Sound bar is a easy house theater, but it is powerful, generally consisting of a set of speaker systems and subwoofer.Because of its simplicity, many people prefer the sound bar system, rather than an expensive home theater system. Flat Tv has now grow to be a standard, many individuals have it in their house, and increasingly well-known as a result of the advancement of video technologies. However this advancement of video good quality is not followed by sound top quality, as a result the sound bar is usually an excellent solution to supply very good sound high quality for your Tv. Here I desire to give facts concerning the LG LSB316, which is one of the very best bars sound and inexpensive.
LG LSB316 Sound Bar, this powerful sound bar & wireless subwoofer are designed for optimal use with your flat-panel TV and have flexible placement options on either a wall or a tabletop.
Key Technologies
280W 2.1 Ch Virtual Surround Sound.
This 280W 2.1 Channel Virtual Surround is a sound experience that will completely envelop you and bring your video content to life.
LG LSB316 Sound Bar, this powerful sound bar & wireless subwoofer are designed for optimal use with your flat-panel TV and have flexible placement options on either a wall or a tabletop.
Key Technologies
280W 2.1 Ch Virtual Surround Sound.
This 280W 2.1 Channel Virtual Surround is a sound experience that will completely envelop you and bring your video content to life.
Bluetooth Streaming.
Stream music from your smartphone.
Wireless Subwoofer.
Installation is simple and speaker wire management is reduced with the Wireless Subwoofer System.
SILK DOME SPEAKER TECHNOLOGY.
Discover less distortion, clearer sound and a better sound experience with LG's silk dome speaker technology.
WALL MOUNTABLE.
Supplied wall bracket gives you the option of mounting the sound bar on your wall.
I saw on an online post in a tech blog about a year ago that LG was going to launch a sound bar product. I was intrigued because I had purchased three LG lcd TV's in the past couple of years for different rooms in my home. I think they make a good product that is competitively priced. Sound performance has never been a strength of any flat screen product, and until you get a set in place in your home, in a specific room and live with it for a while, you really don't understand how good or how bad the TV performs.
My 47" family room TV was underperforming, but I did not want to go the whole distance and install an AV receiver and expensive speakers as I had done in the "man cave" that my son has since taken over for XBox and other teen activities. So, when I finally saw the pre Consumer Electronics press release from LG late last year that a sound bar product was in fact coming in 2011, I was interested. I did not see a lot of exposure from CES 2011, but knew it was only a matter of time before it popped up in stores given spring product launch/introduction cycles.
So last weekend the Best Buy circular in the local paper came and showed a free LG sound bar with the purchase of a 55" LG TV, stating the retail value to be $329. The sound bar from LG was available, but I doubted the retail price if Best Buy was offering it as a freebie, as a new prodcut (the LG and BB marketing guys really know how to kill a new product margin...but to my benefit). I quickly went to the web, looked at the Best Buy site ($329), the LG site ($329), Amazon ($256 sourced through World Wide Stereo ... went to their site, $269) and then did a broader Google search....nobody less money than Amazon, with shipping inlcuded!
WOW, Amazon is living up to their price leader reputation I thought. I had been through this before with Amazon. Sometims they hit a price point, and it only lasts for a few days or a week or two, and then the price goes up and you know you have missed the opportunity to buy for a low price. I didn't know if this would be the case with a brand new product, but I thought, based on other sound bar products I had looked at, that this was a good product at a good price. So, bought it on Saturday, it was delivered on Monday. Can't do much better than that Amazon.
Oh yeah, the sound bar. Came in a big box. Nicely packed to avoid damage shipping all the way from South Korea or wherever LG built this. The sound bar is small in size. They say it is built to match up to a 42"; makes me think they must have a larger version coming out next. But the 39" wide version looks good sitting on my console in front and beneath my 47" LG TV. Set up was very fast and easy (can be wall mounted, bracket included). Plug in the optical cable to the Comcast DVR and the sound bar. Set the wireless sub woofer on the floor next to my TV console and plug it in. Turn on both devices (TV and DVR). Everything works, first time, less than ten minutes, amazing! Also nice that they included at least one optical cable so you can get the system working right away.
The remote is small, intuitive and if you have an LG TV, automatically controls both (wish it controlled my LG BluRay...but I guess I'll be looking at a Harmony remote next), was easy to use. After it was all set up, I looked at the instruction manual! The sound was good, not great, but much better than we had from the TV. It can really pack a punch though when you turn up the volume. There are different settings for the sound depending on the type of programming you are watching. I have always thought this was kind of gimmicky, but since having something similar on a new AV receiver, I realize that there is real value in the way they have rigged these electronic chips. We look forward to the much improved experience watching BluRay movies or streming Netflix or just watching regular TV. Definitely happy with my purchase and the price I paid. Good product, good value. Glad I waited for this and didn't buy a bigger much more complex 5.1 type set up with all of the hassel extra wires and need for an AV receiver. I know the sound could be better, but in a smallish sized room, this is perfect for what we need.
The absolute icing on the cake is the BlueTooth connect. We have several Apple iTouch and iPhone devices in the house and a big library of iTunes and music on our home server. I have been looking at a Sonos set up to stream music through the house but want to see what Apple does with AirPlay before I make a final decision and investment. The sound bar BlueTooth, although it is by no means a hi fidelity device, gives you a little more freedom to unlock your music from a sound dock or ear buds. The LG LSB317 once again worked flawlessly connecting to the iPhone and iTouch and the music didn't sound half bad.
The worst part of the whole experience was the stupid label that LG placed on the front surface of the sound bar. It did not peel off easily, and it probably took longer to take it all off with rubbing alcohol that it took to unpack the box and set up the system......go figure! I guess LG doesn't have any packaging engineers?
I think LG has a winner on its hands with this product.
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