Bose Soundbar 700 vs Vizio M21d-H8 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Vizio M21d-H8 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Soundbar 700
6.6
Vizio M21d-H8
5
8
6

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Vizio M21d-H8 review

Bose Soundbar 700
vs
Vizio M21d-H8

l would like to share my experience after comparing and testing two soundbars – Bose Soundbar 700 vs Vizio M21d-H8. The Bose Soundbar 700 was rated 6.6, while the Vizio M21d-H8 has a rating 5. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, action, microphone for the Soundbar 700 and power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth for the M21d-H8.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that Soundbar 700 has 3.0 and M21d-H8 has 2.1. A built-in subwoofer is available only in the Vizio M21d-H8. Rate 6 out of 10 received the Bose Soundbar 700 for audio features and specs, but the Vizio M21d-H8 received 5 out of 10. The Soundbar 700 can play audio from Spotify.

Connectivity

Wireless Internet connection is realized only in the Soundbar 700. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Bose Soundbar 700 versus 1/1 HDMIs in the Vizio M21d-H8. As in the Soundbar 700, so in the M21d-H8 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The connectivity of each of the models was estimated at 6/10.

Features

The manufacturer of the Soundbar 700 provides a device control 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 support is not implemented in either the Soundbar 700 or M21d-H8. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The Soundbar 700 was rated 4/10, while the M21d-H8 received a mark of 5/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Bose Soundbar 700 over Vizio M21d-H8

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control

Advantages Vizio M21d-H8 over Bose Soundbar 700

  • Built-in subwoofer
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Common

Product

Bose Soundbar 700
Vizio M21d-H8

Model

Soundbar 700
M21d-H8

Brand

Bose
Vizio

Reviews

915
4

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

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

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

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)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

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

1
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

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

97.8 x 5.6 x 10.6 /38.5 x 2.2 x 4.2
98 x 11.4 x 18.8/39 x 5 x 7

Weight, kg/pounds

4.5/10.5
3/6

Other

Release year

2018
2020
Bose Soundbar 700
Vizio M21d-H8
Bose Soundbar 700
Vizio M21d-H8

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 5
  • 6.6Bose Soundbar 700
  • 5Vizio M21d-H8

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