I love ur content.. I looked up any info I could on the onn 5.1.2. after I already purchased it. An when I herd ur review. I knew I had made the right choice. See I got mine on clearance.. I paid 111.00 for it an some change an tax. I think I done good. I got it mainly because of the height channels because all my sound bars don't have height channels or even another viso 5.1 . The big dog.. 9 speaker set-up 2022 awards
Hello you seem to know alot about this soundbar me and my wife have 2 of these same bars and I wanna hook them both up together and was wondering if you new how to connect both so thay work together
Best soundbar I’ve ever owned..Walmart put it on wrong spot for $200 and I grabbed it and they had to sell it to me lol..amazing sound and bass..I got a 75 inch Lg nanocell 90series..my Ps5 and series x have all the features for it ..I’m in heaven lol
Took a lot of searching on Reddit but found out there was an update a couple days ago and owners may have realized they have to turn soundbar louder than normal. Volume level 8 is more like 20 and has a different sound quality, it went from 40 max volume to 100. I hope they soon release a new update to improve the sound quality.
I bought the LG 75 inch nano TV and watching your videos convinced me to buy the Onn soundbar. Your suggestion to upgrade the HDMI cable to 2.1 was a great tip. I bought the cable and noticed a big difference too. By the way the, I have an iPhone and the LG has screen mirroring which is a nice feature too. Thanks for the great tips!
Question I have the same soundbar, and it worked absolutely awesome, and volume on mid 20's I was loud as hell. But now I gotta turn it up to between 50 and 60 for it to be remotely loud. I'm confused why this happened I've changed cords and everything, my LG TV doesn't have an e arch just a regular one. Please if you have any info let me know
@@hathehaha no nothing it's only 2 months old and onn won't do anything for me neither will Walmart, I'm gonna try and reset it if I can and pray it works.
@@hathehaha I almost want to say it must of been an update or something, because I do not remember the volume going to 99 when I first got it, how long have you had yours?
eARC vs ARC doesn’t make a difference in sound from streaming services. All streaming services use Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos metadata. The only way eARC is going to give you an advantage is by using physical media to pass Atmos over Dolby True HD. What I’m trying to say is the Onn soundbar will sound the exact same on your Sony A8G OLED vs your new LG TV using Disney Plus. What you’re experiencing is a placebo effect.
Simply not true. EARC vs ARC does make a huge difference. EARC can play uncompressed Dolby Atmos while. ARC has compressed Atmos which is Dolby Digital Plus or TrueHD
From physical media yes. That’s why I said streaming services which all use DD+ to carry Atmos. EARC vs ARC makes no difference for apps like Netflix or Disney+.
I am sold on getting one as well. I want to pair it with the nano cell 90. I have a question though. I think I heard you say an update to the bar from the internet was neccessary. How were you informed of that? Did they send you an email or something?
They did inform us an an update, I read it online while researching. They do not give much information or support. It just happens to be a great bar. Piece of advice for the Nano, turn off backlight in settings. The difference is crazy. You won’t regret buying this bar.
Can anyone answer this question . I get absolutely no dolby sound from my bluray I do get dolby from my dish receiver , both connected through the onns to hdmi arc on tv . Any suggestions ! This is driving me crazy .
@@jessrick3096 First thanks for getting back to me ; I have a sony BDP-S470 3D and plays all dolby formats; I use to have a sony multi channel AV hooked to it but my wife was tired of all the speakers; Any suggestions .
@@youngatheart-rq6ic you sure, when you put in the Blu-ray you check the disk menu and make sure on audio it is clicked to play in Dolby, and also the settings on the player itself.
@@jessrick3096 There is one thing I haven't tried a new HDMI cable . Unless you have another idea I'll try that tomorrow and will get back to you, appreciate your help .
It was the hdmi cable , could have saved myself a lot of time and head scratching if I would have thought of it earlier , do want to thank you for your reply , now sit back and enjoy the sounds , Merry Christmas & Happy New Years
@@jessrick3096 how do I make it update? I connected an ethernet cable but it never said "updating". Isnthere something more i need to do? I only have a few more daya to return it.
@@jessrick3096 I have it connected via hdmi and ARC. I went to netflix and hbo max and searchd for movies with Atmos sound. Played G-zilla v. Kong, Matrix.... It said Dolby Surround, but Never displayed ATMOS. I have even went and played Atmos videos and demos from youtube and no Atmos. I was at a wlamart and the display model showed Dolby Atmks and sounded great. Mine, not so much. No app for it to connect to wifi, so I plug ethernet cord. Nothing but frustration...
