Overall Score 3.3 Represents average audio ecosystem compatibility score.
Overall Score 3.3 Represents average audio ecosystem compatibility score.
Category | Features | Sony HT SF150 | Sony HT S100F |
---|---|---|---|
DESIGN | width | 900mm | 900mm |
height | 64mm | 64mm | |
weight | 2,400g | 2,400g | |
volume | 5,068.8cm³ | 5,068.8cm³ | |
thickness | 88mm | 88mm | |
AUDIO | number of channels of sound output | 2only | 2only |
has bluetooth aptx | ✓ | ✓ | |
CONNECTIVITY | has an hdmi output | ✓ | ✓ |
hdmi ports | 1only | 1only | |
has bluetooth | ✓ | ✓ | |
bluetooth version | v4.2 | v4.2 | |
EXTRAS | hdmi arc / earc | ✓ | ✓ |
supports dolby digital | ✓ | ✓ | |
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Sony HT SF150 has a width of 900mm. The width indicates the horizontal dimension of a device, soundbars are sometimes designed to match the width of television sets or slightly close.
Sony HT S100F, at 900mm
has equal width as the Sony HT SF150
The Sony HT SF150 has a height of 64mm. The height represents the vertical measurement of a device, soundbars are commonly designed as slim as it can be to beautifully complement a space.
Sony HT S100F, at 64mm
has the same height as the Sony HT SF150
The Sony HT SF150 weighs 2,400g. We consider a lower weight better for the reason that lighter devices are easier to shift around the space.
Lighter home appliances are advantageous, as it makes transportation easier, even say for many other kinds of products.
Sony HT S100F, at 2,400g
has the same weight as the Sony HT SF150.
The quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by the soundbar or, to keep it simple, the space the soundbar occupies. Sony HT SF150 takes up 5,068.8cm³, it is a good thing to know the space that the soundbar takes up to ensure that it would easily fit in the available space .
Sony HT S100F's volume is 5,068.8cm³ meaning it
fills the same space as the Sony HT SF150
The depth of Sony HT SF150 is 88mm, to know the thickness of a device you divide its volume by the soundbar's surface area(length by width)
Sony HT S100F has a thickness of 88mm,
the same as that of Sony HT SF150
When it comes to surround sound channels, you’re going to run across figures in such formats as X.X two-digit, or X.X.X three-digit the first number denotes the total of main speakers, the second number denotes the total of subwoofers, and the third number if available defines the number of “height” speakers.
NOTE: "Height" speakers are usually placed on the ceiling of the space that has the soundbar, but they may also just be upward-firing speakers inside the soundbar itself.
Sony HT SF150 having a sound output value of 2 means that it has 2 main speakers
And the Sony HT S100F having 2 means that it has 2 main speakers
The Sony HT SF150 supports BLUETOOTH APTX, a codec used for transmitting audio wirelessly using Bluetooth.
Sony HT S100F too supports Bluetooth APTX. It is developed by Qualcomm and uses 16-bit audio at a bit rate of 384kbps.
Sony HT SF150 has an HDMI output port, devices with an HDMI port can connect HD audio.
Sony HT S100F too has HDMI port through which it sends "feed" audio into the HDMI inputs of other digital devices, which can process these signals.
Sony HT SF150 has 1 HDMI ports, more HDMI ports mean that you can connect at the same time numerous devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
Sony HT S100F has 1 HDMI ports, meaning
both devices have an equal number of ports
Sony HT SF150 supports Bluetooth, a wireless technology that allows you to seamlessly transfer data between different devices.
Both the Sony HT S100F and the Sony HT SF150 have Bluetooth, which allows both soundbars to support data transfers with compatible devices placed in close range using radio waves which are short-wavelength and at an ultra-high frequency.
Sony HT SF150 has a Bluetooth version of 4.2
Sony HT S100F has a Bluetooth version of 4.2, meaning
both devices are on the same version
. Newer versions provide faster data transfers.
Before you needed to connect an optical cable from your TV to the optical input of an audio device on top of the already connected HDMI cable If you don't want to use your TV's speakers and would rather have everything play through a soundbar, now with ARC you can easily connect all these at a go from a compatible HDMI socket on your TV to an HDMI ARC socket on your soundbar.
HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) carries audio over HDMI. ARC is only capable of carrying compressed 5.1 audio, but eARC has higher bandwidth and can carry uncompressed 7.1 audio, as well as formats such as DTS:X and full bitrate Dolby Atmos. It is available on the Sony HT SF150
Sony HT S100F has the HDMI ARC/EARC
Sony HT SF150 supports Dolby Digital meaning that it can deliver up to six (6) different audio channels (sides) for much better sound quality.
Sony HT S100F too supports Dolby digital.