- The brand new Philips Roku TV was $1,299; now it is $999
- Any measurement you need so long as it is 65 inches
- Spectacular spec together with 4K 120Hz gaming on all HDMIs
As we reported earlier this month, Philips has launched a model new OLED TV with Roku built-in. It is a powerful specification, however we felt that at $1,299 it was a little bit overpriced in comparison with our really useful purchase, the LG B4. Nevertheless it’s simply been given an enormous value minimize at Sam’s Membership, bringing it down to simply $999.
A 65-inch, gamer-friendly 4K OLED for beneath $1,000? Now we’re speaking.
Why the Philips Roku OLED is tempting at beneath $1K
Let’s begin with the Roku bit. We expect that Roku has top-of-the-line good TV interfaces on the market, and it is notably good on an OLED. Meaning you get the acquainted Roku Metropolis backdrop and entry to the greatest streaming companies together with Disney+, Max, and Netflix, amongst numerous others. and also you additionally get tons of free stuff due to Roku’s free channels.
Not solely that, however you may also management Roku good house merchandise in case you’ve already invested within the Roku good house ecosystem.
With the {hardware}, you are taking a look at 4K 120Hz throughout all 4 HDMI ports – uncommon for any of the greatest gaming TVs at this mixture of measurement and value, not to mention an OLED – with AMD FreeSync Premium, Dolby Imaginative and prescient IQ and “room-filling sound” from the built-in and Atmos-supporting 2.1 speaker system. And also you get a Roku Voice Distant too.
We suspect that the Philips OLED makes use of the identical panel because the LG B4 (however we do not know this for positive), and this value minimize means it is now cheaper than the LG: Sam’s Membership and related huge names are promoting that one for $1,196.
So the Philips Roku OLED TV is a really, very tempting deal certainly. We have not examined it but, to be clear – we’d guess that the picture processing will probably be weaker than the LG B4, however OLED’s good black tones ought to be current and proper, and it is cheaper than any of the greatest OLED TVs on the similar measurement, and it is onerous to argue with that.