Reviewers Confirm This 42-inch Roku Smart TV is “User-Friendly” — And it’s On Sale For $228

Updated Mar 19, 2025 6:59 am ET


Roku 43-Inch Select Series 4K Smart TV

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When searching for a new TV, the latest model with a stunning picture and connectivity for streaming and apps is usually what’s top of mind. And if you are looking for a smart TV for your living room — or really any room — the Roku 43-inch 4K HDR Smart TV is easily a fantastic pick. With the Roku, you’ll get access to the big streaming platforms and be able to watch your favorite shows on a crisp and clear 4K screen. It’s currently on sale at Amazon for just over 9% off, making it a great time to grab it.

Roku’s Select Series 4K TV is a smart TV that lets you stream the shows and sports games you love. It supports the most popular TV streaming apps including Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and Apple TV, as well as other apps like YouTube. There’s also a great selection of free entertainment with over 400 live TV channels and Roku Originals. The Wi-Fi and streaming apps are designed to load in a snap, providing you with a seamless experience. And a customizable home screen puts your favorite apps, inputs and live TV options right in front for easy access.

It’s got superior 4K resolution and a high picture quality with HDR10+ color, contrast and brightness. It’s easily mounted on your wall or placed on a TV console (the stand and wall mount screws are included). The enhanced voice remote lets you speak to pull up content and has shortcut buttons for Netflix, Disney Plus, Apple TV and Max. Plus, it even has a “Headphone Mode” and a lost remote finder. The Roku smart TV integrates smoothly into any smart home set up, including Apple Home, Google Home and Amazon Alexa.

Customer ratings are high, with a 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 2,600 ratings. Many customers feel the TV is a great value for the money, with one customer saying, “I have this TV mounted on the wall in my office. It really is an amazing TV for the price. Great picture quality.” Another customer says, “The Roku TV and remote are one of the easiest items to use in our house. They look great and are an amazing value. This time I even tried the Roku small sound bar. Wish I had done this sooner, as it works great!”

From picture quality to ease of setup, the Roku smart TV is one that offers a good value for the price. Whether you watch live TV or stream, it gives you a customizable experience to suit your needs. It’s 9% off, making an already great deal even better, so hurry and grab it now.

Lauren Wilrich

Lauren Wilrich

Author McClatchy Commerce

Lauren is a Commerce Updates Editor at McClatchy. She is based in Houston, Texas, and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Dallas. Lauren has written for women’s accessories and home goods brands and has edited commerce content for numerous publications with a focus on home and kitchen gadgets, health, and beauty verticals. When she’s not editing, she can be found enjoying Houston’s restaurant scene and attempting DIY arts and crafting projects.

Abby Kass

Abby Kass

Editor McClatchy Commerce

Abby Kass is a Commerce Content Editor at McClatchy covering kids/babies, pets, beauty, and more. With more than seven years experience writing and editing shopping content, Abby has a strong understanding of how important commerce content really is and its important value to readers. She loves browsing online and finding innovative, unique, and just down-right cool products. Before McClatchy, Abby started her career working for Parents Magazine where she fell in love with writing about products. She then spent six years at BuzzFeed falling deeper into the shopping world writing more than 1,500 product roundups and reviews. She sees shopping as a sport and has worked hard at mastering it in order to help make people’s lives easier as they find cool and useful products.