Samsung HW-E450 Soundbar (2.1 Speakers)

Avoid Samsung

By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 6, 2012 | 0 out of 2 found this Samsung HW-E450 Soundbar (2.1 Speakers) review helpful

Pros: None

Cons: Installation nightmare & necessity to use a separate remote for each component

Do not buy this Soundbar (Model: HW-E450ZA) if you are planning to have any kind of home entertainment system that involves more than one component but you do not want to end up using multiple remotes. I went to Best Buy to purchase a Samsung TV. Aft...er explaining in detail how I was going to mount and use it, the salesperson talked me into also purchasing this Soundbar. This would have been fine except that the TV does not have something called “Anynet.” If both the TV and Soundbar had “Anynet” then the TV and the Soundbar could be programmed to work off the same remote so I would not have to sit with a remote in each hand (or more remotes if you have additional Samsung products). The salesperson did not bother to tell me about this shortcoming. I also told the salesperson several times I had Comcast. As it turns out there is no Comcast remote code for any Samsung Soundbar so I cannot solve the single remote problem by programming the Soundbar into the Comcast remote as an AUX. It makes me wonder how many other Samsung products cannot be programmed into cable tv remotes. Then on top of everything else, Samsung Soundbars can only be mounted to the wall. The salesperson failed to mention this as he sold me a full motion mount for the TV. He instead represented a display model with a Soundbar hanging underneath a display tv as a solution to my use requirements. After not finding the special Soundbar mount in the box, I subsequently discovered the salesperson had misrepresented a special made piece for display purposes only as the solution to my mounting needs. Bottom line, the Best Buy display misrepresented how the Soundbar could be attached. The Soundbar does not even have screw holes for normal mounting. The subsequent mounting to a full motion mount required an additional attachment to the full motion mount and special installation, both at additional cost. Bottom line, if you do not want installation nightmares and/or to watch tv while holding and working multiple remotes, then avoid this Soundbar. P.S.: Better yet “Buyer Beware” of any Samsung product. Read more Less