Roku Pro Series OLED 電視評測：遊戲表現出色，但並非最佳 Roku 電視

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7.9

Pros & Cons

• Fastest 4K gaming response I’ve seen yet
• Color response is very accurate
• One of the only OLED TVs you can find under $1,000

• Last year's model had a better picture and sound
• Shadow details are overexposed and difficult to fix
• Dim for an OLED, but typical for its price

The Roku Pro (2025) I reviewed last year was the best TV the company had ever made. So, the thought of taking that model and swapping its mini-LED LCD for an OLED showed a lot of promise. Now that I’ve tested it, the 2026 Roku Pro Series OLED has more than ultradeep black levels, decent color saturation and a competitive price going for it. This Roku has the lowest gaming lag I’ve found in any TV since we began 1080p testing over 10 years ago, and in 4K in 2018, making it a CNET Lab Test winner.

That said, the Roku Pro OLED doesn’t quite make the most of the OLED technology it’s built on. Based on my tests of both versions, the outgoing Roku Pro has a better picture overall and much better sound than the OLED version, and it’s the one I would get for now as long as it continues to be available.

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Roku Pro Series OLED TV sizes

I tested the picture quality of the 65-inch Roku Pro Series OLED, but this review also applies to the other screen size in the series, the 55-inch. Both sizes have similar specifications and should exhibit similar picture quality.

• Roku 55RAD5 (55-inch) 
• Roku 65RAD5 (65-inch)

Before you switch them on, all TVs kind of look the same

The Roku Pro Series OLED TV features an ultrathin metal bezel and, like almost all entry-level OLEDs, it has an ultrathin side profile. One unfortunate side effect of this, though, is that the TV no longer includes the great Soundstage audio port from the existing Pro TV. Roku’s Chris Larson told me the feature would make the TV too thick, which is a blow to people who want better sound quality built into their television.

Unlike the existing Pro, which uses LCD, the new OLED should boost picture quality with “infinite contrast” and better off-angle viewing.

The 4K Roku Pro Series TV features a 120Hz panel with support for Dolby Vision and Roku’s AI-powered Smart Picture Max. The TV also includes an Automatic Game Mode with FreeSync Premium and variable refresh rate.

I have yet to review the step-up Roku Pro Series LX OLED TV, which, for a few hundred dollars more, promises a brighter picture with a wider range of colors, a 144Hz VRR and an antireflective filter. All things potentially worth paying extra for. 

Like the existing Roku TVs, the Pro includes usability features such as an adjustable, tool-free stand and Velcro cable straps. 

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The TV comes with a push-to-talk Backlit Voice Remote, and the side of the TV features a remote finder in case it gets lost in your seat cushions, is swallowed by a fish or whatever. You can pair your Bluetooth headphones directly with the TV, too.

• 120Hz native refresh rate and FreeSync Premium
• Four HDMI 2.1 inputs, including one eARC
• 802.11ac Wi-Fi 
• Bluetooth
• USB 2.0, USB-C
• Optical digital audio output
• RF (antenna) input
• Ethernet (LAN) port

Roku Aura, for you (apologies to Rita Ora)

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The Roku TV interface features the updated For You layout, which can be a little love/hate depending on how much “content spam” you want to see. For instance, although I watched a couple of Taylor Sheridan movies at the cinema, I have no interest in five different shows about people living on the same farm. Yet, Roku thinks I’ll love them!

If you’re a Roku user, there is a slight learning curve to the new home screen, as the For You and Quick Access sections replace the existing list of apps. While the list is still there, you have to scroll a fair way down to find it. The good news is you can add your most-used services to the Quick Access section by pressing the star on any app. The For You section isn’t as good as the Fire TV or Google TV’s collection of your in-progress shows, but perhaps it will improve. 

Even with these polarizing tweaks, the best thing about Roku remains that the interface is really friendly — the icons are large, and the remote is simple. The second best thing is that there is a metric oodle-load of content. There is support for hundreds of streaming channels, as well as casual games and weather, if you want that. I have yet to find a service that isn’t supported, though I still hold out hope that the more serious gaming apps like Steam Link or Xbox Game Pass will one day get a place.

OLED TV comparison: Roku Pro OLED TV vs. Samsung S90F vs. Roku Pro 2025

TV and movies 

I compared the new Roku Pro OLED against last year’s LCD-based Roku Pro, as well as the best “affordable” OLED of 2026, the Samsung S90H. I watched a mix of 1080p and 4K HDR movies as well as the Spears and Munsill test disc.

