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Introducing the Roku Smart Soundbar and Roku Wireless Subwoofer

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 06:00 AM PDT

Today, we're thrilled to tell you about two brand new additions to the lineup of Roku devices. Introducing the Roku Smart Soundbar and Roku Wireless Subwoofer. Specifically designed for how you watch television, the Roku Smart Soundbar is an incredibly easy way to add premium sound and powerful movie, TV and music streaming to any TV with HDMI, while the optional Roku Wireless Subwoofer expands the Roku Smart Soundbar with even deeper, richer bass. You can pre-order both products today on Roku.com.

Roku Smart Soundbar ($179.99)

Powered by the Roku OS, the Roku Smart Soundbar is meticulously engineered to deliver room-filling sound and powerful streaming in HD, 4K UHD*, and HDR. It features simple set up, an easy-to-use home screen and access to 500,000+ movies and TV episodes, as well as millions of songs.

Four premium drivers offer distinctive clarity, immersive depth and dynamic bass response. Advanced functions enable you to reach for the remote less often. Automatic Volume Leveling offers uniform audio levels across various types of entertainment, including quieting loud commercials. Night Mode lowers the volume for louder scenes and boosts it for quieter ones. Speech Clarity boosts voice frequencies to deliver crisp, clear dialogue.

Additional features of the Roku Smart Soundbar include:

Roku Connect: A wireless protocol that seamlessly connects the Roku ecosystem
Dolby Audio: Delivers rich, clear, powerful sound
Bluetooth®: Listen to your favorite music, podcasts, and more from popular streaming channels or Bluetooth compatible devices
HDMI ARC or Optical Support: Connect the Roku Smart Soundbar to your TV with a single cable via HDMI ARC or use HDMI and Optical
Roku Search: Fast and easy cross-channel search offers results ranked by price
Roku Voice: Easily launch streaming channels, search for entertainment, replay, turn closed captions on and off and more through the included Roku Voice remote
Voice Assistant Compatibility: The Roku Smart Soundbar works with Google Assistant and is compatible with Amazon Alexa-enabled devices
Roku Voice remote: The point-anywhere remote features channel shortcut buttons as well as TV power and volume buttons

Roku Wireless Subwoofer ($179.99)

The Roku Wireless Subwoofer adds powerful bass and a thunderous response to a Roku Smart Soundbar without needing to run a separate audio cable. Featuring an easy wireless setup, and a sealed cabinet design with a powerful 10-inch driver, the Roku Wireless Subwoofer allows you to expand the premium audio of the Roku Smart Soundbar with powerful bass for a theater-like experience in the comfort of your home. If you have Roku TV Wireless Speakers that are connected to a Roku TV model, your devices will receive a software update in the coming months to add compatibility with the Roku Wireless Subwoofer.

Both the Roku Smart Soundbar and the Roku Wireless Subwoofer are available today for pre-order for $179.99 each. General availability at Best Buy and Roku.com is expected in October.

Happy Streaming!

*4K/HDR requires 4K/HDR content and a compatible 4K/HDR TV.

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Add your favorite NFL team’s Roku channel!

Posted: 03 Sep 2019 12:53 PM PDT

We recently let you know how to watch both NFL and college football games, but we know some of you die hards need a daily football fix. You’re in luck because a lot of NFL teams have official channels on the Roku platform. Oh, and did we mention they’re all free?

The channels include pre-game interviews, post-game highlights, exclusive video, and more. If your team isn’t listed, check back soon – we’ll be sure to update this blog as new team channels come to the Roku Channel Store.

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