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Roku TVs have been some CNET's favorite budget televisions for the last couple years and now they're available 4k resolution the two we just reviewed one from TCL and one from Best Buy's insignia brand continue the tradition of delivering more apps and a simpler interface than any other smart TV system but the 4k resolution doesn't add a whole lot right now just a handful of TV shows movies and videos are available to stream in 4k from services like Netflix Amazon YouTube and from what I've seen they don't really provide a significantly better picture than standard 1080p high def screens these roku TVs have a good-enough picture overall for most viewers but it's not quite as impressive as some I've tested somewhat lighter black levels that Rob the images some punch picture quality might not be a strength but app access certainly is these TVs come with every major 4k app and they can make 4k TV shows easier to find with a 4k spotlight section which gathers a bunch of 4k content in one place you can also sort apps by whether or not they offer 4k content at all otherwise these are standard roku TVs and that's a good thing they're simple to use and place connected devices on the same home screen as apps they also have more apps than any Smart TV system superior search and snappy load times and responsiveness one TCL model i reviewed also offers Roku's enhanced remote with a headphone jack for private listening and Roku's cool remote finder function so you can cause the clicker to emit a sound when it goes missing overall I like these 4k Roku TVs a lot the sense their picture quality isn't much of a leap from the cheaper non 4k versions I don't think they're quite as good of a value I'm Debbie Catz Meyer frissina