Vizio S5451w-C2 Reviews & Tests

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Vizio S5451w-C2

alaTest has collected and analyzed 327 user reviews of Vizio S5451w-C2 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the size and design. The price and usability are also appreciated, but there are some mixed comments about the connectivity.

sound, usability, price, design, size

94% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Ryan Waniata (digitaltrends.com)

Vizio S5451w review

There's never been a better reason for you to kick “virtual surround” to the curb for the real thing.

Though Vizio’s S5451w can’t compete with a more elaborate hi-fi surround sound system, it also costs about a third of what you’d pay for even a basic multi-piece system. And, really, our complaints are few and far between. Short surround speaker...

Jun, 2014

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Expert review by : Matthew Moskovciak (cnet.com)

Vizio S5451w-C2 review

The sound bar is best seen as a reaction to home-theater-in-a-box (HTIB) systems, which promised all-in-one simplicity, but often resulted in the same speaker clutter and nest of wires most buyers were trying to avoid.

The Vizio S5451w-C2 sound bar includes two rear speakers, allowing it to deliver a real surround sound experience from a sound bar system. The sound bar itself is jumbo-size, creating more stereo separation than traditional systems, and the plus-size...

Truly massive system, especially compared with other sound bars. The sound bar's height might block your TV's remote sensor. And you can get similar surround-sound effects from Vizio's smaller 5.1 sound bar for half the price.

The Vizio S5451W-C2's extra-large sound bar and surround speakers deliver standout surround sound, if you can live with the size.

Jun, 2014

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