SUMMARY: If you need a solid 4K HDR streaming content experience with the greatest range of support along with sound reinforcement over TV speakers, this is a must have. Recently purchased the Roku Streambar. Wish that I had purchased this a while ago as it completely resolves the problems I was trying to fix. I've owned a Samsung 65" NU8000 Smart TV for a few years now. While the picture quality was great, applications stability was not. Without another TV update from Samsung for quiet awhile now, I was frustrated with the idea of having to purchase a newer TV just to have stable apps and no dropouts while watching TV. Believing it was possibly the Wi-Fi that was causing the Samsung to constantly drop video from Netflix, Amazon, Apple TV, Disney+ and more, I'd recently gone through a very expensive Wi-Fi upgrade. Even with the new Wi-Fi plus 1Gpbs Fiber to the home, I'd continue to have stalls, drops and generally poor experience with the Samsung Smart TV. The other problem is that I was using a Vizio soundbar connected by optical connection, so turning on the TV and then messing with the controls long enough for the speaker to startup was also a frustration. That's been completely eliminated with the addition of the Roku Streambar. Using the HDMI ARC connection on the TV, I have rock solid steaming applications from the Roku at 4K and HDR. In fact, in addition to not having the programs we are watching drop out, I'd say the picture is actually better! Sound is actually very good and quite amazing for it's size. You can see in the picture how it's much smaller than the former Vizio sound bar. It's still very loud when needed and quite clear. It is lacking in the bass, so if you are one who really needs the bass punch, you'll need to Roku Wireless Subwoofer. I'd also purchased that and it was extremely easy to pair it and place it in the room. I'll do a separate review of the subwoofer, but the combination of these two eliminates any wish the Vizio had worked better. Samsung NU8000 also supports Anyconnect+ CEC, so with that enabled, I'm able to turn on the TV as well as the Streambar with just the Roku remote. There are some features the Roku cannot control by CEC, so I do still need to keep my Samsung remote handy if I need to make display settings adjustments or select another input on the TV, but I certainly do not need to have it handy for day to day operation. With the HDMI ARC, the game console or any other sources we may select have their audio go to the Roku Streambar. Strongly recommend, especially if you need to both improve the sound of your TV and you are wishing better support than Samsung or other manufacturers smaller and less stable selection of apps.

We needed better sound from our 26” Vizo kitchen counter TV. This did it. It’s not theater surround sound quality but so much better than the tinny sound from the TV speakers. Nice having Roku built in so no additional box. This replaced a small Roku box. Nice size fitting in front of the TV and not blocking the screen. It’s HDMI cable is good but our Vizo doesn’t have ARC, so each time we turn on the Roku we need to reset the HDMI from 1to 2 and back to 1 so we’ll get a picture. Not a big deal but it was frustrating until I figured it out. The optical cable didn’t help with the HDMI issue either. But we like it.

I was a huge fan of Amazon’s Firestick and how easy it was to use. During Black Friday I was going to upgrade to their 4K stick, but instead I got the Roku Streambar. I did some research before jumping in and I liked that Roku offered private listening as well as a customizable home screen. This is the first Roku product I’ve owned and I’m very happy with the purchase. The sound quality is really good! It’s a fantastic upgrade to the sound from my Samsung TV. The bass is surprisingly good for such a small package. Eventually I’m going to buy Roku’s wireless subwoofer and speakers for an added punch when watching movies. For now though the Streambar is perfect for me. I really love the fact that I only have to use one remote to turn on both the Streambar and my TV.

Use this everyday, it has nice sound and is easy to use The only complaint is that when it's first turned on, there is a bar that comes on across the top of the screen, and shades the top of the picture. I finally found how to get rid of it by Google, and a sequence of pressing buttons on the remote to reset the Roku. (Home button 5x, Up button 1x, Rewind 2x, Fast fwd 2x) Then have to wait for it to restart and it's several minutes, but the bar is gone then!

Bought this as an upgrade to an existing Roku Streaming Stick on an Insignia TV we have in a TV room we sometimes use. I wanted to have better sound and this allowed me to upgrade my Roku at the same time. Installation was pretty straightforward, in typical Roku fashion. I had an issue with the TV’s ARC HDMI port recognizing the Roku properly. I googled the manual and found the setting I needed to turn on and it worked right away. So for anyone having an issue with this during installation, check your TV’s settings. The sound is great. It is a huge improvement over the built-in TV speakers. Great for a room the size of this TV room. (About 12 by 12 feet.) For a large room I’d suggest a larger soundbar, but depending on your needs this may be more than sufficient. I bought a bracket to mount it to my wall mount and it looks great under my TV and puts the sound right where you’re watching. I’m a huge Roku fan and have all Roku TVs ad part of my “cord cutting”. This is a product I’d recommend to anyone wanting to upgrade their Roku experience.