Vizio V21-H8 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Vizio V21-H8 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 comparison chart

Overall
Vizio V21-H8
5.5
VIZIO SB46514-F6
7.6
8
10

Vizio V21-H8 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 review

Vizio V21-H8
vs
VIZIO SB46514-F6

The Vizio V21-H8 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, V21-H8 has a total rating of 5.5 out of 10 versus 7.6 for SB46514-F6. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth and power, volume down, volume up, input, Bluetooth, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Vizio V21-H8 has 2.1 versus 5.1.4 for the VIZIO SB46514-F6. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The V21-H8 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the SB46514-F6 - wireless. The Vizio V21-H8 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the VIZIO SB46514-F6 7 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the VIZIO SB46514-F6 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Vizio V21-H8 has 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the VIZIO SB46514-F6. 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 8/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is only available for the VIZIO SB46514-F6.

Multichannel surround

Only the SB46514-F6 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Vizio V21-H8 got a rating of 5, and VIZIO SB46514-F6 7 out of 10.

Advantages VIZIO SB46514-F6 over Vizio V21-H8

  • WI-FI enabled
  • Multi-room support
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

Vizio V21-H8
VIZIO SB46514-F6

Model

V21-H8
SB46514-F6

Brand

Vizio
VIZIO

Reviews

21
187

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, volume down, volume up, input, Bluetooth

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
5.1.4

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

Separate speaker (in package)

0
2

Separate speaker connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, Chromecast

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

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
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
Google Assistant

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

100 x 27.4 x 37.6/39 x 11 x 15
116.8 x 8.4 x 6.4/46 x 2.5 x 3.3

Weight, kg/pounds

2/5
3.2/7.2

Other

Release year

2020
2018
Vizio V21-H8
VIZIO SB46514-F6
Vizio V21-H8
VIZIO SB46514-F6

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5.5
  • 7.6
  • 5.5Vizio V21-H8
  • 7.6VIZIO SB46514-F6