Hisense Shipping Latest Roku TV Series
Hisense has begun shipping the next iteration of its four-year-old TV collaboration with Roku.
The R6E, a smart 4K Ultra HD set with HDR10, is more sharply priced than its predecessor, the R7, with a suggested opening retail step of $298 for the 43-inch model.
Other screen sizes, and corresponding MSRPs are:
- $328 for the 50 inch;
- $398 for the 55 inch;
- $498 for the 60 inch; and
- $648 for the 65 inch.
That compares to a suggested $799 retail for the 65-inch R7.
Like the R7, the R6E features a 120Hz refresh rate, up to 30 watts of sound, and access to half a million movies and TV shows that can be streamed from more than 5,000 channels, thanks to its onboard Roku OS.
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Peter Erdman, marketing and business development VP at Hisense USA, said the latest Roku addition was prompted by “a positive response from consumers about the R7.”
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The R6E will start hitting retail shelves and websites this month, beginning with Walmart.