You see, the extremely compact size of the Streambar would keep the sound very much confined in the middle offering almost no expansion and thus no cinematic immersion.
Roku soundbar drivers#
What is interesting, and probably the saving grace as you will read a bit down the article, is that two of those drivers are placed at an angle facing outwards.
Roku soundbar full#
As such under the front grille Roku used four 1.9″ (50 mm) full range drivers for the two front channels. With the Streambar’s compact design obviously there is not a lot of room to add a lot of hardware. We would love it to have the mounting parts included in the box along with a full functions display but even as it is we cannot complain a lot, especially when you consider its price tag. It gives you a feeling that it is a solid construction while its design is more than pleasing and will go unnoticed in most cases. The Streambar is not the kind of soundbar that screams premium quality. There are not many states this LED has so we could live with it even if it is not the best solution we would like to have. When in use it is green, when accepting a command turns white, it’s pulsing when in mute while when powered off it turns red. Roku instead has placed a single LED light just above the Roku logo that changes color depending what the soundbar is doing. And also since overall functionality is rather simple in this one we could live without one. First of all having such a small unit would make the inclusion of a full display harder than usual. But while in most cases not having a full functions display would be a bad design decision in our books, we are still not sure if the Streambar would need one. One thing we constantly criticize many soundbar manufacturers for, is the kind of displays they are using. The soundbar has no built-in buttons and there is only a single power button at the back right next to the available ports. Lastly there are sockets for wall mounting but the necessary parts are unfortunately being sold separately. The top and back sides are made out of hard plastic while the entire front and both sides are covered by a non detachable fabric that wraps around the corners and slightly to the back of the unit.Īt the back we find all the inputs placed at the center while above we find small holes, probably for air ventilation. Featuring curvy sides, we would say that overall we have a pleasing looking product. The price of the Streambar doesn’t allow for the use of any fancy materials but Roku made sure to create a very solid product. With a size of 14″ x 2.4″ x 4.2″ (355.6 x 60.9 x 106.6 mm) and weighting only 38.4 ounces (1.1 kg) we would say that it is more destined to be used with smaller TVs or gaming monitors rather than replacing the audio system of your 65″ TV. The Streambar is definitely one of the most compact soundbars we have reviewed so far. Have they managed to do so or going for a dedicated Roku device with a better soundbar is the course of action you should be looking for? Let’s find out… Its capabilities obviously cannot extend that far, but what Roku gave us here is a device that tries to satisfy a specific market. Theoretically the Streambar is not meant to be the solution you seek in order to get a real cinematic experience.
Roku soundbar Bluetooth#
Roku has included certain features including Airplay 2, support for Apple Homekit, Amazon Alexa and Hey Google, you can stream music through Bluetooth or USB while you can even expand the main unit to a full surround system by adding a subwoofer and surround speakers. On paper the Roku Streambar is a 2.0 channels compact soundbar that supports Dolby Audio and uses Roku’s OS from which you can launch all your favorite streaming services. It’s main purpose is still to be able to offer you all the advantages you get out of the Roku OS with its huge support of online streaming services but at the same time take it a step further by adding an on-board sound system which can be very practical in case you want to have a combination of the two. The Streambar basically is a Roku streaming device placed inside a compact soundbar design and not the other way around. The Streambar basically is a smaller Roku Smart Soundbar and is meant for those that seek a compact unit but without loosing all the goodies Roku is offering in their devices. And in our Roku Streambar review today we are going to test such a hybrid device.
But if there was one thing that was missing that was a compact soundbar that would combine the advantages of such a small design with Roku’s streaming prowess. Roku is a known quality in the streaming world for some years now as their streaming devices and available Roku platform is one of the most popular ones in the field.
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