LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant Reviews

Review score: 8.7 / 10 – Updated April, 2024

Latest Price: £449

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Overall Customer Rating

Overall rating

8.7

8.7 average based on 59 reviews.

How customers rate LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant

Ease of use

8.8

Sound quality

8.9

Design

8.9

Value for money

8.1

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LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant features

	LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant
Type	Sound bar with wireless subwoofer
Number of channels	3.1.2
Total power output	440 W
Configuration	– Sound bar x 1
Power	– Sound bar: 220 W
Wireless capability	Wireless subwoofer x 1
High-Resolution Audio supported	Yes
Supported audio file formats	AAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV
Audio features	– Adaptive Sound Control (ASC)
Preset sound modes	– Adaptive Sound Control (ASC)
Audio processing	– Dolby Atmos
4K pass-through	Yes
Other features	– Wireless Rear Speaker Ready
Chromecast built-in	Yes
Compatible hardware components	Chromecast enabled devices
App name	Google Home app
App compatibility	– Android
App features	Group Play Mode
Inputs	– HDMI 2.0 x 1
Outputs	HDMI 2.0 (ARC) x 1
WiFi	Built-in WiFi
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2
USB	Yes
Power consumption	Sound bar:
Colour	Dark titan silver
Box contents	– LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar
Dimensions	– Sound bar: 57 x 1060 x 119 mm (H x W x D)
Boxed dimensions	280 x 1155 x 587 mm (H x W x D)
Weight	– Sound bar: 4.4 kg
Boxed weight	15.34 kg
Manufacturer’s guarantee	1 year
Price	£449
Number of Reviews	59
Review Score	8.7 / 10 Average score in category: 8.2 / 10
Buy	Find Best Price

Quality

As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for Home cinema systems and sound bars. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?

Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.

You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the Home cinema systems and sound bars are made from.

There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the Home cinema systems and sound bars. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like LG are really well respected for making great Home cinema systems and sound bars.

It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap Home cinema systems and sound bars. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.

Comparing Prices

That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant and seeing how that compares to other Home cinema systems and sound bars and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from LG.

It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your Home cinema systems and sound bars. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.

Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.

The price that we found LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £449.

Customers are obviously impressed with the value of LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant as they’ve rated it in terms of value for money at: 8.1 out of 10.

How much do Home cinema systems and sound bars cost on average?

We searched for all of the Home cinema systems and sound bars that we could find at Currys. In total we found 71 different products available.

The average price of Home cinema systems and sound bars was £425.39, which makes LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant above average in terms of price.

We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of Home cinema systems and sound bars can vary. Of the 71 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £24.99 and the highest price we saw was £1499.00.

In the Home cinema systems and sound bars category, 23 products cost more than LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant and 45 cost less.

How much are LG Home cinema systems and sound bars?

Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at Home cinema systems and sound bars made by LG. We managed to find 14 options at Currys.

The average price of these 14 products was £388.50. With the cheapest coming in at £66.00 and most expensive currently showing as £1299.00. Based on this price analysis it shows that LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant is above average against other LG Home cinema systems and sound bars.

LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant Reviews

Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.

We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found 59 reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant is just what you’re after.

LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant has a customer review score of 8.8 and our review score is 8.9 out of 10. The average review score in the Home cinema systems and sound bars category is 8.2 with an average of 137 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from LG is 9.0 based on an average of 192 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant

The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the Home cinema systems and sound bars. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.

It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are LG SN7Y 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos reviews, LG SN7CY 3.0.2 All-in-One Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos reviews or LG LHB645N 5.1 3D Blu-ray & DVD Home Cinema System reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like LG SL4Y 2.1 Wireless Soundbar reviews or even LG SN5Y 2.1 Wireless Sound Bar with DTS Virtual:X reviews.

Buying LG branded products

Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying Home cinema systems and sound bars.

It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to LG then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.

YouTube Video of LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant

Another fantastic source of information and great for reviews is video content. Below we’ve run a search for LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant on YouTube if you wanted to check out some of the video reviews that may have been created by customers or expert reviewers.

Summary

Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos & Google Assistant and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy Home cinema systems and sound bars. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 8.9/10 overall.

All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the 59 customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.

Further product details

- Product ID 1: 23889425833

- Product ID 2: 10191270

- Brand: LG

- Model number: SL8YG

- RRP: £579

- EAN: 8806098358526

- Description: Bring the cinema homeMake no mistake, the LG SL8YG 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar is powerful. LG have worked with audio-experts Meridian to create a sound bar that brings a touch of Hollywood to your living room. With Dolby Atmos upfiring speakers and DTS:X 3D audio, you’re placed right in the middle of the action.Just place the wireless subwoofer by your sofa, and prepare to spend the entire movie on the edge of your seat.Incredible sound, alwaysHear new details you’ve never heard before. The LG SL8Y supports high-resolution audio, letting you hear those crisp highs and thunderous lows loud and clear. It’ll even make standard resolution music sound better with upscaling, giving those old school hits a new lease of life.And with 4K passthrough, you won’t lose any quality when plugging in your Blu-ray player or games console. Fantastic audio, fantastic visuals, easy.Make life easier with GoogleNo need to rely on the remote, just ask your sound bar. With Google Assistant built-in, you can ask your LG SL8Y to turn the volume up, pause the song, or play your chill-out playlist. You can even ask to hear your schedule or check the weather, so you’re always prepared for the day.And with Chromecast, listening to anything through your sound bar is just one click away. Log into YouTube or Spotify, hit the Chromecast button and relax.

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