Bose Soundbar 500 vs Vizio V51-H6 review

Votes 2 2
Rating 5 5

Bose Soundbar 500 vs Vizio V51-H6 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Soundbar 500
7.4
Vizio V51-H6
6
8
8

Bose Soundbar 500 vs Vizio V51-H6 review

Bose Soundbar 500
vs
Vizio V51-H6

The Bose Soundbar 500 vs Vizio V51-H6 comparison shows that these models have some important differences and common features. The Bose Soundbar 500 was rated 7.4, while the Vizio V51-H6 has a rating 6. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, microphone for the Soundbar 500 and power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth for the V51-H6.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that Soundbar 500 has 3.0 and V51-H6 has 5.1. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer connects to the Soundbar 500 via wireless, but V51-H6 has wired and wireless connection type. Rate 6 out of 10 received the Bose Soundbar 500 for audio features and specs, but the Vizio V51-H6 received 7 out of 10. The Soundbar 500 can play audio from Spotify.

Connectivity

Wireless Internet connection is realized only in the Soundbar 500. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Bose Soundbar 500 versus 0/1 HDMIs in the Vizio V51-H6. As in the Soundbar 500, so in the V51-H6 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Connecting devices via USB is possible in both models. We rated the connectivity of the Soundbar 500 at 8 out of 10, while the V51-H6 was rated 6/10.

Features

Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The soundbars in this review are equipped with a microphone. The models under consideration cannot become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder is onboard the Soundbar 500. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The Soundbar 500 was rated 4/10, while the V51-H6 received a mark of 5/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Bose Soundbar 500 over Vizio V51-H6

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos

Advantages Vizio V51-H6 over Bose Soundbar 500

  • Separate subwoofer in package
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Common

Product

Bose Soundbar 500
Vizio V51-H6

Model

Soundbar 500
V51-H6

Brand

Bose
Vizio

Reviews

407
189

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

microphone
power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
5.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

Separate speaker (in package)

0
2

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wired, wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired, wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
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)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
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)

has not
DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

80 x 4.3 x 10.1/31.5 x 1.7 x 4
99 x 27.2 x 40/39 x 11 x 16

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7
2/5

Other

Release year

2018
2020
Bose Soundbar 500
Vizio V51-H6
Bose Soundbar 500
Vizio V51-H6

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.4
  • 6
  • 7.4Bose Soundbar 500
  • 6Vizio V51-H6

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