaker was vibrating intermittently. I then decided to repack the whole thing and send it back to Amazon.That said, the overall sound quality seemed excellent, and exactly what I was looking for. I'm going to buy a new Vizio soundbar to replace this one.

I bought two of the VIZIO S3821W-COB 2.1 Home Theater Sound Bars in February 2015. Both were refurbished and guaranteed "good as new" by Amazon. These sound bars replaced bulky home theater setups with seven speakers each, and I was pleased by both the visual elegance and the sound quality of these units. The bluetooth capability was very nice, too, allowing me to play music directly from my phone. Unfortunately, one of the units would intermittently stop working and I would have to pull the power plug out and then plug it back it in. Then it would be fine for a week or two. Finally, it just stopped working altogether after six months. I called Vizio support and if it had been a new unit, it would have been under warranty for a full year. But because it was a refurbished unit, it was only guaranteed for ninety days. The Vizio support person told me that because it would cost probably close to $100 to have it sent away and fixed, it would be better to buy a new unit (I had only paid $129 for it initially). So I learned two things: (1) Amazon refurbished is not "good as new". I don't think they always fix the problem the unit was having. They just make sure it's intermittent. (2) Vizio sound bars are "disposable items" (in the words of the Vizio support team) and mine is headed for the landfill.

It sounded great for 1 day. Setup was fairly quick and easy. However, you must read the manual to know what all the coded light displays mean. That can be a little annoying. But it was great for the price and satisfied the basic function of providing richer sound than the speakers that come with a TV. However, after 1 day the sound simply stopped. I tried everything from trying to run the sound to it by analog, blue tooth, and rebooting it to factory settings. Nothing worked. The website wasn't much help, but I called customer service and they were great - friendly and helpful. Unfortunately, I had already done everything they suggested. Luckily, Amazon makes returns easy and quick!

Well ill just start by saying if you paid $230 dollars for this product, you were ripped off. I had gotten mine for $120 so i feel a little less ripped off but regardless, time for the review. To start off i bought these as a replacement for old kenwood soundsystem that my father had given when he had gotten a new one. It was good for a long time but given its age i felt it was time for a replacement so i looked into the new age technology of soundbars and being a bass fanatic the subwoofer was only a bonus. Now the sub is smaller than it is portrayed in the pictures and it is not all that loud. With that being said the sound bar does not work with the tv speakers or other kenwood speakers i have due to a very annoying echoing effect due to a delay in the signal. Renders the device almost useless if you have a tv where the internal speakers cannot be tuned off....like mine...yay me. But as a wireless speaker to connect to ny phone it works great but sadly thats about all i could use it for and in compariosn to my old 19xx era kenwood speakers, they sound better than the soundbar. Very disapointed in how this so called new age sound is and i would prefer to buy older setups than anything like this ever again.

This is for the S3821W-COB Refurbished sound bar. First let me say be careful who you buy this from. I purchased from AceElectronix and they are not authorized to sell this item by VIZIO. I Know this because my sound bar died in less than two weeks. If you buy this from someone VIZIO doesn't give their blessing then you have no warranty. Then you are left in my situation trying to deal with an unresponsive seller... Buy from VIZIO. That being said, for the time I had this sound bar it was great. Drastically improved my TV experience. It isn't as good as these old Phillips 2.1 speakers I have on another TV but this looks better and has fewer wires to worry about. If I could do it all over again I would buy the brand new model directly from VIZIO with the warranty. You really won't be disappointed.Pro: Great improvement on the crappy speakers that come with TVsCon: Sound bar turns off after about 5 min of idle time and sub woofer won't turn off unless you go flip the switch on the back. It sounds petty but trust me, it's annoying.

