The Roku Streambar Pro is over twice as long as the Roku Streambar and has more space for larger full-range drivers, which produce more powerful audio. Streambar Pro: How the sound performance matches up With that speed boost, your music streaming from your phone is more likely to play smoothly, without any audio hiccups. As we explain in our Bluetooth 5 guide, Bluetooth 5 can transmit data at 2 Mbps, while Bluetooth 4.2 had a maximum of 1 Mbps, and it can communicate from greater distances than 4.2. The second significant difference is that the Streambar enables Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity, while the Streambar Pro isn't quite as smart with its Bluetooth 4.2 standard. It ensures you maintain reliable Mbps speeds when streaming HDR content, although this mainly matters if your TV is near where you keep your router. Optional wired Ethernet connectivity is the first major difference between the Streambar and Streambar Pro. We know that only the Streambar allows you to convert the USB 2.0 port into an Ethernet connection for wired internet using an adaptor, but Roku also says that this Ethernet adaptor is "sold separately." The Streambar also comes with an "adaptor," but Roku didn't make its purpose clear. Inside each box, you get the Voice remote with AAA batteries, HDMI cord, optical cable, and power cable. With either soundbar, you can also connect your local music files via a USB flash drive. However, the Streambar Pro comes with an upgraded version of Roku's voice remote, including personal shortcuts, a headphone jack, and find-my-remote features. The Streambar and Streambar Pro respond to Alexa and Google Assistant commands through their voice remotes, which have TV controls for power and audio. The Roku Streambar is cheaper, but packs in all the features of the Streambar Pro without the upgraded remote.īoth soundbars sport the same ports, have identical wireless protocols for streaming content, and only work properly when connected to a TV with an HDMI ARC input that supports HDCP 2.2. However, neither can stream Dolby Vision content like the Roku Ultra. Both soundbars can also stream 4K HDR content or upscale 1080p content to 4K. Each soundbar supports the same audio protocols and the same sound modes: Reduce bass, Bass boost, Bass off, Low or High Speech Clarity, and Night Mode. We'll dive into the sound differences in the next section, but look at how extensively the two soundbars match one another. Yes, with USB adaptor accessory (sold separately) There is a Night mode as well, giving you the ability to watch something without altering the whole house when a car chase scene takes center screen.Īre you going to pump out arena level sound with this bad boy? No- but if you’re looking for a living room sound quality that gives you clear sounds, decent bass range, and uniform volume throughout varying media, this Soundbar may be your go to.Up to 2160p at 60fps (3840×2160) with up-scaling from 720p and 1080p We hate watching a show and once an ad pops up the volume sounds like an announcer at a game. The Roku Soundbar allows you to boost the audio volume of voices with Speech Clarity while lowering loud commercials for a more consistent and uniform sound. So now the sound- how does it hold up? For us we replaced a standard surround sound system off a receiver and found the quality honestly the same if not better. The color is crisp, the resolution is on point and if you have a TV with an HDMI port you are good to go! SOUND QUALITY HD, 4K, or HDR -this Roku Soundbar handles it all. Once our download speed issue was fixed we found clear, crisp, and powerful streaming of our favorite TV, news, sports, movies, and more.
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