

AUDIO BAR FOR TV BLUETOOTH
Sound quality: Bluetooth may be just fine for two-channel stereo, but it was never intended for multichannel formats like Dolby 5.1, DTS:X, or Dolby Atmos. And that assumes that your TV and soundbar can be set to reconnect via Bluetooth as soon as they’re powered on, which they may simply not be designed to do. You’ll have to power on each device separately and then wait for them to connect. But with Bluetooth, that power trigger doesn’t exist. Turning on the TV causes the soundbar to power on, and in some cases, this works in the other direction too.

But even if your TV supports Bluetooth, here are a few reasons you should avoid this kind of connection from a TV to a soundbar.Ĭonvenience: Most wired connections create a power trigger between the TV and the soundbar. Some TVs support Bluetooth audio connections and some don’t. The short answer is yes, you can, but your ability to do so will depend on your TV’s capabilities. You may have seen that a lot of soundbars support Bluetooth, and now you’re wondering if it’s possible to connect your soundbar to your TV in the same way that you can connect your smartphone to a Bluetooth speaker. Fitbit Versa 3Ī wireless connection has an obvious advantage: If you don’t need to run a cable from the soundbar to the TV, you can achieve a cleaner look and it gives you more flexibility in terms of placement and mounting options.īut TCL still hasn’t announced a price or release date for the Alto R1, and we don’t yet know if there are any limitations to Roku’s Wi-Fi-based wireless connection.
