VIZIO SB2821-D6 vs Samsung HW-A450 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

VIZIO SB2821-D6 vs Samsung HW-A450 comparison chart

Overall
VIZIO SB2821-D6
4.8
Samsung HW-A450
4
4
4

VIZIO SB2821-D6 vs Samsung HW-A450 review

VIZIO SB2821-D6
vs
Samsung HW-A450

It makes sense comparing VIZIO SB2821-D6 vs Samsung HW-A450 because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, SB2821-D6 has a total rating of 4.8 out of 10 versus 4 for HW-A450. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, 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. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The VIZIO SB2821-D6 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Samsung HW-A450 5 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 HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) does not support any one of these models. For connectivity, the SB2821-D6 received a rating of 4/10 versus 5/10, respectively.

Features

Compared soundbars have no app control. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. 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 VIZIO SB2821-D6 got a rating of 5, and Samsung HW-A450 6 out of 10.

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Common

Product

VIZIO SB2821-D6
Samsung HW-A450

Model

SB2821-D6
HW-A450

Brand

VIZIO
Samsung

Reviews

2005
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

300 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

TIDAL, VIZIO SmartCast, Chromecast
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
0/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
0

Coaxial digital input/output

1/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital 2ch

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS TruSurround
DTS 2ch

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

28 x 3 x 3/71.1 x 7.6 x 7.6
86.1x5.3x7.3/33.9x2.1x2.9

Weight, kg/pounds

1.3/3.8
1.4/3.3

Other

Release year

2016
2021
VIZIO SB2821-D6
Samsung HW-A450
VIZIO SB2821-D6
Samsung HW-A450

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4.8
  • 4
  • 4.8VIZIO SB2821-D6
  • 4Samsung HW-A450

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