Toshiba soundbar-with pics

[shawna]

The Bose Sound bar is daylight robbery. However I was impressed when I heard it and coupled with the wireless sub with no wires makes it appealing to a lot of people.

 

[andysat]

So if I get an optical cable from the soundbar to the tv, I can get the soundbar to work with sky box and ps4 as long as I select the correct input on tv?

 

[Talksthetorque]

Soundbars are great if you have a new touchscreen tv with crappy speakers and want a neat small solution that should have come with the tv. If you want cinema surround then satellites are the way to go. I'm not allowed to put my system up as it scares the dogs :x

And yes Andy, the tv should throughput the sound from whichever source.

 

[andysat]

Cheers mate-off to get one

 

[Stuart Truman]

I'm not allowed to put my system up as it scares the dogs :x

I've got a set of JBL sib and cub speakers, no AV amp and nowhere to put them now. I really should sell them.

 

[bluestreak56]

So if I get an optical cable from the soundbar to the tv, I can get the soundbar to work with sky box and ps4 as long as I select the correct input on tv?

yep and the correct input on the soundbar..

 

[TitanTim]

The Bose Sound bar is daylight robbery. However I was impressed when I heard it and coupled with the wireless sub with no wires makes it appealing to a lot of people.

I wouldn't say the Bose is daylight Robbery, for me it was the best sounding of the few I looked at, so a result. You pay for quality

Nice thing with these is it does away with ugly speakers and trailing cables.

Tim.

 

[Stuart Truman]

I'm tempted by the Sonos one, but once you've added the sub as well, that's my extended warranty for IMmie right there...

 

[TitanTim]

A soundbar for me is a good compromise as all I wanted was to improve the standard TV speakers which it does great, I wasn't after a surround sound system with large speakers etc, the TV just sits ontop the Bose neatly and does the job

I don't why TV manufacturers actually include speakers in TVs anymore as the sound is dismal.

Tim.

 

[Stuart Truman]

A soundbar for me is a good compromise as all I wanted was to improve the standard TV speakers which it does great, I wasn't after a surround sound system with large speakers etc, the TV just sits ontop the Bose neatly and does the job

I don't why TV manufacturers actually include speakers in TVs anymore as the sound is dismal.

Tim.

There's two schools of thought.

1) they've got so thin it's difficult to make a speaker that sounds halfway decent without putting the unit price of the tv through the roof.

2) they're made shite so people will buy the soundbars as add ons

 

[TitanTim]

A soundbar for me is a good compromise as all I wanted was to improve the standard TV speakers which it does great, I wasn't after a surround sound system with large speakers etc, the TV just sits ontop the Bose neatly and does the job

I don't why TV manufacturers actually include speakers in TVs anymore as the sound is dismal.

Tim.

There's two schools of thought.

1) they've got so thin it's difficult to make a speaker that sounds halfway decent without putting the unit price of the tv through the roof.

2) they're made shite so people will buy the soundbars as add ons

lol, I think its 1, I have a Sony TV so if it 2 was their intention they have lost out to Bose. There's not many TV manufacturers that supply alternative speakers, I can only think of LG off the top of my head.

Tim.

 

[Stuart Truman]

Samsung and Toshiba too, based on two threads on here

 

[bluestreak56]

Had my Yamaha for over 3 or 4 years, great budget unit. I find them the best.

 

[markeg]

Bought a sony soundbar with my sony TV - not at the level of Bose, but perfectly acceptable as a living room combi