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hi everybody what we have here is the 2015 version of Roku TV represented by television is manufactured by TCL sharp and insignia I review TVs from all three brands for this video review a 40 inch TCO a 43 inch sharp and a 55 inch insignia they were also available in other sizes from 32 to 55 inches and while the sharp and insignia are available exclusively at Best Buy the TCL can be found in lots of places including Amazon aside from a few design differences and a coarse screen size they're all really similar all the ones I reviewed have this sort of splayed leg design although TCL does make a Roku TV series with a central pedestal stand too if you're getting one with legs make sure your tabletop is wide enough beyond the stands they look basically the same with thin bezels glossy black plastic and a prominent Roku TV logo Roku makes my favorite streaming sticks and boxes and now it's built directly into these TVs no box required Roku strengths include more than 2,000 apps the best search in the business constant updates and a dead simple easily customizable interface that doesn't prioritize one content provider like Amazon Apple or Google over any other in most ways it blows other smart TV systems out of the water sure it's missing a web browser fancy motion remotes and voice control and built-in camera but it has so many more apps and is much simpler to use Roku TV makes getting to the apps you want more painless than ever even the remote is simple with just a few buttons and an easy to hold size I also love this stuff you hook up to the TV like a cable box or game console appears in a tile on the home page just like any other app the Roku TVs have plenty of inputs - with three HDMI in addition to analog video digital audio and a headphone jack nobody's going to be blown away by these TVs picture quality but they're not terrible either black levels and contrast were decent color was accurate and video processing about what I expect for this low price on the other hand the similarly priced Vizio e-series offers a better picture overall that said if you want the simplest most powerful streaming experience and don't want to buy another box or stick or juggle another remote these inexpensive Roku TVs over at the hard I'm Debbie Catz my cocina you