This makes Roku the first streaming player to support all three major voice ecosystems.įor our testing, we connected the Roku Streambar to a Samsung 55-inch UN55NU800D TV with ARC and were largely impressed with what we heard: Raiders of the Lost Ark on Netflix, for example, had great clarity during scenes set in the jungle and complicated fight sequences, and we quite enjoyed the harmonies in Oh Brother Where Art Thou? on Amazon Prime - though they lacked the lows one would expect from larger speakers or a subwoofer. Apple AirPlay2 and HomeKit (including Siri) will be coming later this year. The Streambar also works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. This new OS will be rolling out to all streaming devices and Roku TVs soon.
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Since there is no headphone input on the provided remote the mobile app can also allow private listening with connected headphones as well as streaming free TV on The Roku channel. New for 2020, Roku’s updated OS 9.4 offers the use of a free mobile app which allows you to control your player using it as a second remote that can search with either voice or keyboard. The mute button location is apt to cause a left-handed person who would normally hold the remote in their right hand to constantly be muting the TV because of the way it would lean into the hand. Not all of Roku’s remotes have a mute button. On the right side of the remote there are three buttons for volume: up, down and mute. The four buttons on the bottom of the remote (Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and Sling) cannot be reprogrammed. If you use the HDMI ARC input, the remote can also adjust TV volume as well as turning it on or off. The Roku Streambar comes with a voice remote that can adjust sounds for boosted volume, speech clarity, lower loud commercials and optimization for night listening. The low-frequency was weak especially at higher volume.
However, the speaker still projects an impressive large sound field considering the room used to test the Streambar did not have walls on any sides which would help to reflect for even better sound.
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The drivers are slightly smaller than those on the Roku Smart Soundbar (2.5 inches each). The 2.0 Streambar includes four 1.9 inch drivers, two of which face forward while the other two are angled left and right on the sides. There are also two threaded mounting holes if you want to hang the speaker. If your house is wired and you prefer an Ethernet connection the USB port can be used with an adaptor. The rear has an input to connect the power adapter, a HDMI 2.0 port with support for ARC (audio return channel), HDR10 and HGL high dynamic range information passes through (but no Dolby Vision or Dolby Atmos), an optical audio input, a reset button, and a USB 2.0 port that can be used to access video or music files stored on a USB drive. There is a small LED indicator in the middle of the front near the top so that you know the unit is actually on but it is totally inconspicuous and does not lure the eye in a dark room. It has black fabric front and sides a rubbery top (without any buttons) and a black Roku logo on the front. The new Streambar is a more compact version which measures 2.4 x 14.0 x 4.2-inches (H x W x D) and weighs 2.4 pounds. If the Streambar sounds semi-familiar, you might be remembering the Roku Smart Soundbar, introduced 2019, that's around 32 inches long.
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