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We've already told you about Roku's first OLED TVs, the Pro Series OLED and Pro Series LX OLED, which bring Roku's streaming platform to self-lit OLED panels for the first time. I recently saw both up close at a Roku event in New York City, and while the picture quality is impressive, what stood out most was something far less glamorous: the TV stand.
Roku has taken one of the most annoying parts of setting up a new TV and made it considerably simpler. The stand is completely tool-free, with large hand-tightening knobs that let you assemble it without reaching for a screwdriver, drill or even a tiny Allen wrench. There's also no risk of stripping a screw head, a common annoyance with the cheap screws some TVs ship with, especially if you're using the wrong-size Phillips.
Setting up a large-screen TV is often a two-person job when you're wrestling with a traditional stand, holding the panel steady while someone else lines up screws. Here, you just tighten the knobs by hand, with no hunting for the right tool or figuring out which screws go where.
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The stand is also height-adjustable, and Roku specifically designed the spacing to leave room for a soundbar underneath. That's a practical touch, since a low-profile stand can look great in the box and then block the bottom of the picture the moment you add a soundbar.
Both TVs come in 55- and 65-inch sizes. The Pro Series starts at $999.99 for the 55-inch model and uses a 4K OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, while the Pro Series LX starts at $1,299.99 and steps up to 144Hz and a brighter picture with a wider color range. It also adds an anti-reflective polarizer and Wi-Fi 6. Both support Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and HLG, and include four HDMI 2.1 ports.
