4K Roku TVs With Great Picture Quality

There are a couple of downsides to any Roku set. You’ll need a Roku account to use the TV. Also, the picture-setting controls are more limited than what you get with most sets. For example, you can’t use the Roku remote control to adjust certain picture settings, such as gamma, which allows you to show greater shadow detail in darker images without changing the TV’s actual black level. You also can’t use the remote to turn off noise reduction, which is typically a good thing to do. With some Roku TV models, you can make adjustments using a smartphone app, but on others—mainly smaller, less expensive sets—the controls aren’t available at all.

Where Roku TVs all deliver is their smart TV functionality. These sets offer a wide variety of content and a well-designed interface. And unlike some TVs, Roku regularly updates its operating system, so the set’s smart TV system will receive new features and improvements, and avoid becoming outdated. Also, Roku TVs are compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, as well as Apple HomeKit and Siri, plus Roku’s own voice system. That means you can search for shows, pause movies, and launch a streaming channel using voice commands on compatible devices. These televisions tend to be relatively inexpensive, too.