Looking for Answers about Vizio VIZIO High Definition SoundBar, VSB200?

You can take your pick,as the unit has 2 RCA jacks

The best would be the OUTPUT from your TV. That would be the best because then whatever you watch on TV would be enhanced by the soundbar. If you hook up the soundbar to your DVD or cable, then the soundbar would only work when watching which it is hooked up to (not both).

You want to connect soundbar to cable box and DVD player. Not TV.

I have Direct TV and was advised by VIZIO to hook it to their box but that didn't work for me. Just connect it to your TV direct and match your input on your remote. I Hope that helps you.

If your TV has an audio output and more than one input you can connect the cable box and the dvd player to the tv, then connect the tv to the soundbar. This way you'll have a free input to connect something like an mp3 player. If you only have one input on your tv, I'd suggest connecting the cable box to it and connecting the dvd player directly to the soundbar. This way you can play cd's without turning the tv on.

no, mounting brackets only, for stand alone or wall mounting

no

From: www.vizio.com
The Stand are nice shiny metal colored legs (small - see spec).
•Height: 4.67” with stand, 3.69” without stand
SYSTEM INSTALLATION:
•Two analog and 1 S/PDIF connectors
•Flexible stand supporting both desktop and wall mount configurations
•AC (100V-240V, 50-60Hz) Power Supply Connection to Speaker Bar
•Line output to optional subwoofer, 2Vpp

It does, but I just hung it on my wall. The sound bar didn't look right next to the tv. I guess because the soundbar is long. But it does come with stands, and you can reverse them to hang it on y our wall.

Yes and wall mount.

It will work with any brand as long as you have RCA (red and white) connections on the television.

The TV instructions will show you.Yes it will work.

yes and you connect the adio out on the tv to the audio in on the sound bar

As long as you have RCA jack (red & white) audio out.

This will work work on ANY TV;
LCD,Plasma,CRT any TV so long as you have either a set of RCA line outs or S/PDIF digital out.
Easiest setup is using the supplied cable from the fix/var line out to the speaker input.
Or use the digital input but you need to buy the cable which is about $10 online

Yes. It comes with mounts that serve as feet or wall hanging mounts.

It comes with metal feet that can be turned around and wall mounted.

Yes

yes

Yes, the brackets can be used for a wall mount per the instructions, but I didn't wall mount mine.

Mine works fine. You have too point it to it's sensor, which is on the right side of the speaker, where the lights are that light up when you change anything.

While I have not had this problem have read somewhere that others have had it and the removed the cover and broke a couple of little pieces off around where the sensor is, also remember seeing a video on you tube about it looked easy to do.

i had the same problem . had to remove and or adjust some foam around the remote sensor , it was blocking the remote signal

For some reason the plastic about the receiver is not cut out well. I took the cover off the speaker and trimmed the plastic under the speaker cloth a little. This helped some and made the remote usable.

I eventually went to a universal remote and that helped more.

I planned on going to a universal anyway so that was not a big deal but you would think they would have test the design before building the darn things!

If remote doesn't work at all, check polarity of battery. Maybe need a new battery. If it only works sometimes, this is because of limited range from the device itself.

No.

No, it is shielded

No, as long as you do not put the sound bar ontop of your CRT tv but at the base, as intended. It will NOT affect a lcd, led, or plasma tv at all. It is a class b FCC certified unit so it may cause interference but only on nearby antennaes (rabbit ears).

For a magnet to interfere with the image on a TV, it has to be a very strong magnet and/or be very close to the TV. The problem is not as severe with a TV that is LCD as it was with a CRT/tube-type TV. Those older TVs have a cathode in the rear that sends a beam of electrons toward the front of the TV - the inside of the picture tube. A magnetic field will cause a deflection of the electron beams. On a color TV, that makes for an interesting pattern. However, getting a magnet too close to the TV for too long will cause that pattern to remain on the screen because the screen is magnetized (in simple terms). It can be degaussed by a repair shop, though.

When I had an older tube-type TV with a small poor-sounding speaker, I installed a larger, better speaker inside the cabinet. I also installed some sheet metal around it to block the magnet's effect on the tube.

If the sound bar remains six inches away from the TV, it should cause no interference with the image.

No

It will run off the TV

no, u don't need a seperate amp/receiver. the soundar has a built-in amplifier. you can hook to ur tv if it has a R/L audio output, or u can also connect it if your tv has a toslink style digital output. (most LCD and Plasma TV's have them.)

You don't need a receiver to hook this to your tv. It has 2 RCA plugs and an optical input. But I think you have to set your tv or dvd player to PCM if you want to listen through the optical output.

Runs off TV do not connect to amplified source because it has an internal amp.

It runs on your tv.

It was very easy. Had issue with getting sound - see my review. Hope this helps. Cate0508

It's easy to hook up if you have the right cables that go on your tv. If your tv takes RCA cables then you can use it with the RCA cables in the box. Other tv's will require purchasing an extra Optical Cable, or a 3.5mm Stereo Audio Cable. Then, the power cord plugs into the wall and the Sound Bar. Once hooked up, point the remote towards the right speaker on the bar (where the LED lights are inside) and press the Input button on the remote until there is sound out of the Vizio Sound Bar.

Very easy to connect. The cable you need is in the box. Just plug red to red and white to white on the back of the bar, and connect the same way to the "audio out" on the back of the TV.

I did optical to optical. 1 input and one output connection. Awesome sound.

not at all, didn't take me more than 5 minutes... Honestly took longer to unpack than to hook up!!

In front of the TV.

I have the 47" razor vizio on a tv stand that has the top to it where you can put stuff up there for looks but I have a decent gap from the stand to my tv so I'm thinking of mounting it to the stand so it just hangs above. Thats what I'm doing with mine. I just bought my vizio sound bar and I'm impressed with it.

I have mine on the table right in front
of the tv. Works great there.

In front of the tv, like i did. Look at my pic.

I put mine right in front of the tv on the tv stand.

YES with a flat battery installed.

Yes, but it does not work well. It is easy to get a universal remote to work with it.

Yes it does.

Yes, much ado about it not working well. Mine seems to be OK from where I use it.

Yes, w/ three type of sound characteristic available!