Vizio V21-H8 vs LG SNC4R review

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Rating 4.5 4.5

Vizio V21-H8 vs LG SNC4R comparison chart

Vizio V21-H8 vs LG SNC4R review

Vizio V21-H8
vs
LG SNC4R

l would like to share my experience after comparing and testing two soundbars – Vizio V21-H8 vs LG SNC4R. The Vizio V21-H8 was rated 5.5, while the LG SNC4R has a rating 5.2. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth for the V21-H8 and power, volume down, volume up, function for the SNC4R.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that V21-H8 has 2.1 and SNC4R has 4.1. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer connects to the V21-H8 via wired and wireless, but SNC4R has wireless connection type. Rate 6 out of 10 received the Vizio V21-H8 for audio features and specs, but the LG SNC4R received 7 out of 10.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. The units in this comparison do not support Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models do not have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) is implemented only in the V21-H8. Connecting devices via USB is possible in both models. The connectivity of each of the models was estimated at 6/10. Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The Vizio V21-H8 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 V21-H8 or SNC4R. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The same score of 5/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.

Advantages Vizio V21-H8 over LG SNC4R

  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • Microphone
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Common

Product

Vizio V21-H8
LG SNC4R

Model

V21-H8
SNC4R

Brand

Vizio
LG

Reviews

21
9

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, function

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
4.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

420 (overall)

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)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/1
0/0

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
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
0/0

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 Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

100 x 27.4 x 37.6/39 x 11 x 15
89 x 5 x 7.6/35.1 x 2.3 x 3.4

Weight, kg/pounds

2/5
2.2/5.2

Other

Release year

2020
2020
Vizio V21-H8
LG SNC4R
Vizio V21-H8
LG SNC4R

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5.5
  • 5.2
  • 5.5Vizio V21-H8
  • 5.2LG SNC4R

Vizio V21-H8 competitors

LG SNC4R competitors