Couple of things right off the bat: First, I wanted to note that, after being a longtime Amazon customer, I'm sorry to say that this is the first return I've ever had to deal with because of a defective product. Second, I also want to specify that this review is in regard to a refurbished 29" model.In the spirit of trying to be more environmentally conscious (as well as being a person who can't say no to a killer deal), I bought this sound bar as a refurbished item from Ace Electronix for $64.99. I tend to be very cautious with purchases, requiring an average 4+ star review on Amazon, and even then perusing the content of those reviews. I was feeling confident that I was making a good choice with this Vizio budget sound bar but, boy, was I wrong.When I first hooked up the speaker (piece of cake!), I streamed music off of my Galaxy S III and it sounded beautiful - I live in a small efficiency apartment and just wanted a modest sound bar that could offer richer sounds than the PC desktop speakers I had plugged into the 3.5mm jack on my LG tv.A little later in the day, I hooked my netbook to my TV via HDMI to stream a movie - at this point, I noticed the sound started to cut in and out frequently. Not that the volume would cut out all together, but it was like someone was dropping the volume from 60 to 10 all of a sudden, and it would do this repeatedly. I messed with all of the cable connections and figured (hoped) that maybe my little netbook was the culprit. So I dismissed it as a fluke.By Friday evening, I was streaming a movie from Netflix via my blu-ray player - no problems detected.Now, as I sit on my couch Saturday afternoon writing this review, I attempted to stream a movie from Vudu a couple of hours ago, and the speaker's defects finally showed their butts. This time around, the volume started to cut in and out once again, and this was now in addition to a consistent buzzing that was being issued from the speaker at a higher (*not* maximum) treble setting.Thank goodness it's only been one day, and I've managed to retain all of the packaging that came with the product. I plan to ship it back to Ace Electronix ASAP.While a one-star review was tempting, I'll grant the sound bar an extra star because of its attractive design and for being smaller than the average sound bar, which I actually prefer because my LG tv is only 26". And while some people may dismiss these defects because my purchase was refurbished, I'd take another walk through the negative reviews if I were you, because others had similar issues that weren't necessarily refurbished.This was my first attempt at a Vizio product. I'll never say never on another one, but I don't see it as being anytime soon.

This has become pretty much useless with time. When I initially got the Firestick I wanted to see what it could do that Chrome couldn't. And of course, if I wanted to put my Prime Videos on the TV, I no longer could do that with Chrome - hurray for competition (not!) so I needed an alternative.The firestick is closely related to anything Amazon - just like Chrome is anything Google. But at least with Google, any app can use Cast. The problem with the stick started out with being the remote control. I could NEVER find it - I would have the movie/thing on my computer or mobile phone but that didn't help any. The menu to use with time also got major changes, and from being "ok" it's become annoying and hard to use. It's impossible to search for find anything other than what Amazon promotes.The final straw making it useless, is that it's way too slow now. With all the changes Amazon has pushed to the stick, it's become less than functional. It's extremely slow reacting to even a "next item" click - takes minutes to load simple apps like youtube and trying to play media takes even longer. Once running, it USUALLY works but not always. It gets stuck often and you have to yank the power to fix it. Clearly it's super under-dimensioned for the features Amazon is pushing to it.From a functional perspective, I really wish it worked better with my phone (android). I'm so used to just hitting "cast" with google, that anything that isn't that easy just gets in my way. While it's not expensive, I'm not sure it's much of an alternative to a $10 Chromecast device you can pick up on ebay or anywhere.

We usually use a Roku to get Amazon and Netflix exception however they were having their Prime shipping day and so I decided to splurge and get this much raved about item. It is really not very good. They claim you will not have to worry about rebooting and we have twice as much rebooting as we ever had with the Roku. It takes the picture a while before it is clear enough to see everything as you should on an HD TV. It also gets extremely hot when it is plugged in to the TV and I'm not sure if that is good. When we set it up the fire-stick recommended that we get a game controller buy Amazon and so we did. The game controller which I've already rated somewhere else was a bust and just locked up our fire stick. I unplugged the fire stick from the TV and it did not change the fact that the screen was stuck. I had to unplug the fire stick from the wall in order for the screen to stop being stuck. I move the Roku to another room which needed it so I will not be replacing this fire stick quite yet. However when there's a sale on Roku boxes this fire stick will probably go to the thrift shop. Amazon is a great business and make so many wonderful products it's a shame that this is not one of them.

