Roku Pro Series Score Details “The Roku Pro Series delivers a delightful user experience paired with a premium picture.” Pros Cons The Roku Pro Series is now the best TV Roku makes.
And it’s understandable if you’re now asking: “Weird, I didn’t know Roku made its own brand of TVs — when did that happen?”
Roku gets bonus points from me for the feet that support the TV because they each come with built-in screws that are easy to attach to the TV’s chassis — no screwdriver required. There are four HDMI ports — two are HDMI 2.1 — and the eARC port is separate from those next-gen HDMI ports. This TV does have an auto-game mode with some gaming-friendly features, including variable refresh rate and auto low latency mode with FreeSync Premium Pro certification.
Roku sets up its user controls so you get this sort of shortcut of Darker to Brighter. This is available for both SDR and HDR picture modes, and it appears to raise the average picture level and the peak brightness capabilities. But interestingly, there’s no impact to the backlight setting in the expert settings menu. This means you get a pretty broad range of control of the TV’s brightness.
The color coordinates are correct. Forest Green reads as forest green. It’s not like Forest Green looks like Emerald Green. The reason that the color measurements are so bad here is because they are far brighter than they should be. Same for grayscale. The RGB balance is not atrocious, though it is too warm in most cases.
The short version If you’ve skipped past all those numbers, here’s the deal with this Roku Pro Series TV: It is delightfully bright. Technically, it overbrightens everything, but that is a look that most folks love, so I have no problem with it. But there are a few areas where this TV’s processing falls short. One is that the backlight is a little sluggish. It takes a second to ramp up to full brightness, or to dim down. This isn’t something you’ll notice often. But when the TV has to act fast because the scene is challenging — or if you’re just turning it on — you might notice it. Also, it has trouble resolving super fine lines of detail.
Embed Roku Roku Pro Series TV Review
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Roku 65' Pro Series smart TV review: Tons of features at a low priceHere's our hands-on review of the 2024 Roku 65-inch Pro Series smart TV that's ideal for living rooms and bedrooms.
Read more »
Google Pixel 9, Pro, 9 Pro XL and 9 Pro Fold: What’s in the box?Rado, a tech enthusiast with a love for mobile devices, brings his passion for Android and iPadOS to PhoneArena. His tech journey began with MP3 players and has evolved to include tinkering with Android tablets and iPads, even running Linux and Windows 95 on them. Beyond tech, Rado is a published author, music producer, and PC game developer.
Read more »
The Roku Streambar Pro has a $50 discount at Amazon todayTake $50 off the amazing Roku Streambar Pro when you purchase the soundbar-streaming device combo through Amazon.
Read more »
Google Pixel 9 and 9 Pro hands-on: A smart evolution, and a smaller Pro modelSam Rutherford has been covering tech since 2013 when he started at Tom’s Guide and Laptop Mag. In 2017, he joined Gizmodo before moving to Engadget in 2022. He has reviewed hundreds of phones and laptops while also covering a wide range of other devices including VR headsets, cameras, cars and more.
Read more »
BMW recalls 105,558 cars in the US over starter motor overheating concernsThe recall affects 2019-2020 X5, X7, 2020 3 Series Sedan and X6, 2020-2021 7 Series Sedan, 2020 8 Series Convertible, 8 Series Coupe, and 2020 8 Series Gran Coupe vehicles.
Read more »
BMW recalls 105,558 cars in the U.S. over starter motor overheating concernsThe recall affects 2019-2020 X5, X7, 2020 3 Series Sedan and X6, 2020-2021 7 Series Sedan, 2020 8 Series Convertible, 8 Series Coupe, and 2020 8 Series Gran Coupe vehicles.
Read more »