- The new Philips Roku TV was $ 1,299; Now it’s $ 999
- Any size you wish, as long as it’s 65 inches
- Impressive spec including 4K 120Hz games on all HDMIs
As we reported earlier this month, Philips has launched a brand new OLED TV with ROKU built-in. It is an impressive specification, but we felt that at $ 1,299 it was a bit overpriced compared to our recommended purchases, LG B4. But it just got a huge price cut at Sam’s Club, which brings it down to just $ 999.
A 65-inch, gamer-friendly 4K oled for under $ 1,000? Now we are talking.
Why philips roku oled is tempting to under $ 1K
Let’s start with the Roku bit. We think Roku has one of the best smart TV interfaces out there, and it’s especially nice on an OLED. This means you get the well -known Roku City background and access to the best streaming services, including Disney+, Max and Netflix, among countless others. And you also get lots of free things thanks to Rokus free channels.
Not only that, but you can also control Roku Smart Home products if you have already invested in Roku Smart Home Ecosystem.
With Hardware, you look at 4K 120Hz across all four HDMI ports-usual for any of the best game TVs on this combination of size and price, so much less an OLED-MED AMD FREESync Premium, Dolby Vision IQ and “Room-Filling Sound” from the built-in and atmos supporting 2.1 high speaker system. And you also get a ROKU voice -remote control.
We suspect that Philips OLED is using the same panel as LG B4 (but we don’t know this for sure) and this price cutting means it is now cheaper than LG: Sam’s Club and similar big names sell it for $ 1,196.
So Philips Roku Oled TV is actually a very, very tempting deal. We haven’t tested it yet to be clear – we’re guessing that image processing will be weaker than LG B4, but OLED’s perfect black tones need to be present and correct, and it’s cheaper than any of the best OLED -TVs of the same size and it’s hard to discuss with it.