I bought this through Amazon on a one day only sale for $30 buck. I figured with all the positive reviews, I couldn't go wrong. I have been a Prime customer for the past several years and haven't been able to take advantage of the free prime movies. I know I could watch them on my laptop, but not as nice as my big screen television. I was really excited when my fire stick arrived in the mail. Setup took a little longer than expected. The fire stick didn't want to connect to my modem. After approximately 7-8 attempt of having to re-enter my modem password, it finally connected. I viewed the short introductory movie on the fire stick and continued on to the prime movies section. I attempted to watch my 1st movie, but the fire stick had a problem with my internet speed. It asked if I wanted to download and watch it later, which I did. During my wait, I telephoned Amazon customer care department concerning not being able to watch any movies. I was told by the representative, "your modem has to be within 10 feet of the fire stick". I was highly upset to say the least. My home office is on the other side of my house where my modem is and NO WHERE did I read this info prior to buying this product. I have since ordered a Wi-Fi extender and am hoping that this may help me. Currently, I am LESS THAN SATISFIED with this device and a little upset that Amazon didn't have this information on their website. I will await the Wi-Fi extender and see what happens, otherwise I will have to return it. This was definitely less then what I expected from Amazon.

The streaming quality is far inferior to the roku stick. I know this because I bought the amazon stick first, and although I only watch TV once or twice week, we put up with about 6 weeks of frustration. At first I thought maybe the internet was slow on a Friday night, or the TV's placement in some shelving, or maybe we needed to use the HDMI port on the front so as not to block the wireless. Finally I was frustrated enough to just order a roku and see. Well, the Roku works perfectly under the same conditions where the Amazon stick can't stream smoothly. Unfortunately for me, since it took me more than one month to figure this out, Amazon won't offer a full refund. I believe that Amazon should stand behind the product and issue a full refund, and I would caution others from buying this product knowing that if you do have a problem but cannot definitively figure out your issue in the first few weeks, you will not receive a full refund.

Let me start off by saying how excited I was to buy this. I don't really like watching tv on my phone or laptop because I get distracted. I much prefer watching it on a big screen. The Firestick is something I've had my eye on for months and finally bought. I've only had it for 2 days, but both days I've encountered problems. It started off working fine but after a short while on both nights I went to use it, it stopped connecting to my wifi. My phone was still connected, so I knew that the Internet wasn't the problem. Tonight I restarted it a half dozen times and it did nothing. After an hour of wasting my time, I'm giving up. I unplugged the stick from the back of my tv and noticed it was quite warm, so I don't know if it's an overheating problem or what. But overall, I'm extremely disappointed. I'm giving it two stars for now because I have seen it work for short periods of time and I haven't had it that long. However, if it continues with these problems, I'm going to have no choice but to return it.

I really WANT to love this device. It's serving as a replacement for our XBox, which had really become nothing more than a Netflix/Prime video utility. The interface is great. The integration with the Prime services is fantastic. I really like the mobile remote interface. All around just great, BUT....My problem is that it just seem flake-y. nondescript i know. I have constant buffering problems with the device. Doesn't matter what service/app i'm using. It's not consistent, some times i'll get 2/3s of the way through a show or movie. Sometimes, i can get enough buffering to start a song in pandora or amazon prime. Physically unplugging the device and then plugging it back in has worked every time. I've done what i consider to be a ridiculous amount of troubleshooting including: different access points, different physical locations, different power cables, different network configurations, all to no avail. I have zero problems streaming from other devices, like the xbox located ~2 feet away using the same access methods.Maybe it is just me. There's some network configuration i've overlooked, or some really finessed interference that i can't find or 'see' with any other device or utility. But to me and all who've helped me try to diagnose the issue it certainly APPEARS that the Fire TV Stick itself is the source of the issue.Maybe a software update is due, and it'll make the device as awesome as i expected it to be. It'll be a 4, maybe 5 star-er if that ever happens.

