Vizio V21-H8 vs Polk Audio Command Bar review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Vizio V21-H8 vs Polk Audio Command Bar comparison chart

Overall
Vizio V21-H8
5.5
Polk Audio Command Bar
6.6
8
10

Vizio V21-H8 vs Polk Audio Command Bar review

Vizio V21-H8
vs
Polk Audio Command Bar

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Vizio V21-H8 vs Polk Audio Command Bar that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, V21-H8 has a total rating of 5.5 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. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The V21-H8 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Command Bar - wireless. Both models received our 6 rating of 10 for their 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. The Vizio V21-H8 has 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Polk Audio Command Bar. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the V21-H8 received a rating of 6/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the V21-H8. 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 V21-H8 over Polk Audio Command Bar

  • App control

Advantages Polk Audio Command Bar over Vizio V21-H8

  • Spotify support
  • Multi-room support
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Common

Product

Vizio V21-H8
Polk Audio Command Bar

Model

V21-H8
Command Bar

Brand

Vizio
Polk Audio

Reviews

21
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

wired, wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless
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

0/1
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

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

100 x 27.4 x 37.6/39 x 11 x 15
110 x 5 x 10.1/43.3 x 2.1 x 4.1

Weight, kg/pounds

2/5
1.8/4.9

Other

Release year

2020
2018
Vizio V21-H8
Polk Audio Command Bar
Vizio V21-H8
Polk Audio Command Bar

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5.5
  • 6.6
  • 5.5Vizio V21-H8
  • 6.6Polk Audio Command Bar

Vizio V21-H8 competitors

Polk Audio Command Bar competitors