With the 4K Blu-ray of WWI epic 1917, tuned to the start of Chapter 13 showing the burning of Écoust-Saint-Mein, the Roku immediately showed a problem with deep black. The Samsung S90F OLED was able to show the spidery detail in the scene, as Schofield climbs on his hands and knees up a set of stairs in the darkness. Meanwhile, the Roku OLED overexposed the black areas, just as an old digital camera taking a low-light photo might — with lots of digital blockiness and black lines cutting through the image.

Even after cycling through the TV’s picture modes, I couldn’t get the Roku’s images to look as solid as the Samsung’s. In comparison, last year’s Pro showed the scene as it should be — with plenty of contrast that made the main character visible, but without making him either a ghost or appearing as though he was captured on surveillance cameras.

Watching the film It, I found that while the Roku showed more of what was under the stairs as Georgie descends into the basement, the black levels looked supernaturally raised. The Samsung and Roku Pro (2025) look more natural, with none of the green tinge that the Roku OLED had.

Meanwhile, the hypercolor antics of Miles Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse popped on the Samsung with better contrast, brighter highlights and better red saturation. In particular, at 27.17 (Chapter 4), you can see over Miles’ shoulder as he surveys the wreckage of the Super-Collider and the back of his jacket looked washed out on the Roku, but it was saturated in reds and blues on the Samsung.

Lastly, on the Spears and Munsil 4K UHD test disc, both TVs were able to show the scene of a yellow sun against a sunset — something some TVs struggle to capture at all, just making it a blob. While the two TVs otherwise looked similar, it was on the mainly white images where the Samsung’s higher brightness was more apparent, with the Roku looking dull on snowy scenes, yet both had the same amount of white detail.

Bright room

While the step-up Roku OLED LX has an antireflective coating, the existing Pro has a minimal amount of light reduction, but it appears to be the same treatment as seen on last year’s Pro. The Roku has some antireflectiveness, but I could still see myself in it in a lit room, while the Samsung’s superior light rejection rendered the screen like a black hole — no light could escape it.

When doing a light torture test — by shining a flashlight straight onto the screen — the light on the Roku looked like a pulsar in a sci-fi movie, while the Samsung looked like a lightning bug under muslin. The only downside to this coating is that black can look slightly gray in a lit room, but the Samsung’s light rejection is nevertheless great for people with big windows.

Gaming

If you’ve skipped straight to this paragraph, let me give you the meaty stuff first: The Roku Pro OLED is the fastest 4K TV I’ve tested yet. Using a combination of 1080p and 4K lag testers from Leo Bodnar, the Roku scored the fastest 4K score ever at 8.87 milliseconds, while the 1080p score was still a respectable 9.6ms.

In real-world testing, I found that the TV’s speed translated well to twitch-based gaming, such as online Call of Duty. I didn’t feel like I was being held back by the TV when sniping at a bad guy from 50 yards. However, I did find that the screen was overly dark in gaming mode — even with all of the brightness settings maxed. The S90H’s brightness helps you make sense of any particular scene, with fewer hidey places for enemies.

Uniformity and viewing angles

While most OLED TVs have excellent uniformity, where red on one part of the screen looks the same on another part, a new trend has emerged this year regarding off-axis response. I found that the Roku OLED had a green tinge off-axis in the same way as the LG G6. I found this effect was most noticeable on a bright blue or white screen. Not a real issue, but you might want to sit in the sweet spot, right in front, if you own this TV.

Picture settings and testing notes

Roku Pro Series OLED

For a company that prides itself on simplicity, Roku really does have a confusing set of picture settings. You can choose from six brightness settings for each picture mode — Darker through Brighter. Yet changing the TV to each of these settings in turn did little to alleviate the overly bright presentation of dark areas of the picture. However, the inability to change the over-developed shadows didn’t discount the fact that the Roku does have excellent color response, which is unusual for any cheap TV. It may not be the brightest TV out there, but it’s accurate!

Should you buy the Roku Pro Series OLED TV?

I really, really, really liked the outgoing Roku Pro Series LCD; it had Roku’s famed usability, decent picture quality and kick-ass sound. The Roku Pro OLED isn’t the upgrade I had hoped for, especially as its OLED picture could do with some tweaking, and its great sound system is just gone. 

It’s true that OLED panels are capable of more contrast, but the processing needs to keep in lockstep to ensure it’s maximizing the picture the TV receives. That’s part of where the money goes when you step up to a TV like the Samsung. The Roku is a little faster than every other TV, and it’s fun to game on, but if you’re after better picture quality, the older Roku is the one to get.