While it includes extensive hardware, it's not really universal in my case. For my setup, a TCL 55" and a Vizio soundbar, the brackets are several inches too short. Whether mounted below or above the TV, the soundbar can barely peek around it, even when mounted using the furthest holes on each end. Not sure if it's Vizio's fault for having wide mount points or if these brackets just don't work for TVs that are 55" and up.I'll have to hit the hardware store to try and make it work.

Does not work with Sharp Aquos 46" TV - an older model has a small ridge on the back bottom, so this product won't lay flat. Decent construction though, with lots of hardware, so I'm giving it 2 stars.

Far from universal as far as I'm concerned. I had to Mickey Mouse the installation to get it to work with my LG soundbar

Attempted use with a LG SoundFlow Soundbar, and even with the provided bracket by LG, these bars would only reach one hole on the back of the soundbar. Bars were sturdy and I assume would work on a soundbar with two holes total instead of four. It did hold with two out of the holes secured that I needed but was too wobbly for my liking.

With a presumably any recent Panasonic 50" TV (they all use the same rear panel VESA config), this thing will mount your soundbar a good 8" above the top of the TV, which looks absurd. I was able to fudge the config with some strange diagonals to get the soundbar about 5" above the top, but it's still a lot higher than planned. See in the picture, how the slats along the long end only good about halfway? That's the problem. There needs to be a third opening to be able to bring the mount down further.

If you have a bigger soundbar with built-in mounting threads on the back, then this bracket is definitely for you. If you have the "teardrop" bracket, Sewell does not include any fasteners to attach to your soundbar. I ended up buying some locknuts and lots of trial and error, but the soundbar is not as secure as I'd like it to be on the bracket.Also, if you have a smaller soundbar (I've got a Sony CT150), you will see the tops of the bracket peeking up from the soundbar. Not ideal.

Not a universal fit by no means. Way too short for my 65" rca. Theory is great just not for all tvs. So instead of sending back and the hassle of refund (cost almost what I paid to return in shipping ) just going to put in garage and hope for a repurpose. Be sure to double check your TV to be sure that they are long enough.

I bought a pair of these brackets to install a Vizio 38" soundbar underneath a Vizio 50" LED TV with 200mm X 200mm VESA mounting holes. In summary:Pros:* The brackets come with an impressive array of mounting hardware.* They can be mounted several different ways; one of them should avoid covering over input ports in the rear of your TV.* They have a nice finish.Cons:* The brackets are made of sheet metal cut into the shape you see. They are approximately 1/16" thick. They are not "Heavy Duty".* This quote from the product description is simply not true: "Once installed nothing is moving." With all mounting screws super-tight, my soundbar flops around a lot due to these brackets flexing.

I had to use it upside down sense it would cover my ports on the back

Yes, sound is fantastic. But it has an UNADVERTIZED, AND IMPOSSIBLE TURN OFF FEATURE that it turns itself off after 15 minutes. My 91 year old father was using this sound bar and he would put the tv on pause, and then no sound, nor could he keep remembering to KEEP turning it on! I had to end up buying another sound bar that DOES NOT HAVE HORRIBLE ANNOYANCE. Can't even use it for Alexa dot for it is off sound more than on. So, this "feature" has made this sound bar useless. Seems to have to CONSTANTLY keep turning back on, there is no way to shut off this standby mode. So, for my use it is a total waste of money. I waited too long to send back, will have to give away or sell at a yard sale to a poor unsupecting victim.

I paid for a brand new one,my cc was charged for a brand new one, they sent a recertified one. much cheaper. I got on the phone, complained to a supervisor and, they said they will send out a new one. I waited and, I got another recertified item, this one has damage on it. I don't know what's wrong with these people but, everyone better make sure they get exactly what they pay for. I had a much more in depth review but,they won't let me posted it. They keep rejecting it, guess they don't want the real truth out there. If I'm not allowed to post my review, this review...I will be writing out a very detailed review, name names, print out hundreds of copies and put them on every car windshield in every mall, grocery store, high-school, movie theater parking lot and, go on various social media sites to do the same. Again, watch what you get when you buy...

