Needed to buy the cheapest 65" 4K TV with Apple Airplay support.
Key Features
ROKU TV Operating system
4K Ultra HD with HDR10
100Hz Clear Motion Rate
Apple TV, Disney, Netflix, Stan, Paramount+, Binge, Foxtel, Amazon Prime APPS
Works with Google Assistant/ Amazon Alexa and Apple Airplay
8 Star energy rating
Dolby Vision
Didn't think we would see a Roku powered TV in Australia. But here we are
What's the advantage/disadvantage over GTV?
No idea to tell you. As Roku is US based I'm not sure how their app system works. Whether they have an app store with Aussie based apps (Kayo, 7plus etc) or stuff can be sideloaded.
The first 1* review on the JB HiFi website reads:
Roku Operating system is not available in Australia. Apps like Disney, Prime and other Aussie based apps dont appear and there is no search button as well. Buy an Android or LG/Samsung TV instead
Reading this now on the same unit. It is definitely only supporting 60Hz at 4k resolution. No chance at anything like 100Hz at this price
Or $490 for the 55" version. Both have incredibly low power consumption. I've had a few TCLs and been pretty happy with them. A 3 year warranty is a big factor for me after having been burned by a mainstream manufacturer's 1 year warranty.
There are some mixed reports about ROKU suitability and updates for the australian market…. but regardless of any possible downside there, if you are like me and like to use an enormous monitor for streaming/gaming etc driven off a pc/ laptop these critters should be wonderful.
I notice the UK market has smaller versions of these, still with great energy efficiency…. would be great for the motorhome/ caravan… just about run off the smell of an oily rag.
How many Watts does it use?
According to the Energy Ratings website this thing uses half the power of the next best TV, and uses 2/3 less than the average TV in the same size.
My calculations put it at 60 watts?
Most 65" TVs are 120 - 400 watts.
Does this mean more than half of a TVs energy is being chewed up with the Google TV module (since the point of difference here appears to be the Roku).
I reckon your 60 watts are around the mark… I did calculate it, but couldn't be stuffed going back to find energy.gov website to check the annual KwH estimated use and divide by 3650…
All the tvs I've had have been progressively shrinking in thickness, weight, and power consumption.
Looking at the energy website I saw some of the contemporary big name superfancy picture things go down to an energy rating of 1, comparted to the 6 of this 55" and 8 of the 65".
I'd guess that video processing is probably a bit less complex in these, smaller and smaller components and power ratings, and you might be on the mark about roku vs google too.
Yeah, i did the conversion. It amazes me that we are all "energy concious" apparently, but manufacturers dont even show energy consumption in watts anymore.
But yeah, I looked at an LG (that felt like a heater). Was pulling over 800 watts!!
So this at 60 watts is in a league of its own for what I have seen (especially with Dolby Vision support). That category normally pulls 200w+ in 65".
Reminds me of "discussions" I had long ago about plasma…. folks saying they had a future as tvs….me saying they had a future as heaters.
How would it go as a cheapie for a ps5? My tv my parents gave me for free that ive been too cheap to upgrade from as started dying so im looking for something a bit more 2020ish (my old tv was a 50 inch 1080p lg so anythings up)
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got Kayo?