LG BB5521A 4.1ch Premium 3D Blu-ray Sound Bar

soundbar reviews - LG BB5521A 4.1ch Premium 3D Blu-ray Sound Bar

Customer Reviews for LG BB5521A 4.1ch Premium 3D Blu-ray Sound Bar:

Reviewed by ChainsawAutopsy
Seem elswhere.

I have now owned this product for some time, it has always been temperamental but is now refusing to register discs or button input. It is also refusing to update its firmware even with telling me it would like to. The photograph high quality when working was okay, definitely not excellent value though. Stay away from, I'm saving you a headache below.

soundbar reviews - Product Description

BB5521A 3D Blu-Ray Sound BarSub WooferPower cableRemoteRemote Batteries x 2 AAAAV cableInstruction Handbook

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soundbar reviews - Product Features

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  Product Dimensions:
  
  100 x 20.7 x 9.5 cm
  
• Boxed-product Weight: 17 Kg
• Item model number: BB5521A
• ASIN: B007K6FZCK
• Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 1 Mar 2012

People Say About LG BB5521A 4.1ch Premium 3D Blu-ray Sound Bar

Reviewed by I. Hart
Life's Great with Lucky Goldstar!

Soon after watching 'The Lord of the Rings,' Blu-ray unique prolonged edition, I realised that I essential to get a even bigger Television. I experienced a (what was then) leading of the assortment Sony HDTV, a Sony multi area Blu-ray player, & an 850w Sony virtual encompass seem program. The Television set was only (sic) 32", which seemed to be huge adequate at the time - but size really does subject. The Sony encompass-audio was excellent but my aged Sony established-up was now obsolete. I don't require to accessibility the web by means of my Tv or Blu-ray, but it is useful in get to update the Television set & Blu-ray players firmware while I wished to avail myself of that 3D immersive Television expertise.The Sony encompass-sound system did not permit for 3D pass by means of. There was a possibility that I could have bodged collectively a Heath-Robinson cobbled up jury-rig, which may but almost certainly wouldn't have, done the occupation? So I considered it best to look for a resolution which would give me the cinema seem in addition that 3D knowledge.I experienced done fairly a little bit of study into what system to go for, passive or energetic 3D Tv set? Astonishingly, passive came out on best. As I was getting an LG 3D Tv, didn't make LG the only selection for the speakers or Blu-ray player but possessing appeared at a couple of of the alternatives, & then rejecting them on expense or overall performance, or simply because I just didn't like the seem of them - I arrived throughout the LG BB5521A. It might have appeared to be a bit on the pricier side, but it included the 3d Blu-ray participant, the soundbar, & a wi-fi subwoofer, which would join LG to LG, through LG's 'simplink.'The audio output is way underneath my aged Sony program but then, I could never ever crank the Sony's quantity up past a quarter of its possible entire volume anyway it was just way too deafening.I initially tried the established up with an optical link for sound, & then with an ARC cable. Every single to their possess, but I feel that the ARC wins out total.Environment up was a doddle, however the 'instructions' which occur equipped, are lamentable to say the least. Connecting to my wireless home network, couldn't have been simpler (unless a person else had carried out it for me).I experimented with viewing two 3D blu-ray movies, 'Prometheus' first. The photo by way of my LG Television set, was stunning, & the seem was far far better than I experienced expected it might be. Probably the Sony did give a slightly better surround-sound expertise, but you would be tough pressed to be in a position to differentiate amongst the two in a blind take a look at.'Up' was up subsequent, & that was beautiful. The distinction among the 2d to 3D versions, is phenomenal. It is what 3D Television was made for.I am happy with this established-up there are less expensive possibilities, but they is not going to audio as good - they certainly will not look as very good.

Reviewed by Mr. V. Batura "Optik"
Excellent seeking, but not that progress...