@@ronholden5254 just to ask a few questions to help you out, what type of tv do you have? Depending on your settings, did you turn on the eArc function? Does your tv have Dolby Atmos pass through? Let us know
Rick...I hope you can help me with a question about this soundbar. Quick question. I have been trying to do the wifi Airplay/Home hook up and I have not been successful. I have it hooked up via ethernet. Do you know if I have to unhook the ethernet to join the wifi and have you had success with airplay or joining the wifi? Thanks in advance.
My husband is at work now… but I will try to answer this as best I can! Unfortunately, this speaker is great but it has very bad software. I have never been able to connect to the wifi or airplay, and/or Bluetooth. Only, works connected to the tv. Sucks. (Still think for the price it’s worth it for the Atmos) I thought it was just ours, but it seems to happen to a lot of peoples… if this didn’t help I’ll show him this comment later! 🙂
@@jessrick3096 Thanks Jess...that at least tells me something and I'm not crazy. I have tried repeatedly and no luck. I have airplay on the tv, so I'm not missing out. You guys are one of the few that did a review of this soundbar. Thanks for the vids.
@@jessrick3096 I was able to final connect via wifi and get airplay set up. It was my original ipad stopping me. I used my backup ipad and it went right in. Now it's connected to my account. LOL, weird.
Hello, thinking of getting this soundbar to pair with my 55inch LG CX but I can't find any dimensions of the bar anywhere. It looks taller then my current bar, and I have my tv on the stand it came with on top of my entertainment center. Need to know the length and height and width of the bar if you could please. Just want to make sure I'm not gonna block a bunch of the bottom of my tv, because if so I will have to find a way to raise my tv. Can't wall mount due to landlord.
@@jessrick3096 thank you for the prompt reply. I ended up getting a deal on a LG SP8YA with the SPK8-S rear speakers. Was open box at Best Buy and was supposed to ring up at $488.88 with tax, but ended up ringing up at $48.88 when I checked it. Needless to say it didn't matter how many scratches or if it was missing the manual or remote (I have LG TV and the remote controls soundbar as well as a phone app). Got it hooked up now and wow. I do think the ONN has a bit more bass and seems the up firing speakers are louder also when turned all the way up. Probably due to wattage used as well as the ONN sub is down firing. Really wanted to get the ONN but for under $50 for the LG on a pricing error for a open box demo unit, I had to go with the LG.
@@jessrick3096 ya the kid at the register, his jaw about dropped. I looked and smiled and said "Open Box Demo Unit" and he was like "Thats a good deal, $900 system MSRP for $50, I think someone messed up." Then I quickly paid cash and got out of dodge lol.
Sorry to ask but where can i find the e-arc port on the soundbar? Is it a hdmi port? What kind of cable will i need to buy to get the full dolby atmos experience?
Well thank you for the question first and foremost. On the actual soundbar hdmi ports, there is one port that is clearly marked as e-arc, and of course there is hdmi ports 1, 2, and 3. As for the right cable, we'll that depends on your tv, if your TV has hdmi capabilities of 2.1 meaning, capable of producing 4k @ 120hz, then I would purchase an hdmi cable with a 2.1 rating, if your TV only has 2.0 hdmi ports including the e-arc port, then a 4k hdmi cable of 18gbps would be great. If you'd like and to further assist you, send us the brand of your TV, and we will help you with your selection. Hope this all helps, and thank you for questions.
As for your Sanyo 4k tv since it's 60hz, I would suggest a regular 4k hdmi cable to the arc connection on your bar. Hope this helps, and thanks once again
I've only got the speaker to display Atmos 1 time and that was while watching day of the dead the new zombie movie with David Bautista. Do you guys get it to display Atmos more often ?
I love ur content.. I looked up any info I could on the onn 5.1.2. after I already purchased it. An when I herd ur review. I knew I had made the right choice. See I got mine on clearance.. I paid 111.00 for it an some change an tax. I think I done good. I got it mainly because of the height channels because all my sound bars don't have height channels or even another viso 5.1 . The big dog.. 9 speaker set-up 2022 awards
I got the new onn 5.1.2 the oval shaped ones
Rick you seem like a good guy to crack a beer with. Thanks for the review and updates. Great stuff.
Can you add surround speakers to pair with it
Hello you seem to know alot about this soundbar me and my wife have 2 of these same bars and I wanna hook them both up together and was wondering if you new how to connect both so thay work together
HEY WE JUST. BOUGHT TV l TV. Wondering what you think with ONN 5.1 ATMOS WITH it? Been comparing vizio 5.1 atmos with o nn 5.1?
Best soundbar I’ve ever owned..Walmart put it on wrong spot for $200 and I grabbed it and they had to sell it to me lol..amazing sound and bass..I got a 75 inch Lg nanocell 90series..my Ps5 and series x have all the features for it ..I’m in heaven lol
Awesome!!! 😂
Were you able to use the 120hz refresh rate from the Xbox and playstation with this soundbar?
