Review on 🔊 Enhance Your Audio Experience with Hisense HS214 2.1ch Sound Bar: Built-in Subwoofer, 108W Power, Dolby Audio, Bluetooth Connectivity, HDMI ARC/Optical/AUX/USB, 3EQ Modes by Kris Wagner

I thought it would be easy to connect a Hisense soundbar to a 50 inch Hisense Android TV that's a year old. Read the instructions with the supplied HDMI cable - connect it to the TV's HDMI ARC input, select ARC audio input in the TV's sound settings (according to the instructions), NOTHING. no sound. Then I tried to connect via Bluetooth. The speaker is paired with the TV, I selected the Bluetooth input on the Hisense TV, .NOTHING. no sound. I spent over an hour going through all the settings on the TV. Nothing I've tried has worked. I can't get the Hisense TV to output sound to the Hisense soundbar! my Samsung S10 smartphone via bluetooth and it sounded great. Update: The key to getting this soundbar to work with Hisense Smart TV is the "Digital Out" setting. It *should* be set to "PCM" (default). is set to "Auto”), any other setting will mute the sound. However, the sound still wasn't much better than the TV's built-in speakers. at lower volumes it falls off much faster than the internal speakers (below the volume of "40" it is almost inaudible, when using the internal speakers it is louder). It gets a bit louder overall at maximum volume, but I was expecting a bit more power and volume. I've decided not to, but I'll keep looking for a better option.