8 Sam's Club Finds That Can Trick Out Your TV Setup

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The TV is the most important device in your living room, so don't let a basic setup take away from your home entertainment experience. There are plenty of gadgets that can help you upgrade your TV setup to optimize your home entertainment experience, and while the options may seem overwhelming, Sam's Club is an excellent place to start with a great selection and reasonable prices.

For this roundup, we've identified eight items that Sam's Club members can grab to trick out their TV setup. These include soundbars for improved audio, streaming devices for your preferred operating system, and smart lights that will make watching shows and movies even more amazing. All of these gadgets may add to the reasons to buy your electronics from Sam's Club. They've received a solid average score from Sam's Club shoppers, as well as a recommendation from a trustworthy website or channel. We highlighted helpful insights from these reviews to support our selections for this list, and to prove that they're worth your hard-earned money.

TVs look sleek and stylish when they're hung on a wall, but a fixed mount comes with limitations. You won't be able to change your viewing angle, and it's hard to access the ports at the back. The Member's Mark Full Motion TV wall mount adds flexibility and convenience to your setup, and you can buy it for $99.98. It supports screens with a size of 32 inches to 98 inches, and weight of up to 150 lbs. While you can hire a professional for installation, shoppers said that they're able to do it themselves with the help of the included tools such as a template, a level, and a stud finder.

Once installed, the movement options enabled by this Member's Mark TV wall mount are amazing, according to Sam's Club customers, which have given it an average score of 4.7 stars after almost 1,600 ratings. You'll be able to adjust the angle of the TV so that you can watch from anywhere in the living room, or even beyond it. Ultimate Tech Hub's review showed that your TV will be secure on this gadget, while also demonstrating how easy it is to move it around. The wall mount also has a cable management system, so it will be able to hide wires without getting them tangled when you change your TV's position.

With TVs getting thinner, there's not enough space for manufacturers to equip them with high-quality speakers. If you want better audio from your TV setup, the recommended way is to add a soundbar, and the Vizio 2.1 All-in-One is a budget-friendly option from Sam's Club at $129. For an affordable model, it "packs a wallop," according to Wired, with full and dynamic sound, strong bass, and loud effects. The review also mentioned that since it only has a power cable and an HDMI cable to connect to your TV, you won't be making any mistakes when setting up this soundbar.

For those asking should your soundbar be the same brand as your TV, it's not really a requirement. However, if you pair this Vizio soundbar with a compatible Vizio TV, the QuickFit system will allow you to attach it below the TV without the need for any tools for a clean look. This is one of the best parts about this soundbar, according to Sam's Club shoppers, which have given it an average score of 4.3 stars after almost 500 ratings. Some customers even claim that this is the missing piece to their TV setup, as it significantly improves audio while being a single device.

If you're willing to make a bigger investment to improve your TV setup's audio, Sam's Club is selling the Samsung HW-QS700F for $699. It's a 3.1.2-channel soundbar, which means it offers three channels, a subwoofer, and two up-firing speakers for Dolby Atmos, according to our soundbar channels explainer. It makes the living room feel like a theater, said the retailer's customers, and its adaptive sound technology allows the soundbar to automatically change its settings depending on what you're watching on your TV. Shoppers also appreciate the device's integration with Samsung's SmartThings app and the popular digital assistants, which have helped it secure an average score of 4.7 stars following more than 250 ratings.

TechRadar's review of this Samsung soundbar highlights its excellent audio output and impactful bass, but also focuses on its Convertible Fit feature. You have the option of having the soundbar lay flat on top of a TV stand or stand vertically and flush to the wall. The device will detect its orientation using a built-in gyro system, and then adjust its output so that the channels and the up-firing speakers will throw the audio where it's supposed to go. This gives you flexibility in setting up the soundbar to match the aesthetic of your TV setup.

The Govee Smart TV Backlight 3S are smart lights that synchronize with the colors on your TV's display. Starting at $59.98 for 55-inch to 65-inch TVs, they create a more immersive effect while you're watching movies by visually extending the screen, according to Build Montage. The review also demonstrated the easy installation of the smart lights and the control box at the back of the TV, and the camera that the system uses to determine the colors on the TV's display. Sam's Club customers confirmed that it doesn't take long to set up these smart lights, all through to the configuration on the Govee app. 