I purchased this LG Seem bar to accompany my Television set LG 47LM860v imagined they will make a great pair. Television is gorgeous and seem bar is a great match as it seems to be excellent to.I HAVE Utilized IT FOR three Weeks NOW.Bar has number of connections on the back : HDMI output to send out online video out and even get sound from Television set (ARC), to use it you ll want a 1.4 HDMI cable with ARC capacity. I have put in a whilst attempting to get this to work with the Television. You can also use optical connection that will absolutely perform with any devise that has Optical. To enable the ARC attribute first you need to permit the SIMPLINK (i issue SIMPLINK only performs with LG gear). With non LG equipment you do not need to allow the SIMPLINK. Just allow ARC (equally linked units have to help ARC however). In the SIMPLINK mode you do not have to use a committed distant and can manage all the characteristics of the bar with the TV's distant.Bar also has two HDMI inputs to link your other HDMI units. Video clip will be routed to your Tv set and seem will go by way of the Bar. I link my Media player to 1 of the HDMIs.USB at the front of the Bar is quite gradual. it takes about 1 minute to screen 120Gb of videos on my 1TB moveable USB three push. The reason may well be the deficiency of energy in the USB on the LG Bar. Generate operates quite fast on my LG Tv set. It performs more rapidly on my USB 16Gb stick.Seem bar plays DVD, Blu-Ray and 3D Blu-Ray. Individuals attributes do not appear typically with audio bars. so it is beneficial and will save room and income so you do not have to have a different blu-ray participant.The bar is extremely deep in size and it is not achievable to hang it on the wall. Irrelevant if your Television set is on the stand or in the specialized niche on the extendable wall bracket like mine.With the bar you also get a whole lot of features of the LG sensible Tv. You can obtain apps and games, BBC iPlayer, Really like film, Netflix, YouTube and many a lot more.POSITIVES: good audio, a whole lot greater than the TV's speakers. I have experimented with a well advisable all above Yamaha YSP2200 and did not observe a fantastic deal of difference in the seem good quality. Some people may possibly say i am def, but i only necessary to update the Television set speakers audio. Now it is loud and clear. You get 3D Blu-ray generate with it without the need to have for extra cables. Seems quite excellent. iPod and Apple iphone dock incorporated in the box and supports charging of Iphone 4S. Sub-woofer is wireless (no want for additional cable :)) Device has touch buttons on the prime to manage the device without the distant.NEGATIVES (in SIMPLINK method): The audio bar suppose to switch on at the very same time as the Television by pressing a electrical power button on the Tv distant, it does but 10 seconds soon after the Tv is on. It goes strait in to default manner ARC or optical. I do not use an optical link so it is bothersome whet it switches on to optical. If you want to alter the input you have to pres input button on the Tv remote alter the chanell to HDMI SIMPLINK (the HDMI you have related your bar to with the SIMPLINK enabled) Than bar starts scanning the disc travel for 10 sec and you can not cease it nor with buttons on the remote nor in the menu. Id disc is not current bar switches to House mode where you can adjust inputs and use all other capabilities. All the approach is annoing as it normally takes a prolonged time, and the worst factor is that firs you wife complaint's that the Tv set appears awful, now she sais that the method is a nightmare to use, place it back the way it was... After in this 3 weeks i experienced the Sound bar it would play the sound from the Television set channels, but will not swap to any other inputs and will frees on the history screen with no exhibiting everything else. I experienced to unplug the bar from the socket and plug again once more to be capable to fully reboot it and be able to use my other products related to it (sky for instance).So if i could disable the Disc Travel from booting each and every time you use inputs, to make switching in between inputs straightforward and swift activity this would have been by far a much better knowledge with using the bar on the daily basis. The bar does not supply a excellent deal of the amplification and if your media has a lower quantity level to begin with it will not audio loud through the speaker... Speaking of loudness: one% of volume is too loud... Would like it to begin from 50 % the %.Total :If I might paid out complete price tag for the bar i would be sad with the acquire. I have acquired it an open up box from Amazon immediate for £300, so can not complain as i recognize that Blu-ray 3D push will price fifty percent of that... to say that i will not know if any other device will give you similar difficulties with switching in between inputs. But being LG with LG Television with the SIMPLINK it could have been an easier to use in identical make pairs. A SIMPLINK is mot that SIMPL...