Roku and Sharp launch new line of reasonably priced good TV units

Roku and Sharp have teamed as much as produce their first ever joint line-up of reasonably priced good TV units, the Sharp Roku TV.

The streaming field maker and the TV firm have put their heads collectively and produced the Sharp Roku TV vary. They vary in measurement from 24″ to 65″, with an especially low beginning worth of simply £150 for the smaller possibility, topping out at £450 for the most important mannequin.

Smaller and cheaper 2K fashions help HDR10, whereas bigger 4K fashions help HDR10, Dolby Imaginative and prescient, and HLG Excessive Dynamic Vary, in addition to audio supplied by Dolby Know-how.

Every of those Sharp Roku TVs run on the proprietary Roku OS working system. Roku OS offers intuitive entry to all the standard streaming companies, and there’s additionally The Roku Channel, which offers a rotating collection of free films, reveals, youngsters, leisure and extra, together with a bunch of Roku Originals.

In fact, there’s additionally room for an antenna if you wish to decide up old-fashioned broadcast tv.

There’s tight integration with the Roku app in your smartphone, which lets you use your cellphone as a distant management, together with for voice search and management, in addition to personal listening.

We’ve been followers of Roku’s UI work previously on gadgets such because the Roku Streaming Stick 4K. Every part is straightforward to make use of, and the corporate reveals indicators of fixed enchancment by way of frequent and vital updates.

The primary Sharp Roku TVs will hit retailers in August, and can go on sale at Currys, Asda, Amazon, Very.co.uk, and different retailers.