Vizio V51-H6 vs VIZIO SB3651-F6 review

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Rating 3.9 3.9

Vizio V51-H6 vs VIZIO SB3651-F6 comparison chart

Vizio V51-H6 vs VIZIO SB3651-F6 review

Vizio V51-H6
vs
VIZIO SB3651-F6

Vizio V51-H6 vs VIZIO SB3651-F6 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, V51-H6 has a total rating of 6 out of 10 versus 6.8 for SB3651-F6. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth and power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 5.1. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Vizio V51-H6 got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the VIZIO SB3651-F6 8 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support is available on the SB3651-F6.

Connectivity

Only the VIZIO SB3651-F6 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Vizio V51-H6 has 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/0 of the VIZIO SB3651-F6. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the V51-H6 received a rating of 6/10 versus 8/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the V51-H6. 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 V51-H6 got a rating of 5, and VIZIO SB3651-F6 6 out of 10.

Advantages Vizio V51-H6 over VIZIO SB3651-F6

  • Microphone

Advantages VIZIO SB3651-F6 over Vizio V51-H6

  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
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Common

Product

Vizio V51-H6
VIZIO SB3651-F6

Model

V51-H6
SB3651-F6

Brand

Vizio
VIZIO

Reviews

189
520

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
power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1
5.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

Separate speaker (in package)

2
2

Separate speaker connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, Chromecast, iHeart

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/1
1/0

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
1/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
1/0

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

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X
DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

99 x 27.2 x 40/39 x 11 x 16
91.4 x 5.3 x 8.1/36 x 2.1 x 3.2

Weight, kg/pounds

2/5
2.1/4.6

Other

Release year

2020
2018
Vizio V51-H6
VIZIO SB3651-F6
Vizio V51-H6
VIZIO SB3651-F6

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6
  • 6.8
  • 6Vizio V51-H6
  • 6.8VIZIO SB3651-F6

Vizio V51-H6 competitors

VIZIO SB3651-F6 competitors