I purchased this in March of 2016 and has stopped working, I have contacted Vizio, being it has a year warranty.I would not buy any Vizio item based on my personal experience with this company.After going back and forth with emails, there final response is this:Thank you for this. Past the troubleshooting completed, it seems that your device is in need of service, but is outside of our manufacturer's warranty.Unfortunately, VIZIO does not have any authorized repair centers for this product. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. You may be able to find a local repair shop that can assist you.Thanks and have a great day!CollinVIZIOIn other words, sorry loser!

When I purchased this from Amazon several weeks ago (right after CES) it was not labeled or marked as "re-manufactured" by Amazon. It was sold as BRAND NEW. Now I get this and it is obviously used, beat to hell, and comes with only a 90 day warranty. This is total bait-and-switch. On receiving the unit the sound bar itself failed to emit audio, but the sub-woofer was working just fine and emitting sound (so I know the connection to the audio source was good). Called Vizio about the warranty and they said it would take 3-6 months to get fixed "due to high demand".

I regret this purchase.Purchased it here on amazon, refurb, a couple months ago.It turned off constantly, if there was the slightest pause in audio, I researched and learned that this was the eco setting, adjusting that got me "slightly" better performance". The remote has an lcd screen but this only tells what the remote is doing, since the remote is IR it can't give you any readings from the speaker about anything, that is done with a code of lights you have to look up online. A month ago it stopped working, on an off chance I ordered a new power cord from Vizio. That worked but I was surprised by the need. Altogether when it wasn't working I was "ok" with this purchase, but not impressed, it was barely better than using computer speakers with a sub, and I'm hardly a audio geek.All of which is moot. Because it won't turn on anymore. In the middle of a movie it just shut down and that was that. I wasn't playing anything loud (I don't ever, I live in an apartment), or unusual that could have damaged it. It shut down and never turned on again. I ordered another power cord but this time, no dice. It won't turn on.

We enjoyed the sound bar, but then it stopped working after having it about four months. We've tried everything to get it working again, but to no avail. It's a lot of money to spend on something that gives up after only a few months.

I ordered this in June 2015. It completely stopped working after about 1 year, but prior to dying, it had issues streaming video -- constant buffering, randomly rebooting during streaming and turning off completely. Now, my Fire Stick attempts to install updates, but crashes every time it reboots, then starts trying to update again. This cycle repeats itself. I have a couple of friends who experienced the exact same issues as mine. Perhaps I received a lemon, but I would not purchase this item again. My other gripe is that the UI lagged a lot from day one.Very disappointing, Amazon. If a representative from Amazon sees this review, please contact me. I would like to replace my faulty Fire Stick with a new one.

The Fire TV Stick is a great concept but very poorly executed. The tiny device is simply under-powered for it's designed tasks. The wi-fi range is horrible and frequently drops the signal, often during streaming movies. When connected it consistently shows a "good" or "poor" connection even though the router is against an adjacent wall, maybe 15ft away. Loading screens and menus in the interface is as slow as the internet on a 56K modem with frequent hang ups and loading errors. The worst part is that after a day or two between uses, I am forced to restart the device to re-establish the connection even though it says "connected" to my home wi-fi. I am not exaggerating when I say that I have to restart the device every single time we use the TV Stick after a two days between uses.

for over a year I thought this was a great product everything worked wonderfully in the last 3 months I have had both of my fire stick stopped working for screen mirroring or casting there seems to be no intuitive response to the simple desire to stream from smartphone or tablet to your TV this used to be so easy you almost did it accidentally but long behold the great corporate brain power has gone and fixed what wasn't broken so damn well that you want to throw the thing through the wall I cannot recommend this product in any way shape or form in fact I'm getting ready to find an alternative cuz roukoz though they take a little bit of knowledge can more easily be connected with your other smart devices in your home. really really really sad that it took a year of almost Flawless performance to become a burdensome headache. long time Amazon Prime member

