Has anyone placed the unit on a stand with a soundbar in front? Does it block the bottom of the screen or interfere with the remote?
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I have the $100 vizio sound bar and it actually blocks the bottom inch or two of this tv. This tv is mounted REALLY low while on the stand. That said, its so wide, if you have your sound bar situated centered, the remote eye on the tv ill be about 8 inches to the left so it won't block it
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I don't have a sound bar in front of the unit, but I can guess this would cause problems with the remote. The model I have has a very specific spot you need to point the remote. If I don't have the remote aimed correctly then the tv doesn't respond. The sensor seems to be on the lower left of the screen so you might be okay but if the sound bar blocks line of sight to this location from any spot in the room I would guess that this would definitely cause a problem. Caveat: The sensitivity of the remote seems abnormal so I might have a bad/weak sensor in the TV I got. Your results may very, good luck. I don't have a sound bar in front of the unit, but I can guess this would cause problems with the remote. The model I have has a very specific spot you need to point the remote. If I don't have the remote aimed correctly then the tv doesn't respond. The sensor seems to be on the lower left of the screen so you might be okay but if the sound bar blocks line of sight to this location from any spot in the room I would guess that this would definitely cause a problem. Caveat: The sensitivity of the remote seems abnormal so I might have a bad/weak sensor in the TV I got. Your results may very,... » Read More I don't have a sound bar in front of the unit, but I can guess this would cause problems with the remote. The model I have has a very specific spot you need to point the remote. If I don't have the remote aimed correctly then the tv doesn't respond. The sensor seems to be on the lower left of the screen so you might be okay but if the sound bar blocks line of sight to this location from any spot in the room I would guess that this would definitely cause a problem. Caveat: The sensitivity of the remote seems abnormal so I might have a bad/weak sensor in the TV I got. Your results may very, good luck. « Show Less
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I actually placed it on the right side of the TV stand about 3 feet away. It does not effect the sound at all being there.
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The soundbar has one weakness, out of the box the remote has a limited range. The problem is not the remote, it's the IR receiver on the soundbar -- it hasn't got a clear line of sight to the remote from all directions. Vizio committed an engineering blunder here, but this is easily solved. - Carefully remove the speaker grill. It's connected with rubber plugs that hold it in. Start from one end, it'll come right off. - On the bottom right side of the front of the soundbar you'll see the LED lights and to the left of the lights, you'll see the little black IR signal receptor. - The back side of the grill is a plastic honeycomb. Just cut a square out of the honeycomb to make room for the IR signal being careful to avoid cutting the speaker grill cloth at the same time. I used a pair of wire cutters. Once I did this simple manuevuer I had an excellent signal from the remote from all directions.
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I don't quite understand your question. However I do have my speakers in the vertical position and on their individual stands. They are positioned on each rear side of a Panasonic 60" hdtv. They are behind the outside edge of the tv and angled out about 45 degrees and are out of sight from persons viewing the tv. There is plenty of wire left so that the speakers could be moved significantly further apart if so desired. The height (length?) of a speaker in this setup is 17" including the stand. Hope this answers your question even though it is probably more than you wanted to know. Also, this speaker system is a huge improvement over the built-in speakers on the tv. I had to return a previous speaker system by Yamaha from Costco as it would not operate thro my Panasonic remote or Comcast remote. The SC-HTB20 is connected through the hdmi arc and works the volume and on/off with the Panasonic and Comcast remotes. If you have to go with an optical cable rather than hdmi arc, you will probably have to use the speaker system remote for volume and on/off.
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ChrisI have the same situation, the sub is in the far corner of my combined kitchen / family room, to the far left of my TV and sound bar. The location in the room makes no difference as far as I can tell. In fact the setup menu lets you adjust the sub for location, but I just leave it on the default which sounds great.I am planning to get on remote speaker to sit behind me in the kitchen so I will have full surround sound.Good luck to you!
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I have not used it as a sound bar unit for my tv. I use it as a stand alone radio. However the quality of the sound is excellent. I purchased it for my husband's birthday and he loves.
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Had this problem as well a long time ago. What I ended up doing was, because the unit is wood, you can install an exhaust fan on the back of the stand and turn it on before you start playing.. It's kind of a hack but it worked great on cooling everything down. Hope that helps!
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We have our playbar mounted under our Panasonic 60 inch 3d plasma. It is beautiful. We have it about 3 inches below the tv and it does not interfere with anything. Not sure why u would buy a different mount to save like 10-15 bucks when ur paying for he best ? Love my Sonos set up
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My Soundbar sits right in front of my 73" DLP tv an inch away. That's the best place for it. The Sub can be placed virtually anywhere. In a corner usually best for a Sub. Can be in front or behind you. Mine is to the right of sitting area half way to tv between a piece of furniture and fireplace raised hearth. You can only see the front and top of it. Tv is about 12 feet from sitting area. Don't think you can hook up to receiver. If you did, it would blow out the small speakers in the Soundbar. Excellent sound. Only problem is the response of the remote is eratic & some problems programming the tv remote to control volume. When I set up the Mute, it resulted in serveral buttons on my Directv remote that Mutes, such as the input button. Have to retry this setup. I only use it for regular tv and sports. Movies and dvd music videos go thru my audio system. One of the best, if not the best, sounding units for the price. Dialog is much clearer than with the tv's speakers. Surround Mode works well also.
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I'm guessing you're asking if it has a remote control and yes it does. Works quite well with the sound bar actually
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Hi Kathleen,I watch over the air HD all the time and my soundbar works fine. I can't think of anything that would make it not work. Possibly a setting on your TV?
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My TV is a 26" Sony. While the sound bar is considerably wider, 37 inches, it pretty much depends where you intend to put it. I have mine on a shelf above the TV and it works just fine. Or you could put it on a lower shelf or even on the floor. The sound bar has a very nice sound and I can't imagine the need to purchase a more expensive model.
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I bought a universal soundbar bracket and have it above my TV. Looks like it's floating. Really cool. But that's also cause I have TV on placed on top of my BluRay player.... It's up to you. Depends on your setup...
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If you put it behind tv how will you power it on with remote. You can turn up subwoofer but if blocked by tv or wall it will vibrate off wall or tv. This is reasoning without knowing configuration.
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The stand does not "screw" into the bottom of the screen... there is a quick connect mounting plate and the stand screws to that.
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Straight up no. If you get creative yes. First the buttons for the sound bar are on the top, remote sensor on front. I have put the sound bar in a tight spot before with out being able to access buttons, remote covers everything. 2 ways i thought of how you could mount it to the bottom of a TV (if mounted to the TV, the motion of the wall mount will be fine with enough slack in the cords). one would be to mount it upside down and use the spots where you would mount the feet to instead come up with a mount for the TV. (may have to drill small screws into bottom of tv). two would be there are slots on the back of the sound bar that have the ability to slide on to wall mounted brackets. Instead of mounting them to the wall you could get and extension metal piece to go from the back side of the tv to the "wall mounted brackets" and then slide the sound bar on to that. Also here is a link, click on user manual, start on page 5 where it talks about how to mount it. it will give you a better idea of what your working with. http://www.insigniaproducts.com/product-search.html?query=sbar&mainSearchButton=Search If your running a sub or plugging in any extra AUX wires i would consider a stationary mount to the wall or a table / fixture near by. I've had this sound bar for years and love it. Great sound with or with out a sub, simple remote, easy to set up.
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There are touch controls on the front of the sound bar. I'm pleased with it.