Black Friday is approaching, and while it’s a great time to scoop up some savings on your favorite Roku products, it’s not the only time. In fact, the days leading up to the after-Thanksgiving Day sales can be prime chances to save on TVs, sound bars, smart home equipment, and more.
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We’ve tracked down some of the best early Black Friday Roku deals to make your shopping a little easier. Many of these deals are at their lowest point ever, so make sure you don’t miss out.
Our favorite early Roku deals for Black Friday 2024
- Roku Smart Home Indoor Camera<!–>: $20 (save $7 at Walmart) If you’re looking for an entry-level security camera, Roku’s line of smart home products impressed our ZDNET team with their ease of setup and affordable subscription.
- Roku 50-inch Class Select Series 4K Smart TV–>: $250 (save $50 at Best Buy): Roku’s own line of TVs is an excellent mid-range option if you don’t mind missing out on a few features, and has a picture quality that punches above its weight.
- Roku Indoor Camera 360<!–>: $35 (save $15 at Roku): If you need an affordable way to keep an eye on the inside of your home, you won’t find many better options than this. This camera has 360-degree horizontal and 93-degree vertical tracking, night vision, instant notifications, and customizable tracking zones.
- Roku 75-inch Class Plus Series QLED 4K Smart TV–>: $800 (save $100 at Best Buy): The Roku Plus Series of TVs has a beautiful look and an even better picture. It has all the makings of a premium set with a more affordable price.
- Roku Streambar SE<!–>: $82 (save $18 at Amazon) Roku’s 2-in-1 sound bar provides 4K streaming and powerful sound in a compact package. If you want to run the Roku system on a non-Roku TV and add a great sound bar in the process, this is your best bet.
- Roku Video Doorbell–>: $80 (save $10 at Roku): Available in wired or wire-free versions, Roku’s smart doorbell is a great way to keep an eye on who’s at your door. It can stream to your Roku TV or player, has two-way communication, and works with Roku Voice, Alexa, and Google Assistant.
- Roku Smart Light Strip<!–>: $25 (save $10 at Roku): This 16-foot peel-and-stick light strip adds a splash of color to any room. You can control each 1-foot section individually, sync it to music, add custom schedules and more.
- Current price: $35
- Original price: $50
If you need a simple security camera for an indoor space, this should be your pick. While many indoor cameras are fixed in place, this one rotates in a complete circle around and 93 degrees up and down. It has night vision to see things in low light and provides instant notifications is motion is detected.
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- Current price: $82
- Original price: $100
This streambar from Roku is a streaming stick and sound bar in one package. It brings the easy to use Roku operating system to any TV and provides a big audio boost at the same time. The streaming stick portion brings all your favorite apps into one place while the soundbar portion upgrades your TV’s audio with two premium speakers, a dedicated bass port for dynamic tones, and a dialogue mode to make speech easier to hear.
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- Current price: $800
- Original price: $900
While Roku has been a big name in streaming for some time now, it only recently started manufacturing its own TVs. In that short time, it’s name quite a name for itself, as Roku’s own TVs match up against some of the biggest names in the industry. This 75-inch TV comes in at well under $1,000, and has superior brightness and viewing angles. It brings a theater-like experience to any room and has all the features you’d expect.
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- Current price: $80
- Original price: $90
This HD video doorbell is an easy way to keep your home safe. It has a wired version powered by your doorbell’s current wiring, or a wire-free version. It has motion and sound detection and provides instant notification if it spots something. One of the biggest advantages of this doorbell over other options is that it can stream straight to your Roku device, letting you easily see who’s at your door.
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- Current price: $25
- Original price: $35
These peel and stick lights can be placed almost anywhere and controlled totally with your smart phone. You can choose from preset designs, choose your own colors, adjust the brightness, and even sync to music. This light strip works with Roku Voice, Alexa, and Google Home
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Best Black Friday Roku TV deals
Best Black Friday Roku Audio deals
- Roku Streambar SE–>: $82 (save $18 at Amazon) Roku’s 2-in-1 sound bar provides 4K streaming and powerful sound in a compact package. If you want to run the Roku system on a non-Roku TV and add a great sound bar in the process, this is your best bet.
Best Black Friday Roku smart home deals
- Roku Smart Home Indoor Camera<!–>: $20 (save $7 at Walmart) If you’re looking for an entry level security camera, Roku’s line of smart home products impressed our ZDNET team with its ease of setup and affordable subscription.
- Roku Indoor Camera 360–>: $35 (Save $15 at Roku): If you need an affordable way to keep an eye on the inside of your home, you won’t find many better options than this. This camera has 360-degree horizontal and 93-degree vertical tracking, night vision, instant notifications, and customizable tracking zones.
- Roku Smart Light Strip<!–>: $25 (save $10 at Roku): This 16-foot peel-and-stick light strip adds a splash of color to any room. You can control each 1-foot section individually, sync it to music, add custom schedules and more.
FAQs
When is Black Friday?
For 2024, Black Friday will fall on the Friday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 29.
When is Cyber Monday?
Cyber Monday is always the Monday after Thanksgiving, which puts it on Dec. 2.
Are Roku deals really better on Black Friday?
Given that Black Friday is a huge shopping day, companies often do roll out the best deals of the year for these sales. You’ll find fantastic deals on almost all electronics categories these days.
What’s the difference between Black Friday and Cyber Monday?
While Black Friday was traditionally an in-person shopping day and Cyber Monday totally online, the lines between the two are a little more blurry now, and Black Friday has amazing online deals.
How did we choose these Black Friday deals?
ZDNET only writes about deals we’d buy ourselves. We search to find the best deals from reliable retailers and use tracking tools to see whether these deals are really good values. In addition, we read real product reviews to see what customers say and use our own hands-on experience when possible.
Where can you shop the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals?
Of course you can shop major retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Target in person for Black Friday, but you can also catch fantastic savings online too.
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