I have the Amazon Fire TV Stick as well as a Roku 3 in different rooms in our house. The Amazon Fire TV Stick though cheaper has quite a few drawbacks. (Personally I prefer the Roku but here's why).Cons: Though it's not shown, the electrical plug sticks out the side of the Fire TV Stick. This makes it difficult depending on how you're plugging it in. You will need an end slot or else you'll be taking two slots because nothing will plug in beside it.After plugging in the Fire TV Stick to the receiver, I had some strange interference with my television while watching cable. I did not have this problem when the Fire TV Stick was plugged into my TV directly but I also lost out on Dolby Digital audio.I use Plex and the app wanted to charge me a one time $5 fee. It's not terrible but my Roku 3 didn't charge me anything. I don't know if the Roku stick would charge you a $5 fee as well or if there's an agreement between Roku and Plex.Searching for titles on the Roku gives you the content across multiple platforms. Since this is an Amazon product, it's going to point you at Amazon movies first, whereas you might be able to rent for free if you have a Netflix account or Hulu, etc.Pros: It's portable. It was easy for me to use it for another television when our Samsung Netflix app crapped out. You can also take it with you to a hotel but you will need to plug it in to the wall (electrical plug) in order to power the unit, which connects to the HDMI.The interface is easy to use.I believe there are some games on the Fire TV Stick. I haven't tried any of them.Overall I'm not impressed with the Fire TV Stick but for the price if you want Netflix, it's probably okay. Just be prepared to either put the Fire Stick at the far right end of your HDMI plugs or risk using two slots.Update: After owning the Fire Stick for four months it is inferior to Roku. The video for Netflix and Amazon stutters, pauses, and lags. Then it speeds up to catch up like fast forward mode. The remote at times is also slow to respond. In the end I'm buying a third Roku for a third television. The Fire Stick ends up in the giveaway pile for charity. Maybe someone else will have better luck with it. Not for me. I like to watch television that doesn't stutter or freeze.

Google chrome is better and less expensive the only problem with google chrome stick is you can't have amazon prime on there which makes sense but we had to return our Amazon Fire stick twice after months of calling and customer service doing everything they could to fix our main problem which was and still is it skips constantly on every thing Netflix prime HBO go..our Google chrome stick has never skipped once this Amazon fire stick does it without fail multiple time throughout a movie show music etc. and customer service has no other answers for me except that it must be our internet which makes no sense if Google chrome stick on our other tv never ever gives us any problems. We have to clear the data usage every single time we watch a movie or show so that the skipping is bearable it's so disappointing

Amazon...what is the problem w/connectivity? It worked okay at first but now will not connect w/my wi-fi. I get to first page then refuses to recognize my wi-fi.......Apparently this is a frequent problem. almost 1000 comments on it. I dont believe its the TV, I actually bought a new wifi system and still no good, its in the same room, and now Ive spent more time on this then I really wanted. But it haunts me, what is the problem? Is it me, is it the product, is it something that I can change about myself. Come on a trouble shooting help wouldnt kill you would it? How about an upgrade, or admission that maybe you have a problem. Then we can go from there. Pls fix this stix.......

Awkward.

The description says this will fit a large flat screen TV. NO WAY!

Doesn't fit my 38 inch soundbar.

Did not fit my Samsung sound bar.

Would not fit my Sony sound bar no matter what I tried. I would have had to grind some metal away from the mounting holes on this "universal" bracket to make it work.

Was difficult to attach to TV and the actual screws to connect it to the sound bar is/was not included.

This soundbar mount has a rating of 33 lbs. I mounted a 12 pound soundbar and it actually made the entire TV and soundbar lean forward to the point that I did not feel comfortable leaving it up. I replaced with a much heavier duty mount for just a little bit more money. Save your money and buy something a bit sturdier! I tried to save a few dollars and wasted money on something that did not do what it said it could.

does not support all sound bars

Parts were missing do not buy this product

Came with various bolts but only 2 nuts. I had to make a trip to get the correct hardware.