VIZIO SB3820-C6 vs Samsung HW-Q60R review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

VIZIO SB3820-C6 vs Samsung HW-Q60R comparison chart

Overall
VIZIO SB3820-C6
5.2
Samsung HW-Q60R
5
6
4

VIZIO SB3820-C6 vs Samsung HW-Q60R review

VIZIO SB3820-C6
vs
Samsung HW-Q60R

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so VIZIO SB3820-C6 vs Samsung HW-Q60R comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SB3820-C6 has a total rating of 5.2 out of 10 versus 5 for HW-Q60R. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up and power, volume down, volume up, source, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the VIZIO SB3820-C6 has 2.0 versus 5.1 for the Samsung HW-Q60R. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The VIZIO SB3820-C6 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Samsung HW-Q60R 8 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. Only the HW-Q60R supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 6/10.

Features

App control is available for the SB3820-C6. 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 SB3820-C6 got a rating of 4, and Samsung HW-Q60R 6 out of 10.

Advantages VIZIO SB3820-C6 over Samsung HW-Q60R

  • App control

Advantages Samsung HW-Q60R over VIZIO SB3820-C6

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
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Common

Product

VIZIO SB3820-C6
Samsung HW-Q60R

Model

SB3820-C6
HW-Q60R

Brand

VIZIO
Samsung

Reviews

2630
1662

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, volume down, volume up, source

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.0
5.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

360 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

TIDAL, VIZIO SmartCast
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
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

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

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS TruSurround
DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

96.7 x 7.6 x 7.6/38.1 x 3 x 3
110 x 5.8 x 9.9/43.3 x 2.3 x 3.9

Weight, kg/pounds

2.6/5.7
3.5/7.9

Other

Release year

2015
2019
VIZIO SB3820-C6
Samsung HW-Q60R
VIZIO SB3820-C6
Samsung HW-Q60R

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

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  • worse
  • 5.2
  • 5
  • 5.2VIZIO SB3820-C6
  • 5Samsung HW-Q60R