I bought one after your last review, ended up getting a dud but they replaced it free. New one been working perfect.
Took a lot of searching on Reddit but found out there was an update a couple days ago and owners may have realized they have to turn soundbar louder than normal. Volume level 8 is more like 20 and has a different sound quality, it went from 40 max volume to 100. I hope they soon release a new update to improve the sound quality.
Well this just inspired me to purchase one of these today thanks great video
I bought the LG 75 inch nano TV and watching your videos convinced me to buy the Onn soundbar. Your suggestion to upgrade the HDMI cable to 2.1 was a great tip. I bought the cable and noticed a big difference too.
By the way the, I have an iPhone and the LG has screen mirroring which is a nice feature too.
Thanks for the great tips!
Thank you!
I'm sold! I'm buying this sound bar when I get my 75 inch Sony X85J this weekend.
My tv doesn't have eArc only has ARC does it matter
I bought one after we spoke a few months back and I absolutely love it bro!!
Question I have the same soundbar, and it worked absolutely awesome, and volume on mid 20's I was loud as hell. But now I gotta turn it up to between 50 and 60 for it to be remotely loud. I'm confused why this happened I've changed cords and everything, my LG TV doesn't have an e arch just a regular one. Please if you have any info let me know
Same problem any luck?
@@hathehaha no nothing it's only 2 months old and onn won't do anything for me neither will Walmart, I'm gonna try and reset it if I can and pray it works.
It didn't work for me ☹
@@hathehaha I almost want to say it must of been an update or something, because I do not remember the volume going to 99 when I first got it, how long have you had yours?
Yes! That must've been it before the volume went up to 40max!
How I'm the world do I update the firmware?
I had this soundbar for about a year. I really only use it to listen to 🎶 through Bluetooth but I might take your advice! Good video bro
Saludos quiero saber si hay que actualizar la barra por medio de el puerto de lan?
Hell yeah dad keep up the good work!
eARC vs ARC doesn’t make a difference in sound from streaming services. All streaming services use Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos metadata. The only way eARC is going to give you an advantage is by using physical media to pass Atmos over Dolby True HD. What I’m trying to say is the Onn soundbar will sound the exact same on your Sony A8G OLED vs your new LG TV using Disney Plus. What you’re experiencing is a placebo effect.
Simply not true. EARC vs ARC does make a huge difference. EARC can play uncompressed Dolby Atmos while. ARC has compressed Atmos which is Dolby Digital Plus or TrueHD
From physical media yes. That’s why I said streaming services which all use DD+ to carry Atmos. EARC vs ARC makes no difference for apps like Netflix or Disney+.
IM JUST HERE TO UPDATE MINE…. U CHATTING! 🤨
I am sold on getting one as well. I want to pair it with the nano cell 90. I have a question though. I think I heard you say an update to the bar from the internet was neccessary. How were you informed of that? Did they send you an email or something?
They did inform us an an update, I read it online while researching. They do not give much information or support. It just happens to be a great bar.
Piece of advice for the Nano, turn off backlight in settings. The difference is crazy. You won’t regret buying this bar.
Can anyone answer this question . I get absolutely no dolby sound from my bluray I do get dolby from my dish receiver , both connected through the onns to hdmi arc on tv . Any suggestions ! This is driving me crazy .
What kind of of Blu-ray system do you have? Because not all Blu-ray systems are equip to play Dolby
@@jessrick3096 First thanks for getting back to me ; I have a sony BDP-S470 3D and plays all dolby formats; I use to have a sony multi channel AV hooked to it but my wife was tired of all the speakers; Any suggestions .
@@youngatheart-rq6ic you sure, when you put in the Blu-ray you check the disk menu and make sure on audio it is clicked to play in Dolby, and also the settings on the player itself.
@@jessrick3096 There is one thing I haven't tried a new HDMI cable . Unless you have another idea I'll try that tomorrow and will get back to you, appreciate your help .
It was the hdmi cable , could have saved myself a lot of time and head scratching if I would have thought of it earlier , do want to thank you for your reply , now sit back and enjoy the sounds , Merry Christmas & Happy New Years
I do have all the connections but it never displays Atmos. I have a Samsung series 7 UHD,4k etc
Try updating it’
@@jessrick3096 how do I make it update? I connected an ethernet cable but it never said "updating".
Isnthere something more i need to do? I only have a few more daya to return it.
@@ronholden5254 it must be one of those already came with the update’ it doesn’t give u Atmos?
