Overall Score 3.3 Represents average audio ecosystem compatibility score.
The Sony HT-SF150 soundbar is an affordable and compact option for budget-conscious consumers looking to enhance their TV's audio quality without a significant investment, offering improved sound quality, and better sound clarity, with a compact design.
The Sony soundbar HT SF150 uses a single cable connection to the TV, making setup quick and straightforward and suitable for those who primarily watch TV shows and movies without a full surround sound experience
However, as a 2.0 soundbar, it lacks a true surround sound experience due to its limited bass and lack of a dedicated subwoofer, and also lacks features like multiple sound modes, Bluetooth connectivity, or voice control.
Sony HT SF150 has a width of 900mm. A soundbar's width indicates the horizontal measurement of a device, soundbars are sometimes designed to match the width of television sets or slightly close.
The Sony HT SF150 measures to a height of 64mm. The height represents the vertical dimension of a device, soundbars are usually designed to be as slim as it can be to aesthetically complement a space.
The Sony HT SF150 weighs 2,400g. We take in account a lower weight better because lighter devices are easier to shift around the space. Lighter home appliances are advantageous, as it makes their movement easier, even say for many other kinds of products.
The quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by the product's chassis or, to keep it simple, the space the product occupies. Sony HT SF150 occupies 5,068.8cm³, it is a good thing to know the space that the soundbar takes up just so as to ensure that it would easily fit in the space available next to your other gadgets.
The depth of Sony HT SF150 is 88mm, to know the thickness of a device you divide its space occupied by the surface area(length by width)
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 defines the sum of main speakers, the second number represents the sum of subwoofers, and the third number if available represents the total 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-facing speakers within the soundbar itself.
The Sony HT SF150 having a sound output value of 2 implies that it has 2 main speakers
Sony HT SF150 supports BLUETOOTH APTX, a codec used to transmit audio wirelessly using Bluetooth.
The Sony HT SF150 has an HDMI output port, devices with an HDMI or mini HDMI port connect HD audio.
Sony HT SF150 has 1 HDMI ports, more HDMI ports mean that you can simultaneously connect several devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
Sony HT SF150 has Bluetooth, a cable free technology that allows you to seamlessly transfer data between different devices.
Sony HT SF150 has a Bluetooth version of 4.2
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 SF150 supports Dolby Digital meaning that it can deliver up to six (6) different audio channels (sides) for much better sound quality.