Over the years, I’ve tried out plenty of Roku’s video streamers, but up until recently I’d never used one of its Streambars, which combine a small soundbar with Roku’s entry-level 4K HDR streamer. Roku discontinued its top-end Streambar Pro speaker, but it’s now selling the Streambar SE, a new-for-2024 mini soundbar that caught my eye because it’s on sale for only $69, or $31 off its list price of $100, thanks to this Black Friday deal.
When I say mini soundbar, I really do mean mini. About the size of a small Bluetooth speaker, the Streambar SE measures 9.6 inches wide by 3.5 inches deep by 2.4 inches tall and weighs 2 pounds (907 grams). It’s really designed to be paired with a smaller TV that’s in your bedroom, home office or dorm room, and not your main living room TV (unless you have a very small living room).
I hooked it up to an old 42-inch
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