Vizio M21d-H8 vs Polk Audio Command Bar review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Vizio M21d-H8 vs Polk Audio Command Bar comparison chart

Overall
Vizio M21d-H8
5
Polk Audio Command Bar
6.6
6
10

Vizio M21d-H8 vs Polk Audio Command Bar review

Vizio M21d-H8
vs
Polk Audio Command Bar

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Vizio M21d-H8 vs Polk Audio Command Bar that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, M21d-H8 has a total rating of 5 out of 10 versus 6.6 for Command Bar. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth and volume down, volume up, microphone, action, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 2.1. Only the Vizio M21d-H8 has a built-in subwoofer. The Vizio M21d-H8 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Polk Audio Command Bar 6 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support is available on the Command Bar.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the M21d-H8 received a rating of 6/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

Compared soundbars have no app control. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is only available for the Polk Audio Command Bar.

Multichannel surround

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround, each of the opponents received 5 points out of 10.

Advantages Vizio M21d-H8 over Polk Audio Command Bar

  • Built-in subwoofer

Advantages Polk Audio Command Bar over Vizio M21d-H8

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Spotify support
  • Multi-room support
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Common

Product

Vizio M21d-H8
Polk Audio Command Bar

Model

M21d-H8
Command Bar

Brand

Vizio
Polk Audio

Reviews

4
1506

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth
volume down, volume up, microphone, action

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

160 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri
Amazon Alexa

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X
DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

98 x 11.4 x 18.8/39 x 5 x 7
110 x 5 x 10.1/43.3 x 2.1 x 4.1

Weight, kg/pounds

3/6
1.8/4.9

Other

Release year

2020
2018
Vizio M21d-H8
Polk Audio Command Bar
Vizio M21d-H8
Polk Audio Command Bar

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5
  • 6.6
  • 5Vizio M21d-H8
  • 6.6Polk Audio Command Bar

Vizio M21d-H8 competitors

Polk Audio Command Bar competitors