Sony HT S100F
See price on AmazonOverall Score 3.3 Represents average audio ecosystem compatibility score.
Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar
See price on AmazonOverall Score 2.8 Represents average audio ecosystem compatibility score.
Category | Features | Sony HT S100F | Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar |
---|---|---|---|
DESIGN | width | 900mm | 736mm |
height | 64mm | 76mm | |
weight | 2,400g | 2,040g | |
volume | 5,068.8cm³ | 4,251.14cm³ | |
thickness | 88mm | 76mm | |
AUDIO | number of channels of sound output | 2only | 2only |
has bluetooth aptx | ✓ | ✗ | |
CONNECTIVITY | has an aux input | ✗ | ✓ |
has an hdmi output | ✓ | ✗ | |
hdmi ports | 1only | ✗ | |
has bluetooth | ✓ | ✓ | |
bluetooth version | v4.2 | ✗ | |
supports wi-fi | ✗ | ✓ | |
has s/pdif out port | ✗ | ✓ | |
EXTRAS | hdmi arc / earc | ✓ | ✗ |
has dts:x | ✗ | ✓ | |
supports dolby digital | ✓ | ✗ | |
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Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar has a width of 736mm. A soundbar's width indicates the horizontal measurement of a soundbar, soundbars are often designed to fit the width of TVs or slightly close.
Sony HT S100F, at 900mm
is wider than the Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar with a difference 164mm
The Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar measures to a height of 76mm. The height represents the vertical dimension of a soundbar, soundbars are usually designed as slim as possible to aesthetically complement a space.
The Sony HT S100F, at 64mm
is shorter than the Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar by -12mm
Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar weighs 2,040g. We take in account a lower weight better for the reason that lighter soundbars are easier to shift around the space.
A lower weight is also an advantage for home appliances, as it makes their movement easier, even say for many other kinds of products.
Sony HT S100F, at 2,400g
is heavier than the Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar with a difference g.
Most of the time a genuine quality system is a little bit heavier than average quality products though If you want to change the position of the soundbar often, then you should try to purchase a lighter soundbar.
The quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by the soundbar or, to keep it simple, the space the soundbar fills. Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar occupies 4,251.14cm³, it is a good thing to know the space that the soundbar occupies just so as to confirm that it will fit with ease into the available space next to your other gadgets.
Sony HT S100F's volume is 5,068.8cm³ meaning it
requires more space than the Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar with a difference of cm³
The thickness of Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar is 76mm, to know the thickness of a device you divide its space occupied by the surface area(length by width)
Sony HT S100F has a thickness of 88mm,
hence thicker than the Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar by 12mm
When it comes to surround sound channels, you'll come across numbers in such formats as X.X two-digit, or X.X.X three-digit the first number shows the sum of main speakers, the second number denotes the sum of subwoofers, and the third number if available represents the sum of “height” speakers.
NOTE: "Height" speakers are most times placed on the ceiling of the room that has the soundbar, but they may as well be upward-firing speakers inside the soundbar itself.
Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar having a sound output value of 2 indicates that it has 2 main speakers
And the Sony HT S100F having 2 indicates that it has 2 main speakers
The Sony HT S100F supports BLUETOOTH APTX, a codec used for transmitting audio wirelessly with Bluetooth.
The Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar has an auxiliary input, this enables you play from external audio devices by channeling them via a simple audio port like a 3.5mm jack.
Sony HT S100F has an HDMI output port, soundbars with an HDMI port channel HD audio.
Sony HT S100F has 1 HDMI ports, more HDMI ports mean that you can simultaneously connect several devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar supports Bluetooth, a wireless technology which allows you to seamlessly transfer data between different devices.
Both the Sony HT S100F and the Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar have Bluetooth, which means both soundbars to support data exchange with compatible devices that are in close range using radio waves that are short-wavelength and at an ultra-high frequency.
Sony HT S100F has a Bluetooth version of 4.2
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that allows devices such as computers, and mobile devices .i.e smartphones and wearables to connect and interact with other devices on the internet, the Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar can connect to Wi-Fi.
S/PDIF is an interface used to transmit digital audio with high fidelity.
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 S100F
DTS:X is an object-based surround sound technology that allows filmmakers to place and move individual sounds around your listening space, giving you a theater-like audio experience.
More like Dolby Atmos as it aims to create a multi-dimensional sound that "places you at the center of the action", it differs from Dolby Atmos by the required speaker configuration. Vizio 2.0 Sound Bar has DTS:X
Sony HT S100F supports Dolby Digital meaning that it can deliver up to six (6) different audio channels (sides) for much better sound quality.