Fluffy pause As well as a compact remote, there’s voicecontrol support from Google Assistant and touch controls on the soundbar.
■ Don your ‘Make home cinema great again’ baseball cap, because Vizio claims to be America’s No1 soundbar brand. Boldly spreading its wings to the 51st state, its first offering for us Limeys is an intriguing 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos setup with a wireless sub and rear satellite speakers – all for under 600 nicker. Not bad.
■ If there’s one thing America doesn’t do it’s subtlety, but the sleek 36in soundbar is actually understated. The plastic isn’t premium, but it’s tempered by acoustic fabric elsewhere. That includes a matching subwoofer designed to lurk somewhere at the back of the room alongside two tiny rear satellites.