In addition to the color match mode on the Govee app, you can have these smart lights respond to audio by activating music mode. You can also choose static colors, as well as different scenes that are pre-programmed or that you create yourself. Sam's Club shoppers said that the smart lights aren't just for watching TV shows and movies, as they've also used them while playing video games to expand the battlefield, and while watching sports with their favorite team's colors. After almost 800 ratings on the retailer's website, these Govee smart lights have an average score of 4.4 stars.

If you're not satisfied with your TV's operating system, replace it with Roku TV by buying the Roku Streaming Stick 4K for $48.48 on Sam's Club, where it has an average score of 4.6 stars after almost 3,700 ratings. Roku TV is in the top three of our ranking of every major smart TV OS because of its reliability and user-friendliness, and this streaming device is an excellent way of accessing it. This is partly because it's as close to a plug-and-play gadget as you can get, with shoppers saying that there's no technical knowledge necessary when you set it up. You just plug it into your TV's HDMI port, connect it to power, and follow the onscreen instructions.

Tom's Guide said that the Roku Streaming Stick 4K is a definitive upgrade to its predecessor, the Roku Streaming Stick Plus, with its support for Dolby Vision and a quad-core processor that makes it 30% faster. The review claims that the streaming device is snappy and quick, and it's compatible with all of the popular streaming services so you're never going to run out of content to watch on your TV setup. In addition to switching your TV's OS, this gadget also lets you extend the life of older models, even those that aren't smart TVs, while also providing a great reason to become a cord cutter, according to Sam's Club customers.

If you're deep in the Apple ecosystem, the Apple TV 4K (3rd Gen) should be your choice if you're planning to buy a streaming device. The 128GB model, which can connect to the internet via Wi-Fi or an Ethernet cable, is available on Sam's Club for $239. Among the major improvements from the previous generation is the A15 Bionic processor. It's the same one found in the iPhone 14, and with 4GB of RAM, What Hi-Fi said that there are no slowdowns as you breeze through the apps in the gadget. It can also serve as a hub for your smart home devices, which will add more functionality to your TV setup.

In addition to the speedy performance, Sam's Club shoppers love the clean interface of Apple's tvOS as it's not cluttered, as well as the quick installation and setup that are trademarks of Apple devices. The Apple TV 4K (3rd Gen) has secured almost 620 ratings on the platform and an average score of 4.7 stars partly because of its ease of use, its excellent video and audio, and incredibly responsive remote control, according to customers. The remote can also take voice commands, with the help of Apple's Siri.

If your TV offers 4K Ultra HD resolution and high refresh rates, it shouldn't just be for watching streaming shows and movies. A current-generation console like the Sony PlayStation 5 Slim Disc Edition will maximize its capabilities, so if you don't have one yet, you can buy the device from Sam's Club for $649. It's been almost six years since its release, but according to Push Square, the PlayStation 5 is still worth buying for various reasons, including its smooth performance, the wonderful DualSense controller with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, and a deep library of games that's still growing. The console's backward compatibility with PlayStation 4 games means you're never going to run out of titles to play.

We believe that a PlayStation 5 with a disc drive is the best model you can buy, and that holds true even with the announcement that PlayStation is ditching physical games. Sam's Club shoppers said that they chose this version of the console so that they can collect CDs and share them with their friends, and that the games look amazing on their TV. The console has accumulated more than 1,300 ratings on the platform, with an average score of 4.6 stars.

The Sobro Smart Coffee Table is more than just a surface where you can place your food during movie nights. For $999, you'll also get a cooling drawer that can go as low as 37 degrees Fahrenheit, a power hub with two USB ports and four electrical outlets, dual Bluetooth speakers, and underside LED lights for ambiance. It apparently performs well despite all these functions though, as it has an average score of 4.8 stars on Sam's Club after almost 50 ratings.

According to Sam's Club shoppers, the cooling drawer can fit dozens of cans and bottles so you don't have to leave the couch to grab a drink, and it's also very quiet so it won't be a disturbance while you watch. Customers added that the speakers can get pretty loud, and the design with rounded edges is both gorgeous and safe for children. Tech TRX's review of the smart coffee table highlighted the touch panel where you can adjust the temperature of the cooling drawer, the volume of the speakers, and the colors of the LED lights, giving you complete control over its many uses.

All of these items are available on the Sam's Club website, though some of them will require an active membership so that you can access the exclusive prices. For this list of devices that will trick out your TV setup through their features, we ensured that they deliver on their promises. To measure that, we only considered recommendations with an average score of at least 4.3 stars on the retailer's website and a minimum of 40 ratings, and we looked at what professional reviewers had to say.