LG SL5Y Review

LG SL5Y
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LG SL5Y rating

Overall
5
Multichannel surround
6

LG SL5Y review

Maybe you want to build the home theater system of your dreams and you need the right device, that is why we make a LG SL5Y review. After analyzing the features of LG SL5Y, we gave it an overall rating of 5 points out of 10 possible.

LG SL5Y Pros

  • Separate subwoofer in package for the best performance on the low frequency channel
  • Control your soundbar remotely or stream music from your devices via Bluetooth
  • Play your audio library from external media by USB
  • With HDMI ARC support reduce the number of cables between your TV and SL5Y

LG SL5Y Cons

  • There is no support for the Dolby Atmos surround sound
  • There is no support for the object oriented format DTS:X
  • AirPlay music streaming is not possible
  • Amazon Music streaming is not possible
  • There is no Spotify support
  • The SL5Y has no WI-FI
  • No soundbar control App provided
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LG SL5Y back and front view

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LG SL5Y specs and features

General

Placement type table-top, wall-mountable
Connection to source wired, wireless
Soundbar buttons power, volume down, volume up, function

Audio features

Built-in channels 2.1
Amplification type active
Output power, W 400 (overall)
Separate speaker (in package) 0
Separate speaker connections wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer
Separate subwoofer (in package)
Separate subwoofer connections wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)
Amazon Music
Spotify
Other streaming services has not

Connectivity

WI-FI
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45) 0
NFC
HDMI input/output 1/1
HDMI ARC
HDMI eARC
HDMI CEC
Optical digital input/output 1/0
USB 1 (USB 2.0)
Coaxial digital input/output 0/0
Analog audio input/output (RCA) 0/0
Headphone output 0
Subwoofer output 0

Features

Voice control
App control
Microphone
Remote control
Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos
Dolby (other) Dolby Digital
DTS:X
DTS (other) DTS Virtual:X

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in 89 x 5.5 x 8.6/35. x 2.2 x 3.4
Weight, kg/pounds 2.3/5.2

Other

Release year 2019

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