@@jessrick3096 I have it connected via hdmi and ARC. I went to netflix and hbo max and searchd for movies with Atmos sound. Played G-zilla v. Kong, Matrix.... It said Dolby Surround, but Never displayed ATMOS. I have even went and played Atmos videos and demos from youtube and no Atmos. I was at a wlamart and the display model showed Dolby Atmks and sounded great. Mine, not so much. No app for it to connect to wifi, so I plug ethernet cord. Nothing but frustration...
@@ronholden5254 just to ask a few questions to help you out, what type of tv do you have? Depending on your settings, did you turn on the eArc function? Does your tv have Dolby Atmos pass through? Let us know
Rick...I hope you can help me with a question about this soundbar. Quick question. I have been trying to do the wifi Airplay/Home hook up and I have not been successful. I have it hooked up via ethernet. Do you know if I have to unhook the ethernet to join the wifi and have you had success with airplay or joining the wifi? Thanks in advance.
My husband is at work now… but I will try to answer this as best I can! Unfortunately, this speaker is great but it has very bad software. I have never been able to connect to the wifi or airplay, and/or Bluetooth. Only, works connected to the tv. Sucks. (Still think for the price it’s worth it for the Atmos) I thought it was just ours, but it seems to happen to a lot of peoples… if this didn’t help I’ll show him this comment later! 🙂
@@jessrick3096 Thanks Jess...that at least tells me something and I'm not crazy. I have tried repeatedly and no luck. I have airplay on the tv, so I'm not missing out. You guys are one of the few that did a review of this soundbar. Thanks for the vids.
@@jessrick3096 I was able to final connect via wifi and get airplay set up. It was my original ipad stopping me. I used my backup ipad and it went right in. Now it's connected to my account. LOL, weird.
@@michaelb2685 alright! That’s awesome! I’m glad you got it to work 🙂
Hello, thinking of getting this soundbar to pair with my 55inch LG CX but I can't find any dimensions of the bar anywhere. It looks taller then my current bar, and I have my tv on the stand it came with on top of my entertainment center. Need to know the length and height and width of the bar if you could please. Just want to make sure I'm not gonna block a bunch of the bottom of my tv, because if so I will have to find a way to raise my tv. Can't wall mount due to landlord.
I measured it for you! It is long 41.3 x 6 wide x 3.3” height
@@jessrick3096 thank you for the prompt reply. I ended up getting a deal on a LG SP8YA with the SPK8-S rear speakers. Was open box at Best Buy and was supposed to ring up at $488.88 with tax, but ended up ringing up at $48.88 when I checked it. Needless to say it didn't matter how many scratches or if it was missing the manual or remote (I have LG TV and the remote controls soundbar as well as a phone app). Got it hooked up now and wow. I do think the ONN has a bit more bass and seems the up firing speakers are louder also when turned all the way up. Probably due to wattage used as well as the ONN sub is down firing.
Really wanted to get the ONN but for under $50 for the LG on a pricing error for a open box demo unit, I had to go with the LG.
Hell yeah! If I would have seen that price I would have too!! What a hell of a deal. We have NEVER seen that kind of a deal
@@jessrick3096 ya the kid at the register, his jaw about dropped. I looked and smiled and said "Open Box Demo Unit" and he was like "Thats a good deal, $900 system MSRP for $50, I think someone messed up." Then I quickly paid cash and got out of dodge lol.
Sorry to ask but where can i find the e-arc port on the soundbar? Is it a hdmi port? What kind of cable will i need to buy to get the full dolby atmos experience?
Well thank you for the question first and foremost. On the actual soundbar hdmi ports, there is one port that is clearly marked as e-arc, and of course there is hdmi ports 1, 2, and 3. As for the right cable, we'll that depends on your tv, if your TV has hdmi capabilities of 2.1 meaning, capable of producing 4k @ 120hz, then I would purchase an hdmi cable with a 2.1 rating, if your TV only has 2.0 hdmi ports including the e-arc port, then a 4k hdmi cable of 18gbps would be great. If you'd like and to further assist you, send us the brand of your TV, and we will help you with your selection. Hope this all helps, and thank you for questions.
@@jessrick3096 i have a sanyo 4k tv
@@jessrick3096 what kind would i need for a 4k sanyo tv?
As for your Sanyo 4k tv since it's 60hz, I would suggest a regular 4k hdmi cable to the arc connection on your bar. Hope this helps, and thanks once again
@@jessrick3096 thank you so much!
What levels do u adjust the speakers on the soundbar?
I've only got the speaker to display Atmos 1 time and that was while watching day of the dead the new zombie movie with David Bautista.
Do you guys get it to display Atmos more often ?
We do indeed. Everytime we play something that has dolby vision, HDR, and of course, anything that has dolby atmos
One sound sucks because it doesn't connect to one projector
👍😌💯💯🔥🔥
Army of the dead not day of the dead !!
How do you update the on soundbar
I need that info, too. Mine never shows Atmos.