Vizio M21d-H8 vs Sony HT-S400 review

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Vizio M21d-H8 vs Sony HT-S400 comparison chart

Vizio M21d-H8 vs Sony HT-S400 review

Vizio M21d-H8
vs
Sony HT-S400

Vizio M21d-H8 vs Sony HT-S400 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, M21d-H8 has a total rating of 5 out of 10 versus 4.4 for HT-S400.

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 Sony HT-S400 6 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Vizio M21d-H8 has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 0/1 of the Sony HT-S400. 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. Compared soundbars have no app control. A built-in microphone is present only on the M21d-H8. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

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 Sony HT-S400

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • Microphone

Advantages Sony HT-S400 over Vizio M21d-H8

  • Separate subwoofer in package
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Common

Product

Vizio M21d-H8
Sony HT-S400

Model

M21d-H8
HT-S400

Brand

Vizio
Sony

Reviews

4
0

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
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

330 (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
0/1

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

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, Dolby Dual mono

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

98 x 11.4 x 18.8/39 x 5 x 7
90.1x6.6x8.8/35.5x2.6x3.5

Weight, kg/pounds

3/6
2.2/5.1

Other

Release year

2020
2022
Vizio M21d-H8
Sony HT-S400
Vizio M21d-H8
Sony HT-S400

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5
  • 4.4
  • 5Vizio M21d-H8
  • 4.4Sony HT-S400

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